Monthly Archives: August 2016

OBAMA EXPLAINS IT ALL

Hillary Clinton kenyan remark

A little humorous reminder that Hillary was the FIRST nutty “birther” when she claimed Obama might be Kenyan when she ran against him in 2008.

Recently Barack Obama and I set aside our differences because we just found out both our mothers happened to be named Martha. Now if THAT can’t bring people together I don’t know what else could. (I know, right.)

Anyway, Obama agreed to put some current events into context in this EXCLUSIVE one-on-one with Balladeer’s Blog.

BALLADEER’s BLOG: Just today even MORE bombshells from Clinton’s emails showing Hillary running a “pay for play” scam in which convenient “contributions” laundered through the criminal Clinton Foundation would earn donors official positions, either in the near future or in a future Hillary Administration. What is your take on that?

Hillary Clinton supporters

Write in Bernie Sanders’ name or vote for Jill Stein.

OBAMA: Well, as you’re fond of pointing out, I myself emerged from the cesspool of Chicago politics so I’m no stranger to graft and corruption on a large scale but DAMN! This bitch just couldn’t control her greed and was so damn blatant about the corruption she wallowed in. I tried to tell her that, though our media would do everything they could to protect her, she had to at LEAST leave room for a little plausible deniability.

BB: What was her reaction? Continue reading

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GEFJUN: NORSE GODDESS

GefjunBalladeer’s Blog’s previous looks at neglected deities from the Norse pantheon of gods have been pretty popular, so here’s another one.

GEFJUN – This fertility deity is one of the most misunderstood goddesses from Norse myths and that’s saying something. Gefjun is sometimes referred to as a virgin, but her four sons might disagree with that notion. (Most likely it’s another misunderstanding about how ancient goddesses were often called “virgins” simply because they weren’t married, not because they were celibate.) Those sons were the product of Gefjun mating with Jotuns (Giants). 

In the same way that the Korean goddess Halmang was a localized “Mother Earth” for just Jeju Island, Gefjun filled a similar role for Zealand, the largest island in Denmark. By one account Gefjun convinced (or tricked) the Swedish King Gylfi into granting her as much land as she could plow and cultivate for herself. Continue reading

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Q: WHY DO YOU CRITICIZE BOTH LIBERALS AND CONSERVATIVES?

Mascot with demo and repub heads

The symbol of the nonexistent Balladeer Political Party

Here at Balladeer’s Blog I get asked that question a lot. I have several dozen reasons for doing it, but the one I feel like going with today is:

Because American Liberals have become every bit as intolerant of opposing viewpoints as the worst Christian Conservatives EVER were.

FOR MORE REASONS Continue reading

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RULE CHANGES FOR COLLEGE FOOTBALL’S 2016 SEASON

Dog in football uniform

Unfortunately “Let Your Pet Play Center Day” has been done away with.

In a bid to keep the game competitive, fair, exciting and protect the players from unnecessary risk, the National Football Foundation and College Football Officiating group have released the 2016 season rule changes. College Football lines suggest that officiating will become a much easier task. The big question would be if these changes would affect the college football lines in all major sportsbooks and we will be finding out very soon.

The rule changes include; Continue reading

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DEMOCRATS AND THE MEDIA: WE WILL DRAG HILLARY’S STINKING, CROOKED CARCASS ACROSS THE FINISH LINE!

Hillary getting helped up stairs

The Democrats and the media are determined to drag Hillary’s stinking, crooked carcass across the Finish Line if it’s the last thing they do! 

Hillary continues to stumble and bumble around like a slapstick comic. Even when she manages to stand upright under her own power she has to take emergency bathroom runs or babbles incoherently. She STILL hasn’t given a general press conference in weeks, unlike her opponents Donald Trump and Jill Stein. Continue reading

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INFINITE HORIZON: NEGLECTED SUPERHERO TEAM

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*** *** *** *** *** ***  Infinite Horizon #1

With the Suicide Squad movie hitting theaters, I was reminded again of how comic book-crazed Pop Culture has become. In the spirit of my 2015 examination of Australian-made superheroes here’s a brief look at the ORIGINAL SIX members of the Israeli superteam called Infinite Horizon (Adiri Atchelet).

Ofer Zanzuri created the team in 2004. If the response to this post is as great as it was for Australian superheroes I’ll feature the two newer members of Infinite Horizon.

Doctor ZroaDOCTOR Z’ROA

Secret Identity: Reuben Bachar, MD

Powers: Doctor Z’Roa can stretch and morph his shank limb into a variety of shapes and sizes. Think of him as being a combination of the Marvel Comics hero Mr Fantastic (Reed Richards) and the Marvel Comics villain the Sandman, but with his powers localized in three of his limbs alone. He has elements of DC’s Metamorpho, too. 

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Comment: The good Doctor’s superhero name comes from Z’Roa, referring to the shank limb portion of the sacrificial meal in Jewish rituals. Reuben Bachar is the family man of Infinite Horizon, with a wife and five children. Continue reading

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COLLEGE FOOTBALL: PRESEASON RANKINGS

The divisions of college football covered here at Balladeer’s Blog kick off their 2016 season on August 25th.

Morningside MustangsNAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) – 1. MORNINGSIDE COLLEGE MUSTANGS    ###    2. MARIAN UNIVERSITY KNIGHTS (Defending Champions)    ###    3. UNIVERSITY OF SAINT FRANCIS (IN) COUGARS    ###    4. SOUTHERN OREGON UNIVERSITY RAIDERS    ###    5. GRAND VIEW UNIVERSITY VIKINGS    ###    

Montana Tech Orediggers6. MONTANA TECH OREDIGGERS    ###    7. BAKER UNIVERSITY WILDCATS    ###    8. TABOR COLLEGE BLUE JAYS    ###    9. REINHARDT UNIVERSITY EAGLES (I still say they should be called the Rottweilers)    ###    10. DOANE COLLEGE TIGERS    ###   Continue reading

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OBAMA: THE MOST UNFIT PRESIDENT EVER

Obama making a face

The UNFIT Obama at his most presidential

Balladeer’s Blog has been one of the many sites around the world puncturing the silly myth that Barack Obama is competent. I’ll point out again that I’m sure future African-American presidents really WILL be capable people, but it’s ridiculous to pretend that Little Barry has been anything but a disaster. (Psst! I’m neither a Republican NOR a Democrat, so stop typing your accusation.)

To add some variety to my usual trashing of the weak, inept and crooked little man who thinks he can afford to call anyone ELSE “unfit” for the presidency, here’s a link to a terrific bit from the Boston Herald. Carr nicely lists some of the COUNTLESS incidents we’ve had where Obama was revealed as the idiot that he is. It just never got the apocalyptic coverage that other candidates get subjected to. First an excerpt: 

Unfit for office?

Let’s talk about that…

Obama at wheel

The most UNFIT president in American history.

“Brave talk from a guy who thinks there are 57 states, that they speak Austrian in Austria, that they speak Arabic in Afghanistan, who pronounced the state he lived in for three years as “Mass-a-tu-setts,” who pronounced corpsman as “corpseman.” Who thinks the Transcontinental Railroad was “intercontinental.”

“He described Eric Holder’s wife, a physician, as a “nationally renowned ohbee-gynee.” He misspelled “Syracus” on his NCAA brackets sheet. He is utterly tongue-tied without a teleprompter. He makes “recess” appointments when the Senate is not in recess.”

Obama I dont always“If he had a son, he would look like Trayvon Martin. His grandmother was a typical white person. The Cambridge Police Department acted stupidly.”

“It never ends with this buffoon. Yesterday, in Singapore, he mangled the name of the country’s founding father. He can’t be bothered acting like an adult.”  

*** To read the rest Continue reading

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5 REASONS TO HIRE A VIDEO PRODUCER RATHER THAN DOING IT YOURSELF

(Thank you to John Montana for another of his fine articles about independent filmmaking in the 21st Century.)

DirectorYou have just finished your script! Congratulations!! That is a huge accomplishment and you should be very proud. You would not believe how many “writers” can’t even get that far. But you have. Good for you. Now comes the difficult question that you must ask yourself. Do I make this video by myself? Or do I hire a producer to do it for me?

Well, this is a very important question. Because there are many variables you must consider before you start. Personally, I do it all myself. That’s just how I’m built, I can’t wait to get started. With that being said though, by doing it yourself, there are many mistakes and pitfalls you will make that can be avoided. And by avoiding these traps, you can free up an enormous amount of time and effort to concentrate on the task at hand…which is making your video / movie.

Here are the top 5 reasons why you should consider hiring a Video Producer. Continue reading

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“QUEEN” ANN BASSETT: RUSTLER & GUNSLINGER

HAPPY FRONTIERADO!

Queen ANn BassettQUEEN ANN BASSETT – Ann Bassett, like a female Michael Corleone out west, took over her late mother Beth’s leadership of the Brown’s Park Gang of rustlers. The Johnson County War proper was over and done with but Queen Ann led the band of Robin Hood rustlers in additional raids and other guerrilla strikes at the vicious Cattle Barons of Wyoming.  

When Ann was much younger Beth had sent her and Ann’s sister Josie to boarding school and while Josie excelled as a student Ann was a different story. The future Queen of the Rustlers enjoyed shocking people in her teen years, dolling up in the lastest fashions from back east and wearing (gasp) MAKEUP in a way that “decent” society knew was only done by Saloon Girls.

Ann at times put on a New England accent just to see people’s reactions to it and spouted made-up gibberish while claiming to be speaking Chinese. All the while she was absorbing every element of the way her mother Beth ran the Brown’s Park Gang. Sometimes the only things Ann agreed with her mother about were the beauty of Brown’s Park and the need to fight the Cattle Barons of the Wyoming Stock Grower’s Association. Continue reading

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