Category Archives: CRANK’S CORNER

Counter-Sniping the Liberal Media

Posted on July 25, 2012 by Designated2

Mitchell rants – Romney Using Dog-Whistle Language Against Obama Perhaps Andrea Mitchell may be the one best qualified to recognize a “dog whistle.” Mitt’s speeches must be hurting her ears.   DLH 00

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Mr. Metevier Goes to Washington.

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Designated2

This is a big day for the QC’s premier broadcast journalists. Ok, I’m kidding. I am referring, however, in sarcastic terms to KWQC-TV ‘s Monday spectacular,”Mr. Metevier Goes to Washington”. Yep, Channel 5’s (706 in HD) Gary Metevier will have … Continue reading →

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Scanning the Dispatch . . . So That Serious People Don’t Have To

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Designated2

From Dan Lee in Sunday’s Dispatch regarding last week’s Obamacare decision: “It is worth underscoring that Roberts is in no way saying that whatever Congress wishes to do is just fine.” “In rejecting the commerce clause rationale, he (Roberts) was … Continue reading →

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Does The Choom Gang* Have Us By The SCOTUS?

Posted on July 2, 2012 by Designated2

Having read scores of opinion pieces from across the political spectrum, from George Will, John Yoo, Peggy Noonan, Roger Simon, various columnists from The Nation, Huffington, Weekly Standard, et al and etc, your resident crank feels compelled to offer his … Continue reading →

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Notes from the Liberal Zone: Reading the QC Times

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Designated2

Note to Human Resurces Department —  Crank may be putting in for hazardous duty  . .  reading the QC Times  raises one’s blood pressure. Maybe, as a reluctant reader of the QC Times, I could be wrong, but I think … Continue reading →

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Surely this is Parody

Posted on June 10, 2012 by Designated2

“His credentials as commander-in-chief are sterling and he has proven unusually adept in foreign policy…he has done an admirable job under trying circumstances …”  Now, who said that, about whom? Why, it was the erstwhile weather guy, turned hack columnist … Continue reading →

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And Now . . . More Trenchant Observances By Our Resident Crank

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Designated2

News from the leaders of the let’s part-aee  Party  . . . This story matches up very well with the story of Michele jetting over to Atlantic City for a Beyonce concert (with the girls, of course), at taxpayers’ considerable … Continue reading →

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Veritas Scoops UK’s Daily Mail!

Posted on May 7, 2012 by Designated2

I a story filed by Pamela Owen of the UK’s Daily Mail we learn: Dinosaurs may be partly to blame for a change in climate e they created so much flatulence, according to leading scientists. Professor Graeme Ruxton of St … Continue reading →

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How DOMA Could Obama be?

Posted on April 5, 2012 by Designated2

President Obama was downright astonished, shocked as it were, that there was even the slightest possibility that the Supreme Court would take the “unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a (pause here to ROFLAO) strong majority … Continue reading →

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This Is As Much About Birth Control As The American Revolution Was About Tea

Posted on March 5, 2012 by Designated2

I think this society has now reached a critical mass. As to the Catholic “institution”, it is on the very edge of becoming totally irrelevant…unless one considers an all-in supporter of BO and his agenda, a “relevant” status. The hapless … Continue reading →

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