tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post8184778360449716563..comments2024-02-24T00:37:43.087-05:00Comments on The Other McCain: What to Give Your Wife for ChristmasRobert Stacy McCainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-58027095054958717092009-12-26T14:33:48.633-05:002009-12-26T14:33:48.633-05:00The best Scots were Catholic before that sad turn ...The best Scots were Catholic before that sad turn toward decadence, Mr. Other McCain.<br /><br />Also, wombatty is correct: it's the female who most often unhitches the marriage - most of the time for fluffy-headed reasons such as "I need to find myself." Man-blaming like yours, Other, is born from 20th century WASPy feminist fables. Wake up.<br /><br />The reasons the Gov. Sanford and Gov. Spitzer tales get so much air time are two: (1) too many females watch TV and spend as the boob tube programs them to, and (2) <i>those cases are rarities.</i> Reality is unfriendly to the typical female's fantasies about her 'true self.' The TV networks know this and dare not chase away their biggest audience (females), thus the formula served up by the boob tube is female-coddling and heavily spiced with all the man-bashing a modern female can suck up.Micha McElyinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-43401894825154839092009-12-09T23:28:04.386-05:002009-12-09T23:28:04.386-05:00Mr. Other McCain, you could almost convince me to ...Mr. Other McCain, you could almost convince me to give up my stove-top percolator. That seriously sounds like heaven. <br />Problem is, I barely have counter space to keep the toaster sitting out. <br />But a lovely thought!Caeseriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09303057873033231577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-91026937356839647372009-12-04T15:34:55.202-05:002009-12-04T15:34:55.202-05:00I especially like the amazon ads for FOOD items th...I especially like the amazon ads for FOOD items that say xx from $yy.yy OR <i><b>BUY NEW</b></i> from $zz.zz<br /><br />Who would want to by USED food anyway?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-80818053163994486822009-11-27T13:30:10.142-05:002009-11-27T13:30:10.142-05:00Despite the genius simplicity of my pro-family age...<i>Despite the genius simplicity of my pro-family agenda -- "Get married and make babies" ain't rocket science, folks -- there remains the problem of divorce. A woman won't get married and breed a Duggar-sized brood if she's afraid her hubby is going to run off some two-bit homewrecking floozy like Mark Sanford's Argentine tramp.</i><br /><br />As if that is the chief, much less only, cause of divorce.wombattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11264811733162299968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-82985766952737826552009-11-27T13:27:21.354-05:002009-11-27T13:27:21.354-05:00Guys, if you want that long-lasting-death-do-us-pa...<i>Guys, if you want that long-lasting-death-do-us-part deal, you've got to show your wife that you really love her.</i><br /><br />Many men have believed - to their lasting regret - that the latter ensures the former. It may have in times past, but we no longer live in that world.wombattyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11264811733162299968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-1429749582805843842009-11-27T11:25:00.629-05:002009-11-27T11:25:00.629-05:00Today Is Black Friday, The Gift That Keeps On Givi...Today Is Black Friday, The Gift That Keeps On Giving.<br /><br />http://youhavetobethistalltogoonthisride.blogspot.com/2009/11/tgif-circus-life-black-friday.html<br /><br />Rule #5Keyboard Jockeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04146509929948948618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-30779974328380718792009-11-27T10:39:13.582-05:002009-11-27T10:39:13.582-05:00El Cerdo Ignatius wrote:
Dadgummit, you'd make...<b>El Cerdo Ignatius wrote:</b><i><br />Dadgummit, you'd make a great Catholic</i><br /><br />Are you kidding me? I'm not even a mediocre Protestant!<br /><br />Seriously, though, if you go back and study the history of Margaret Sanger, the Rockefellers and the Birth Control crusade, you will see that anti-Catholic prejudice was a major motivating factor.<br /><br />From 1880-1924 -- with a lapse during WWI -- there was a huge influx of Catholic immigration into the U.S. These new arrivals, added to the already large population of Irish Catholics, presented a major cultural and political challenge to WASP dominance in the Northeast. This was an era when Anarchism, Communism, labor unionism and other leftist ideologies had a great currency among the "huddled masses" (as they were called by the socialist poet Emma Lazarus). So it wasn't as if the fears of the WASP elite were without a basis in fact.<br /><br />The WASP elite focused on the higher birth rate of Catholics as the most important variable in the demographic equation. Rather than to ask themselves, "Why is the birth rate of Old Stock Americans declining?" the WASP elite instead resolved to reduce the birth rate of the immigrants. Thus began the Birth Control Gospel.<br /><br />The ironic result, however, was that the propagation of the Sangerist doctrine actually <i>accelerated</i> the WASP decline. It was not until the 1960s that younger Catholics began to accomodate themselves to the Contraceptive Culture. In the meantime, however, the WASP elite had embraced the Birth Control Gospel to such an extent that not even the restrictive immigration laws passed in the 1920s did much to halt their decline.<br /><br />Even the "Baby Boom" of the 1950s was predominantly a phenomenon of urban Catholics and rural Protestants. In 1957, the U.S. total fertility rate peaked at 3.7 (average lifetime births per woman, based on annual birth rates) which meant that the average U.S. woman was more likely to have 4 children than to have 3. Yet if you scratch below the surface on that number, you'll see that the WASP elite of the Northeast were reproducing at a rate far below the national average.<br /><br />The descendants of the Pilgrims and Puritans had become <i>decadent</i>, you see. Once that sort of decadence becomes widespread within any society -- or within any particular segment of society -- the decline is usually irreversible.<br /><br />Well, my ancestors were not part of the WASP elite, but the restless independent Ulster Scots who settled the Appalachians and the Piedmont uplands. We're doing our best to avoid WASPish decadence. There is a reason the No. 1 spectator sport in America is NASCAR, you know. ;-)Robert Stacy McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-11764871287967077912009-11-27T09:39:20.052-05:002009-11-27T09:39:20.052-05:00Obi's Sister wrote:
You are shameless, Stacy!
...<b>Obi's Sister wrote:</b><br /><i>You are shameless, Stacy!</i><br /><br />Capitalism should always be shameless.<br /><br /><i>In all seriousness, if you are truly a divine matchmaker, my oldest (the girl) is graduating college in a few weeks and is in need of a soulmate.</i><br /><br />Two pieces of expert advice you can share with her:<br />1. KEEP YOUR BRITCHES ON -- Remember that old story about free milk and a cow. Do not be persuaded by bandwagon psychology ("Everybody's doing it"). You are not "everybody." Also, don't let a fellow get away with that "take it for a test drive" argument. Tell him you're a Porsche, and his demand for a test-drive raises doubts as to whether he can handle such a high-performance machine as yourself.<br />2. DON'T PLAY THE 'BOYFRIEND' GAME -- Which is to say a young lady's first job in managing her social life is to avoid wasting time with immature window-shoppers who aren't ready to close the sale. When a fellow is truly ready for marriage and finds the right girl, he won't be playing that idiotic passive-aggressive game where (a) the boy wants to monopolize your affections, but (b) he isn't ready for serious "commitment" himself. There are 3 billion males on this planet, and there is no reason for a woman in the prime of her youth to let herself be emotionally abused that way, just so she can tell her friends she has a boyfriend.<br /><br />When you are single, <i>be single</i>. Unless and until a fellow puts that ring on your finger, he doesn't own you. It's foolish to discourage other potential suitors by advertising to the world that you've got a "boyfriend," or to let a guy think he can monopolize your time at any point prior to the moment he puts a diamond on your finger and books the wedding hall.<br /><br />If you are genuinely a worthwhile woman, deserving of his undying devotion, the guy who strings you along -- <i>"Maybe I will marry you, maybe I won't"</i> -- is abusing and insulting you. Don't put up with it.Robert Stacy McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-81415354816524121372009-11-27T09:04:30.116-05:002009-11-27T09:04:30.116-05:00I took your advice and tried a Deep South accent, ...I took your advice and tried a Deep South accent, along with a baritone, uh, tone, and I must say this could become a Christmas classic. Y'know, the kind of thing that gets read on the radio in the evening between the <i>very traditional</i> Christmas hymns.<br /><br />And three cheers for your continued efforts to get folks married, keep them married, and to have fine, large families. Dadgummit, you'd make a great Catholic.El Cerdo Ignatiushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00646154540141962389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-42917828148918683462009-11-26T21:44:46.118-05:002009-11-26T21:44:46.118-05:00You are shameless, Stacy! But that was reallllly ...You are shameless, Stacy! But that was reallllly funny.<br /><br />In all seriousness, if you are truly a divine matchmaker, my oldest (the girl) is graduating college in a few weeks and is in need of a soulmate.Obi's Sisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15008584395919875602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-47512970587665135392009-11-26T19:19:41.851-05:002009-11-26T19:19:41.851-05:00While I appreciate the advice, Stacy, I don't ...While I appreciate the advice, Stacy, I don't drink coffee to start my day. Do you have something that would kick off the bacon, eggs and toast instead? Oh, and keep the children fast asleep for the same period of time as is necessary for all of that to cook.<br /><br />Thank you and have a blessed Thanksgiving.Michaelhttp://www.constantconservative.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-41986248113721340602009-11-26T16:51:43.703-05:002009-11-26T16:51:43.703-05:00As a coffee addict and an American patriot I have ...As a coffee addict and an American patriot I have to reccomend my favorite coffee roaster: www.rangercoffee.com for anyone that loves coffee and the USA!!TBinSTLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17834336367819777572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-79887812037350767162009-11-26T16:36:35.930-05:002009-11-26T16:36:35.930-05:00I think he's just trying to get the number one...I think he's just trying to get the number one google ranking for "grind and brew". NTTAWWT.Jerryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12518234031222836203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-64987765322114319932009-11-26T15:20:05.858-05:002009-11-26T15:20:05.858-05:00Haaaaaaa! I'm adding the 'Grind and Brew&...Haaaaaaa! I'm adding the 'Grind and Brew' (IYKWIMAITYD) to my list posthaste.anginakhttp://likeawildpotato.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-45346271046586681952009-11-26T15:17:09.651-05:002009-11-26T15:17:09.651-05:00And one more thing, Attila: If I sell enough of th...And one more thing, Attila: If I sell enough of these Grind and Brews, that equals $$$$ -- and Mrs. Other McCain loves me when I make $$$$Robert Stacy McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-3514373783873638212009-11-26T15:11:39.273-05:002009-11-26T15:11:39.273-05:00I take it Mrs. Other doesn't read this blog.
...<i>I take it Mrs. Other doesn't read this blog.</i><br /><br />As a matter of fact, she does. She understands me. Which is not necessarily an unmixed blessing . . .Robert Stacy McCainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03084541621503669804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4223398383609158624.post-59206636040805616362009-11-26T14:48:26.729-05:002009-11-26T14:48:26.729-05:00I take it Mrs. Other doesn't read this blog.
...I take it Mrs. Other doesn't read this blog.<br /><br />'Cause, like, this was really funny, Stacy. Funny.Joy McCannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17118211736622666732noreply@blogger.com