tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-219216612011-09-16T12:30:44.394-07:00Get it? The first letter of each word in the title spells "CRAPPI". Now that's funny. A humorous attempt to point out the lunacy of current public discourse with a focus on those megalomaniacs in elected offices.Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.comBlogger461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-82538749641236693692009-03-30T12:04:00.000-07:002009-03-30T12:11:26.447-07:00

I was reading old posts and came across a prohetic statement I made.http://crappiblog.blogspot.com/2006/03/signature-season-decline-to-sign.html#linksWhere I wrote the following on March 17, 2006"Now I can understand the PI editorial board feeling a little betrayed by the democratic process, I mean, we’ve elected President Bush twice, we clearly can’t be trusted to make decisions on our own

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-32113640141670253552009-03-27T09:36:00.000-07:002009-03-27T09:37:54.617-07:00

From an email I sent to Glenn Beck in response to his comments on the AIG rentention bonuses.Dear Glenn,I was the recipient of a retention bonus last year and I'm so glad you've distributed the resignation letter from Jake DeSantis.I was working for a company that went through a consolidation, and a large round of layoffs. I have a MS degree in my field and specialized knowledge of our product

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-77233734627801664522009-03-27T09:27:00.000-07:002009-03-27T09:33:36.444-07:00

I need a new mailbox, yesterday I went to see if there was anything good in there, maybe from Publisher's Clearinghouse, and it was full, to the top, of junk.Catalogs, solicitations, an offer to join Doctors Without Borders, which comes with an honorary degree from Bob's Upstairs Medical School.Doesn't USPS have a SPAM filter? I guess I'll need this mailbox, copyright, me, 2009, all rights

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-48856543414912835232007-04-12T12:03:00.000-07:002008-12-09T13:32:48.578-08:00

Instead of this:

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-12688066520496764912007-02-07T10:20:00.000-08:002008-12-09T13:32:48.918-08:00

For Immediate Release:February 7th, 2007PepsiCo sues to block new Nokia Siemens Network Logo citing trademark infringement.Purchase, NY—Frito Lay, a division of PepsiCo filed suit today in federal district court seeking to block the use of the logo representing newly merged Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN). Citing the similarity between the NSN logo and the popular Ruffles brand potato chip,

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-41547664091085607372007-01-23T07:09:00.000-08:002007-04-12T12:14:22.798-07:00

We're entering a period of increased global warming hysteria designed to scare boomers retiring in Florida into supporting wacky liberal policy to forestall rising see levels which would put America's least majestic land mass under inches of seawater. Since this would throw a serious crimp in many senior's golf and early bird dinner special plans, they're happy to throw the financial burden of

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-12833463568988610922007-01-22T07:01:00.000-08:002007-01-22T07:01:30.547-08:00

The Seattle Times: Editorials & Opinion: Climate change heats upAs it turns out, every planet in the solar system is experiencing warming. Which means, if we take the man-made global warming alarmists at face value; 8/9ths of the planets that orbit our sun are warming due to solar activity, while 1/9 of the planets orbiting our sun are warming due to man's actions.Pretty ludicrous to me, as I

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-40972794539449769832007-01-22T06:51:00.000-08:002007-01-22T06:51:54.055-08:00

The Seattle Times: Sports: We all lose out if we lose the NBAActually, only a few thousand people loose if the Sonics leave, the majority of us win. We win because we no longer help finance the entertainment of a few thousand basketball fans by subsidizing their team. If the Sonics, a private business, cannot make a profit in Seattle without an influx of taxpayer money, they should move.And

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-23894069860138289442007-01-10T06:44:00.000-08:002007-01-10T06:46:24.535-08:00

The democrat leader of the New Jersey Senate wants to remove language from that state's constitution that prohibits idots from voting. This will ensure that idots, a solidly democrat voting block will continue to put liberals in office in the great stank of New Jersey.

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-76425707449403581612007-01-05T08:10:00.000-08:002007-01-16T14:14:26.755-08:00

In a guest editorial in this morning's Times, Aaron Ostrom and Carla Okigwe argue that the growth management act isn't to blame for median home prices in King County that exceed $440,000.00.They cite as their primary evidence a Brookings Institute study that asserts that "market demand, not land constraints, is the primary determinant of housing prices".Since our guest columnists are liberals, it

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1152891500029539482006-07-14T08:38:00.000-07:002006-07-14T08:38:20.066-07:00

Light rail chosen to link Seattle, EastsideGlobal warming, light rail in the Puget Sound, and the Easter Bunny, these are just three things people insist on believing in although there is no evidence that they do, or should exist.Lets say we need to move people from Seattle to Los Angeles, what is the fastest, most efficient, lowest cost way to do that? Is it to build a 1000 miles of magnetic

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1152890347372403462006-07-14T08:19:00.000-07:002006-07-14T08:19:07.436-07:00

34 states to sue chip makers for price fixingWhen did the law of supply and demand i.e. I have a product to sell, I set the price, if you want it and are willing to pay what I'm asking then you buy my product, if the price is too high, don't buy it and I'll eventually have to lower my prices to what the market will bear.Government is out of control, price controls are un-American, and retroactive

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1152818427601731962006-07-13T12:20:00.000-07:002006-07-13T12:20:27.653-07:00

Chicken lays mystery Allah egg��Reuters.comA chicken in a Kazakh village has laid an egg with the word "Allah" inscribed on its shell, state media reported Thursday. Wow, I guess a thousand chickens shitting eggs for a thousand years will eventually crap islam out of their butts. Moses gets a burning bush, Mohammed gets an omelet.

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1152280879635652382006-07-07T07:00:00.000-07:002006-07-07T07:06:55.696-07:00

U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell voted against a constitutional amendment to ban flag burning, and while it pains me to, I have to agree with Cantwell on flag burning. Language itself is symbolic, the sequence of letters in the word "cat" is not itself a small furry annoying animal, but we who speak English understand that those letters together stand for, or symbolize said mammal.We understand the

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1151605294213168342006-06-29T11:21:00.000-07:002006-06-29T11:24:36.436-07:00

FOXNews.com - Study: Talking on Cell Phone as Dangerous as Driving Drunk - Science News Current ArticlesSo here's an idea, rather than making illegal to talk on cell phones while driving, why not just de-criminalize drunk driving?I tell you this much, since some of the participants in the study crashed while talking on the cell phone and none crashed when drunk, it might be a good idea to have a

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1151511343354489982006-06-28T09:15:00.000-07:002006-06-28T09:15:43.423-07:00

FOXNews.com - And Now This From the Tell-It-Like-It-Is Department ...A Michigan man faces 30 days in jail on a contempt charge for writtingBull Shit Money GrabOn a check used to pay a parking ticket.Since when did it become illegal to have contempt for government? It's the American way to protest things we feel are unfair!I have little but contempt for government at all levels and a message for

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1151423763552407182006-06-27T08:56:00.000-07:002006-06-27T09:02:02.043-07:00

Candidate McGavick goes on offensive over SafecoBill Virgin writes:If the campaign wants to do itself a favor it can spare us the chatter about "the market sets CEO compensation." Even if that were true -- and it's not -- it's pretty sorry rationalization that will only make it look silly.Not that I exact a reporter to understand market forces, Bill probably thinks when someone says "the market"

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1151341499505200892006-06-26T10:04:00.000-07:002006-06-26T10:04:59.596-07:00

New state online gambling law raises doubtsDear State Sen. Margarita Prentice, D-Renton,Your sponsorship of the recently enacted internet gambling ban appears problematic. Your district includes Renton, home to may brick and mortar casinos. Your PDC report shows a number of donations from casinos and gambling interests, which brings me to my point.I believe your sponsorship of the internet

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1151090124555406082006-06-23T12:15:00.000-07:002006-06-23T12:15:24.626-07:00

The Cult of the OffendedWhat someone is saying when they claim offense is that their right to not be exposed to an idea they're uncomfortable with supersedes your right to put forth that idea. In fact, we Americans have contracted with one another under the Constitution to allow our neighbors rights and privileges we might never personally choose to exercise. It seems to be a lack of critical

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1150995334696741402006-06-22T09:55:00.000-07:002006-06-22T09:55:34.790-07:00

FOXNews.com - Report: Hundreds of WMDs Found in Iraq - U.S. SenateWell I can't wait for the flood of liberal retractions, their mantra that "Bush lied, people died" is predicated on their assertion that there are no WMDs, now that we've announced that we've found WMDs, which we know Saddam had and used on the Kurds, I expect a change to "Bush was right, continue the fight"

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1150947334560641542006-06-21T20:35:00.000-07:002006-06-21T21:08:04.533-07:00

State law changed to rename King CountyOriginally named after Franklin Pierce's Vice President, William King, our government decided to spend a half a million dollars to Rename the county after Dr. Martin L. King because the former VP was a slave owner.Now I'm a King fan, but the French didn't rename their country just because their king was a jerk, and they’re cheese eating surrender monkeys.So

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1150905484741130812006-06-21T08:58:00.000-07:002006-06-21T08:58:04.820-07:00

Abortion Rights: Dakota Plan BThe Seattle PI editorial board writes the following: We're not terribly big fans of voters second-guessing representative democracy. But the legislators in South Dakota have provided the exception that proves the rule.I think what the board means is that they're not a big fan of voters participating in decisions that affect their lives. The PI knows that voters are

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1150872670667250072006-06-20T23:51:00.000-07:002006-06-20T23:51:10.710-07:00

Video Games' Chaos Echoed In Streets, D.C. Leaders Say (washingtonpost.com)Rogier van Bakel at Nobody's Business, a fine blog, challenges advocates of video game bans and warning labels to justify their approach to digital media in light of the predicted public outrage if busybodies tried the same tactic with printed books.I don't think the people who want to ban sales of video games read much, I

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1150832514465602102006-06-20T12:41:00.000-07:002006-06-20T12:41:54.523-07:00

FOXNews.com - China Wants Man on Moon by 2024, Scientist Says - Science News | Current ArticlesWith China's population problems, they'll need to put more than one man on the moon come 2024, with their one child policy and preference for sons, they'll need to put 30 percent of their male population there to head off enormous societal problems.

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1150778109280937172006-06-19T21:35:00.000-07:002006-06-19T21:35:09.296-07:00

Sound Politics: County Council Hearing on Vote-By-MailDear Residents of King County,Notice I did not address you as citizens, because that would imply that I desire and would accept your participation governing my county. Truth be told, I know what's best for you, and while I don't often say it, it's obvious to me that you're too stupid to make the important decisions for yourselves. Let's take

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1147873172695405702006-05-17T06:39:00.000-07:002006-05-17T06:39:32.763-07:00

The Seattle Times: Opinion: The supreme confidence to say "no" to governmentYou'd never think to see an article this pro constructionist judge in the Times, but Kudos to Bruce Ramsey for pointing out some major blunders by the sitting Washington Supreme Court.Bruce comes dang close to endorsing these two conservative candidates, on behalf of me, thank you Bruce.

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1147819295648411492006-05-16T15:41:00.000-07:002006-05-16T15:41:35.720-07:00

FOXNews.com - Widespread Protests Precede 'Da Vinci Code' Premiere - Celebrity Gossip | Entertainment News | Arts And EntertainmentHola amigos, it's been a while since I last wrapped at you. I'd be afraid someone would accuse me of stealing from the onion, but since nobody reads this blog I'm feeling safe.Anyway, I don't get the controversy, if Christianity is your belief, it's challenged

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1143560879457993222006-03-28T07:47:00.000-08:002006-03-28T07:47:59.506-08:00

The Seattle Times: Local News: Taking aim at current gun lawsNicole Broduer fulfilled her duty as a liberal to write the obligitory anti gun column following this crime. I am forced to respond.One could just as easily point to a reporter, maybe a now retired nationally famous one, using his First Amendment rights in a heinous fashion, lying about National Guard Memo’s, and yet I don’t recall

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1142624533413531762006-03-17T11:42:00.000-08:002006-03-17T11:42:13.443-08:00

The Seattle Times: Local News: Court rules in favor of unions over feesWhat kills me is that our state constitution mandates that to serve on the supreme court you have to have to be a member of the bar. As if having a law degree is the key to fairly and accurately applying the Washington State Constitution, it obviously isn't enough for 6 of the currently sitting justices

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1142623106838448562006-03-17T11:18:00.000-08:002006-03-17T11:18:26.893-08:00

The Seattle Times: Local News: WASL writing: Make it up as they go alongWell that's the ballgame folks. Truth, and for that matter verifiable facts have been under assault by the education establishment for years. Facts are inconvenient, if we insist that 49 divided by 7 is 7, we could seriously damage some child's self esteem. Now, ala the New York Times, WASL takers are invited to make up

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1142612881207615062006-03-17T08:28:00.000-08:002006-03-17T08:28:01.216-08:00

Signature Season: Decline to signThe PI is advocating that people not sign initiatives that the PI doesn’t like? When you sign an initiative petition you’re promoting the democratic process, you’re allowing the people to directly exercise our franchise. Now I know that people don’t really need to vote on issues, we have the PI to tell us what to think and legislators to mandate how we behave,

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1142611590625253792006-03-17T08:06:00.000-08:002006-03-17T08:06:30.970-08:00

People in the News: Jessica declines GOP with a 'Smile'I don't think it should surprise anyone that Jessica Simpson, a young lady who epitomizes the stereotypical dumb blond declined to throw her hat in with the Republicans. While I'm not happy with the party right now, I do know that Simpson isn't smart enough to be a conservative, she looks good, sounds great, but can't think her way out of a

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1142456945562510912006-03-15T13:09:00.000-08:002006-03-15T13:16:35.226-08:00

FOXNews.com - Views News - ifeminists - Right Cause, Wrong ApproachThis is a load of crap, not the good type like I write here, but crappola of the highest magnitude. You can't frame this as a "Men's Rights" issue, Men don't need this lawsuit, Men take responsibility for their actions, their families, and especially the children they father. Actions have consequences, Men are accountable for

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1142274219556323712006-03-13T10:23:00.000-08:002006-03-13T10:23:43.190-08:00

New drug plan is pushing us to brink, pharmacists sayThis is a huge problem, my doctor who went to med school as a second career, is selling her practice because Medicare and private insurance does not cover the cost of providing medical care to her patients. If the government won't pay what it costs to deliver services, but insists on insuring the elderly population, how long can a private

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1141841513279752692006-03-08T10:11:00.000-08:002006-03-08T10:12:00.280-08:00

The Seattle Times: Local News: Lawmakers set aside millions for prison spaceCome one here, I'm as conservative as the day is long, but it seems to me that setting aside $278 million for prisons and only $35 million for higher education is lopsided. I think it stems from our obsession with regulating every adult behavior from sex, to what we put in our bodies (those two things aren't necessarily

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1140623729330563692006-02-22T07:55:00.000-08:002006-02-22T07:55:29.370-08:00

Several years ago my Dad, who considers Motel 6 roughing it, spent only two days in Mexico before giving up and going straight to Hawaii. Just didn't like the place.So it was with a little trepidation that Jen and I went to Playa Del Carmen for five days so I could play minister and marry Pete and Therese. Let me say a couple things, while there is definite evidence of poverty in Mexico, the

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1140461789439335162006-02-20T10:56:00.000-08:002006-02-20T10:56:30.410-08:00

Reaching out in beer countryI never imagined I'd be writing an article against beer, but that's what its come to. The microbrewers of Washington want the legislature to create a Beer Commission to promote the consumption of Washington Beers. Not to compete with the millions we spend on anti-consumption messages I'm sure.Sure, the Washington Wine Commission helped propel the vinters of our state

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1139429388068465222006-02-08T12:09:00.000-08:002006-02-08T13:01:33.623-08:00

Sonics score in OlympiaThis has got to stop, taxing the average Joe to give multimillionaires a place to play a game is asinine. Even the argument that the ripple effect helps other businesses means that we're being taxed to help private business, that is wrong, it's socialist, and the elitist legislators should stand up and tell big sports that if they can't be self supporting then they may

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1139352301606544312006-02-07T14:45:00.000-08:002006-02-07T14:45:01.663-08:00

FOXNews.com - Foxlife: Entertainment and Lifestyle News - Britney Defends Driving With Baby in LapIn a typical demonstration of the judgment and intelligence America has come to expect, Britney Spears was photographed by paparazzi driving her SUV with her eight month old infant in her lap.Photographers dispute Spears claims that she was fleeing a dangerous situation caused by the paparazzi

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1139329558396759842006-02-07T08:20:00.000-08:002006-02-07T09:14:53.706-08:00

So we're flying to Mexico tomorrow night for the Kelly Wedding, I will be officiating, by the power vested in my by the internet, specifically the Universal Life Church. Being ordained online had a lot of appeal to me, I get to make up my own religion. In my religion I argue against the existence of free will by defining God as omnipotent and omnipresent, insert some star trek physics of non

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1139326399026708172006-02-07T07:33:00.000-08:002006-02-07T07:33:19.066-08:00

The Seattle Times: Local News: Voters to rule on levies, bonds in 20 school districts TuesdayThe special election for school levies is tomorrow, and I’ll be voting no as usual. It’s not that I don’t value education, I think a good education is critical, it’s just that I don’t believe the public school system is the right delivery mechanism any longer. What really galls me is people like Dan

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1139017026552145012006-02-03T17:30:00.000-08:002006-02-07T09:08:22.833-08:00

Mecca, Saudi Arabia--A spokesman for Muslim Cleric Abdul Mohammad Durka reported today that the well known Islamic scholar had made a breakthrough in the understanding of Islam. According to Durka, Islam is in fact the religion of Peace while simultaneously acting as the source of the majority of Evil in the world today. New documents that have been discovered in Medina, the birthplace of the

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1138996701850692752006-02-03T11:44:00.000-08:002006-02-03T22:55:29.266-08:00

Seattle, Washington--Route salesman Greg Norberg, thought by friends and coworkers to be a "fairweather fan" of the Superbowl bound Seattle Seahawks has been diagnosed with end stage Hydrophobia."Greg could always care less about sports," sobbed his wife Nancy, "I couldn't understand his sudden obsession with the Seahawks." Friends and family agree that they were suprised when Norberg purchased

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1138995806567414282006-02-03T11:28:00.000-08:002006-02-03T22:58:12.993-08:00

Austin, Texas--Steel worker Rex Conrad has seen "that queer movie", the Oscar Nominated Brokeback Mountain more than 15 times, the single, 26 year old Conrad reported from the basement of his mother's east Austin home. "I was just on my way home from the mill, driving my Miata and listening to ABBA when I passed the Capitol Theater, and I thought that since there were cowboy hats in the movie it

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1138994763029976552006-02-03T11:10:00.000-08:002006-02-03T17:14:05.316-08:00

The White House, Washington DC--Responding to a United Nations resolution that calls upon the people of America to "hold their breath until they turn blue and pass out and maybe die", President Bush called upon all Americans to reduce their consumption of foreign oxygen. Bush adminstration officials have been decrying the increasing amount of oxygen used by Americans, expecially the

Dan Coveynoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21921661.post-1138993307373391262006-02-03T10:43:00.000-08:002006-02-03T14:04:39.636-08:00

New York, NY--Former democratic presidential candidate Senator John Kerry (D-MA) asserted Tuesday that 53% of all statistics he cites are made up on the spot to advance his political agenda. "The statistics I cite may have no basis in fact," Kerry said "but they do support the way decent Americans everywhere should feel about whatever issue I happen to be demogoging about." Speaking to

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