Archive for February 23rd, 2010

The Usual Ass Called Army Brass

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Here we go again, the Army chief of staff says he’s not keen on gays in the military, and needs more time to figure out what to do.

Meanwhile, a couple of interesting reports.

One, of military forces in 25 countries that allow gays to serve, says that a rapid change in policy is the easiest way to integrate gays, and that there is no evidence whatever that having openly gay people in the military had a negative impact on readiness, morale, or recruitment.

Another says that America’s female soldiers are far likelier to be raped and sexually harassed than they are to die while serving in Iraq.

It’s difficult to understand why the Army’s being so ridiculous, perhaps it’s to distract attention from losing two wars.

As Gorilla says: “Welcome to the Pentagon: don’t ask us how we’re doing and we won’t tell you!”

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Bad Banks Rising

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

The number of troubled banks on the FDIC list rose 27% in 2009, and is now at the highest level since 1993.

There’s some concern that the FDIC may run out of money, although they’ve been trying to avoid borrowing from the Treasury (their lender of last resort) by asking banks to prepay deposit insurance premiums for the next 3 years (cash for clunkers in reverse, one supposes).

What this says is that the economy remains moribund, and that continuing losses from real estate loans will plague the banks for years to come.

Gorilla thinks: “The toasters soon will be toast!”

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The Odds Of Terrorism Down Under

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

In Australia, terrorists are now regarded as a permanent threat, particularly home-grown, lone wolf terrorists.

Leaving aside the fact that Australia has never had a domestic terrorist attack, what are the odds that an Australian might be a terrorist?

Approximately 1 in 525,000.

Gorilla says: “Or slightly less than the odds of an Australian dying by falling out of bed”.

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Your Misogyny May Vary

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

Apple’s cleaning up their App store, removing sexually suggestive material so as to present a better corporate image to families pre-iPad.

Apparently, the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue is not as sexually suggestive as say Sexy Scratch Off or Dirty Fingers or iBoobs.

SI is of course equally misogynistic, but it’s a better known national brand than On The Go Girls, so the swimsuits stay.

Gorilla says: “Revenue wise, scantily clad is as scantily clad does!”

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