ExJon's Profile

ExJon
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ExJon
Hometown:
Mesa, Arizona
Joined:
Jul 8, 2010

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ExJon

Breaking: Lisa Murkowski has announced her write-in campaign for the Delaware Senate seat.

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I can't look at Brady without thinking "Frampton Comes Alive!"

ExJon

I've had several bosses over the years and very rarely have I disliked any of them. Only one comes to mind as a particularly nasty piece of work, but I had more pity for her than contempt. (Okay, at the time I had more contempt for her, but I want to sound high-minded.)

ExJon

My sizable cookbook collection would be off-limits, as would any religious texts. No mosquito is worthy of a first edition and I couldn't use any of my kids' books. Hmmm, wonder if I have that Paul Theroux book lying around...

ExJon

I, too, was at the premiere and find your assessment spot on. I was concerned the film would appeal more to emotion than reason, but it struck the right balance. Dr. Jasser lives here in the Phoenix area and has been tireless in his advocacy for America in the fight against violent extremism. The more we can hear from him, the better.

ExJon

The stimulus bill included several financial incentives for health care providers who meaningfully use Electronic Health Records. The providers wondered what the term "meaningful use" meant. This week -- 17 months later -- the federal government released their definition of this two-word phrase. It is 864 pages long.

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I would be honored to get a lukewarm shout-out. Then again, I'm lonely. So terribly lonely.

(Great show, natch.)

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The Greek columns behind Obama were economic foreshadowing.

ExJon

Don't worry America. I'm sure the Feds will manage the health care system better than they managed the oil spill.

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War is hell. Frum's just kind of annoying.

Re: Y, oh Y?

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Radio Shack rebranded as "The Shack" which, for me, shifted its feel from quaint geek to unabomber hideout. "Shack" isn't the most euphonious term, so why emphasize it? And it's not like anyone called it that in casual conversation.

Similarly, Pizza Hut shortened its name to "The Hut." Yes, I'm a geek, but I can't be the only one adding "Jabba" to the start of that formulation.

ExJon

George, I was hoping that was the source of that name. We could use an Army of Cals these days.

ExJon

To facilitate healing between the Islamic world and America, I recommend building a 13-story evangelical megachurch across from the Great Mosque in Makkah. And to ensure Israel is included in this healing process, a synagogue as tall as a minaret would rise on the other side of the Mosque. Funding would be kept secret, though prominent donors might be traced to Texas and Tel Aviv.

Once these community centers have completed their ribbon-cutting ceremonies, I welcome a mosque overlooking Ground Zero.

ExJon

Makes me want to watch Robert Duvall's "The Apostle" yet again.

ExJon

I'm thankful that the GOP stood athwart Obama's Unprecedented Historic Moment and yelled, "hell no!" With Democrats controlling all elective branches of government, there is little else conservatives can do. I just hope once they return to power, they remember Calvin Coolidge's advice: "It's much more important to kill bad laws than to pass good ones."

ExJon

Since I view Christ as perfection, I assume he has the greatest sense of humor that ever existed. If there was humor in his recorded comments, that feature likely has been drained through multiple translations, over-familiarity and an understandable reticence to laugh at the Word of God. But it seems fair to believe he employed humor to make his point. The absurd exaggeration is certainly present (i.e., pointing out a speck in another's eye while you have a plank in your own.).

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