Rule 2
Happy Blog Day to ‘Bot…
Happy Blog Day you drun-ken auto-ma-ton…
Happy Blog Day to ‘Bot.
*hic*
Thank you, thank you. You shouldn’t have. Really.
“Speech! Speech!”
Well, if you insist.
Blogspot…
There once was a somewhat shy *cough* never outspoken *hack* designer/drummer *blech* who could no longer withhold his views from the world, or at least the few people outside his circle of friends who might listen to those opinions. He felt compelled to begin an online journal to hopefully spare some of his close friends from the verbal outrage at what was happening in America. Once started on that journal, it soon became a journey, to where no-one knows, but for now has been a source of developing friendships and personal edification that he will never forget or regret.
I, being he, have met some fine patriotic people online in the blogging community and have come in contact through their writings with many more whom I probably will never have the opportunity to meet. That is no fault of any one, it’s just an observance that the number of conservative bloggers is growing. This is a good thing. I love it.
Unlike Stacy McCain, of The Other McCain, I have no aspirations of taking over the entire blogosphere, though I certainly don’t hold it against him that he wishes to do so. More power to you Stacy. I simply want to add my voice to the many who are crying out that our government has been transformed from its original purpose and was/is being further transformed in an exponentially quicker pace into the monster our Founders warned us against. That fight still remains. To what end is a matter on which I pray daily. Can I get an Amen?
I’m happy you have all accepted my quirky, jerky, rambling attempts at humor and hopefully motivational or educational essays and rants. You really know how to make an abby-normal guy feel welcome. As Carol of No Sheeples Here likes to say, I’m proud to be standing guard over liberty with all of you.
Thinking on how to commemorate the first anniversary of my online life, I thought I might trace back and find a few highlights to share with you. A sort of naked baby pictures type of thing, except without the baby, or the naked.
OK, some will be babes, and some will be nearly naked.
Looking at the stat counter at the old site, I see the most popular post was a video found at iOwnTheWorld that is still the funniest takeoff of Babes in Toyland I’ve ever seen. iOwnTheWorld also gave the Robot a huge present on Christmas Day by linking their entire graphic to the Robot. I know they didn’t have to do that and was nearly glued to the site meter Christmas Day watching the hits come in. What a freaking nerd I am. 🙂
Speaking of babes, coming in a close second was a post titled Christina Hendricks vs Adriana Lima vs Megan Fox, which, now that I’ve linked it again here, all you babe watchers will hit it some more and possibly bump it past the other post. Sex does sell. I’ve learned this fact from Stacy McCain’s post on How to Get a Million Hits on Your Blog in Less Than a Year. Yes, folks, Rule 5 is alive and well at Mind-Numbed Robot, and is sitting on the porch, drinking a beer, watching the babes go by thankyouverymuch.
The third most popular post from the other site was a quickie from an email which happened to include some more hotness. It was picked up by The Dailey Gator and Bob Belvedere and was entitled License For Your House Included in Cap and Tax!
If I had to pick, the one post from the old site that gave me the most satisfaction was Reclaiming the American Spirit which was picked up and quoted from again by Bob, along with dozens of other bloggers who were shouting against the tyranny taking place in the form of Health Care Reform. I remember the pride I felt being included in the company of those proud patriots, knowing in my heart the love of freedom we all feel and the anger and desperation we all had at that very moment. I know we still do, but this is a happy day, right? RIGHT!?
The fourth most popular post from the old site was a few nice ladies holding flags. What could be so menacing? I felt like it was linked by damn near the entire blogiverse, including The Troglopundit, Obi’s Sister, The Daley Gator, The Other McCain, Fishersville Mike and American Power.
Almost everywhere that is, except Instapundit, as Lance noted in one of the more backhandedly selfish comments I’ve seen at the Robot:
Could somebody get this guy an Instalance, please? I could use the instaseconds.
Ha! That Troglopundit. What a card. Always hitching a ride on someone else’s train. But who am I to judge? It seems to be working for him. Maybe one day I’ll have the opportunity to buy my favorite unfrozen caveman a beer.
Dot Com…
The Robot moved to the new digs on April 26 this year. Four months ago. The old site had 9,400 unique visits according to Sitemeter at the time. I have no idea if that’s good, bad or what in the big scheme of things. Since the move the traffic has tripled and I have no doubt that it’s due to the help from my friends at The Resistance: Steve, Matt, Mike, Doug, Chris and the ever campaigning Russ. Not to mention my fellow Gulf Coast neighbors Jeffrey and Red. Thank you guys for the links and encouragement.
The top four posts on the new site so far are:
- Daisy Fuentes Pictures Day– for obvious reasons.
- Rule 5 Saturday – Julia Stiles – see above.
- Someone Said This Was Funny– someone on Stumbleupon loves this pic. Someone else on Stumbleupon hates this pic. I tell you what, Bub, I hate it too, but not because its defaming your favorite President.
- Dennis Prager Q & A At University of Denver– a great lesson. The great lesson? Certainly one of them.
My personal favorite posts from the past four months were the Robo-Love Experiments #1, #2 & #3. Of the 3 I like the third the best. They were a lot of fun and a challenge at the same time, even if, as Belvedere says, I need help with my naming conventions.
I’m over a thousand words now in what was going to be a quick “thank you for your support” post, and I’m sure I missed a bunch of folks who need a good thanking, including the frequent commenters like Bunni, Opie and Georges.
If I missed you, please feel free to cajole your spouse, significant other or some bum on the street to give you a solid thanking for me, right smack on the backside, where you’ll remember it.
Thanks again for visiting the Robot. It’s been a memorable first year. I’m proud to be among you who will stand up and say No More!
Tomorrow it’s back to the trenches for me. In the mean time, show some Robo-Love and BUY A FREAKIN’ T-SHIRT!
Or, as Stacy and Smitty like to say, HIT THE TIP JAR!
Cheers! ~ ‘Bot
UPDATE:
Thanks to Chris Muir for the mighty DayByDay mention. You Rawk!
UPDATE II:
I’ve added Chris’s strip featuring the ‘bot and while I’m here I wanted to mention a few other bloggers who have helped your humble host maintain his sanity while we watch with horror and still struggle against the Dem-olition of our country.
Oh, and look what Bob gave me, gee, just what I always wanted. Kari Byron portraying Freddie Kruger.
Thanks Bob. I’ll cherish her as long as I live, which may not be long. This is like owning a toy that can’t be toyed with. Something tells me your female offspring are to be feared, my friend.
That contraption on her hand says she’ll do the popping of these balloons, don’t you know.
The symbolism here is too deep for my circuitry. I feel a few transistors going into overload.
Must. Stop. Staring. At. Kari.
OK, enough update. My boss is coming. Shhhh. Kari, watch out with those pointy things already! Shh!
It’s been a little while since I’ve done a link fest. Really not sure I’ve done any at all since the trilogy of Robo-Love Experiments #1, #2 & #3 that turned out to be a big hit with my friends in the blogosphere. Happy you guys liked them.
This one however will be a bit simpler and just offer a sincere thank you to all the blogs that have linked your humble ‘bot in the past month or so.
Thank You Very Much!
The Troglopundit – Hey, watch the robot jokes there, buddy. 🙂
Kristin’s Mishmash – Belated blogroll addition. – Another programming error corrected.
If I missed any one, please let me know.
Keep up the fight!
Oversight Update:
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Someone taught me how to treat my friends.
This just may qualify for a Rule 5 posting. Tune in Sunday to find out!
This week the featured blog belongs to a blogger/campaigner who walks the walk to back up the conservative and patriotic talk.
The best thing I can say about Opus#6’s blog is that she isn’t scared to say what’s on her mind. And if she is saying it, you can take it to the bank. You know from the first moment at her site the love of family and country this lady has. Plus, the people who frequent the comment section at her place are some of the most loyal and well informed out there.
It also doesn’t hurt that, dare I say – she probably wouldn’t want me to but, da-yum. Opie’s hot!
There I said it. And I’m not ashamed one iota.
Smart, conservative and mucho-attractive. What a combination!
Oh, and did I mention her exquisite taste in Rule 5?
Pay her site a visit and see for yourself. MAinfo is just a click away.
I’ll see you in the comment section, where all the cool people and robots hang out.
Matt, the proprietor of the blog Conservative Hideout has shown himself to be a great friend to this lowly robot over the last few months through his helpful re-tweeting and constant linkage. Plus he’s just an all around nice guy with a great passion for our country and the cause of conservatism. So this week Matt, or as he is known on Twitter, “MrEvilMatt” and his blog are hereby awarded the dubious honor of Featured Blog of the Week. Please be sure to click the mini banner at the top right often. You will be rewarded with a pot of gold and a leprechaun.
Thanks also to all of you who clicked through to last weeks featured blog, “Caught Him With A Corndog.” I hope you played nicely over in Red’s neck of the woods.
The blogosphere is chock-full of awesome. See for yourself.
Gorges Smythe opines on what we Christians should have as our first priority:
…At least for those folks who consider themselves Christians, the most important angle in all this is being mostly over-looked—making sure as many people as possible are prepared to meet their maker, whenever it happens!…
Obi’s Sister calls out Obummer:
He knew from Day 1 the severity of the oil spill, but did nothing. Even in the face of dismal disaster, a nominally Presidential-type President knows to at least put on his big boy pants and stand by Americans hurt by tragedy. Perhaps if the Gulf-bordering states had been full of Democrats, he’d have acted faster, if at all.
The American Thinker warns us: Don’t be fooled by Obama’s perceived incompetence.
(H/T Obi’s Sister)
Doug of The Daley Gator, has a new radio show!
Aristocrats!
Bread Upon The Waters has a great parody video. Stand with Israel!
Red, over at Caught Him With a Corndog calls out Paul McCartney for jumping on the blame Bush bandwagon. Don’t hold back Red.
Liberalguy has the common sense intel plus some babes. Can you find ’em?
The robot + mustache photo comes via email from The Lights Of Albuquerque, who offers a suggestion: “If you lack a mustache, grow one quickly to defeat all that debate you.”
– Heh, I’ll take that under advisement, Jeff. And thanks for the laugh.
Bob Belvedere asks us to Help Save Mosab Yousef
Runner up for Headline of the Week goes to Steve at Motor City Times:
Dueling Mottos: Obama’s “Yes, We Can†and The US Constitution’s “No, You Can’tâ€
Bada-BING!
MCT also had a great analysis of why it’s as costly or even more so to pursue electric vehicles. Hint: It’s the lithium stupid!
Excellent work Steve.
Dirty Money Mansion ~ Take the Tour Of Obama’s Chicago Neighborhood
Government Unions vs Taxpayers
WARNING: This Flag Is More Than A Piece Of Cloth
You know, for a guy with ADHD, that Snarky Basterd sure makes sense:
There once was a land far away, in which principled men established a civilization like no other seen before it, and no other seen since.
It was a civilization in which the rule of law allowed for human beings, endowed by their creator, to set forth on their own journeys, to pursue their own interests, to hone their own talents and succeed by the comforting sweat of their own brows and the rewarding agony of their own thoughts.
R.S. McCain offers up some reading suggestions and techniques,
and a rather thoughtful exaltation of one W.F. Buckley. Highly recommended. Hit the tip jar!
Headline of the Week goes to Little Miss Attila:
Let Us Now Praise Great Breasts <— Yes. Let’s!
More? OK. Sarah Palin’s Pups
Reaganite Republican found a clip of Sarah Palin, the “Killa from Wasilla” slamming Obummer’s incompetence.”
ACORN Election Fraud? Who would believe a silly thing like that?
Left Wing Feminist Says Republican Women Are “A Blow To Feminism”
Lipton T. Bagg finds a teachable moment:
It’s a shame our culture is so fixated on “plausible deny-ability” and other such bovine feces. People fear for their jobs, their reputations, their re-election – all over simple mistakes.  People can understand and forgive a honest error – especially one admitted with remorse and resolve to do better.  But if you’re just plain dishonest or a “fukk-up”, then you deserve the outcome of your actions.  Karma, baby.
I’m Just a Spill
I’m just a spill.
Yes, I’m only a spill.
And I’m bearing down on Capitol Hill…
Sobering
You know what? I can link straight to the front page of this site knowing that whatever you land on will be top notch, spot-on, Grade-A analysis. It’s. Just. That. Good.
The Thinker ponders GDP as it relates to life expectancy:
Correlation does not imply causation, but there are some pretty good arguments that can be made to support the notion that higher GDP produces longer life expectancy.
The Troglopudit, always on the prowl for undisclosed information, wonders:
Where’s that sewer line come out?
Oh, and I want one of these.
Jamie Jeffords is a funny guy. Here is his opening salvo regarding a conspiracy theory surrounding SC Democrat nominee Alvin Green:
The South Carolina Democratic Party is now fantasizing that unknown, unemployed Army veteran, and pending felon Alvin Greene, who surprisingly won Tuesday’s Senatorial primary is a GOP plant. The standard bearer for this theory? US House Majority whip Jim Clyborn, who dedicated habit of finding racist conspirators to blame for anything he does not like makes Sheila Jackson Lee look like the poster girl for MENSA.
Guffaw! SJL? MENSA? Michael Berry needs to get wind of this…
As per The War Planner, this is Too good to pass up…
Cry Freedom Video: Today is the Day to Cry for America
Finally Boehner Speaks Out: “Bush Tax Cuts Did Not Lead to Deficitâ€
Chris Wysocki nails the tenure vs. merit argument:
Base hiring and firing decisions on merit and accomplishment. Merely breathing for longer than the other guy is not a rational employment criteria. ~ emphasis everyone with a brain.
Washington Rebel wonders if it is Time to Jail the Dissent:
Foreign Ministry reports circulating in the Kremlin today are warning that an already explosive situation in the United States is about to get a whole lot worse as a new law put forth by President Obama is said capable of seeing up to 500,000 American citizens jailed for the crime of opposing their government.
GrEaT sAtAn”S gIrLfRiEnD is pondering the Iranian sanctions while stylin’ in da salon.
Speaking of righteous rants, Bride of Rove is watching the horror show from the breakfast table. She isn’t digging on the plot line.
The rule of law is gone now. Can you feel it? The fringes of anarchy are filling in the vacuum left behind as our confidence in the rule of law dissipates. We no longer recognize and protect our land from foreigners. We no longer limit the power of the Executive Branch. People elected to office are not subject to the laws they make. Twelve million or more among us are here illegally and we have thrown up our hands and turned a blind eye to it. Instead we vilify the people trying to address the issues and fix the problems. We are punishing the producers.
Word to the wise. Do not piss this woman off.
Also, as recommended by the Bride, this outstanding depiction of civilizations’ rhythm of rise and demise, and our solemn duty to defend it. If you read nothing else in this list. READ THIS—> by Bill Whittle, The Undefended City.
There is a mountain of great reading out there. Too much for one post. Rest assured, if I missed you, it wasn’t on purpose, I just ran out of time. Now I’m late for work. Some welfare recipients are depending on me.
Cheers!
When you’ve had a long day at work. You’ve been telling yourself all day that when you get home you’ll write that essay running around in your head, or you’ll get busy on that Robo-Love linkfest that you’ve been meaning to do and you’ll take some time to catch up on all the other fine bloggers’ reports in the intricate interwebz at the same time.
But you know what? Some days you’re just too effin’ brain dead to do any of it.
And by “you” I mean “me.” Which is to say, there may be less than the usual minimal robo-output tonight. I’m going to recharge, drink some beer and maybe do some research, or not.
Hey, it’s OK. The three of you can find something to do while I’m gone.
Seriously though, I will do an honest to goodness Robo-Love this week sometime.