Sooner Be Blue

Mostly politics, a few current events, a squirt of seltzer down yer pants .. a little blog for my rambles and rants.

2008/7/31

But they always tell us the same thing -- bend over

@ 05:04 AM (15 months, 14 days ago)

Listen here what Steve Pearce, a Republican House member from New Mexico who is running for the Senate, said in the LA Times:
 
"At a time when we're facing $4 gasoline, I think that you need people who've been in the energy industry to tell us what to do."
 
http://tinyurl.com/5queon
 
Yeah sure...and when I want advice about my diet I'll run to Dunkin' Donuts and Pizza Hut....
 
Here's what the energy industry would tell us: "When the price of gasoline jumps to $5, $6, or even higher, here's what you should do... pay it. No matter what the price is, just pay it. And don't complain. Be grateful we let you have any gas at all. Don't like it? Go find your own gas."
 
Energy industry people know one thing for dang sure -- electing Republicans affects the price of oil products in ways that are in their best interests.
 
Soooo...expect to see the oil companies drop the price of gasoline as the November election comes nigh. This will help McCain's chances of winning, so he can continue the Bush administration's oil-friendly policies.
 
<sigh>...the price of a gallon of gas at the pump, on 1/22/2001 (a week that will live in infamy) was $1.66.
 

2008/7/30

McCain caught spinning lies about Obama hospital visit

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@ 06:57 AM (15 months, 15 days ago)

The wingnuts, and that term now includes McCain, have been having a great time spreading the lie that Obama wouldn't visit our wounded troops at the Landstuhl Regional Medical Center in Germany because he wasn't allowed to bring reporters & staff with him.In other words, they are claiming that Obama didn't go because he couldn't use the visit as a photo-op.
 
In fact, there were never any plans to go there with reporters and staff. Obama did want to bring one of his military advisers, Scott Gration, a retired Air Force General and the Pentagon said that wouldn't be appropriate because that would make it a political visit. After some thought, Obama decided to cancel the visit because he realized that it may be seen as a political stunt.
 
In a shocking, shocking development, a mainstream media outlet has actually done some fact checking on one of John McCain's dishonest attacks on Barack Obama:
 
http://blog.washingtonpost.com/the-trail/2008/07/29/questions_abound_about_mccain.html#more
 
Also, here's the revised and true story from the original source:
 
"More to the story: about my post on Obama canceling visit to troops in Germany, By Lynn Sweet on July 29, 2008 4:52 PM, Chicago Sun-Times
 
"Though the Rammstein visit had been planned for days, Obama senior strategist David Axelrod said that the Pentagon notified an Obama military advisor only yesterday or the day before that he should not come. The Pentagon "viewed this as a campaign event and therefore they said he should not come," Axelrod said.""
 
http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2008/07/more_to_the_storya_clarificati.html
 
Thanks a lot Lynn, for clearing all this up FOUR DAYS later and for, you know, feeding the right-wing hate machine all the raw meat they needed!
 
For anyone who still needs more:
 
"Lie:
Barack Obama didn't take time to meet with troops on his overseas trip.
Conservative blogs, referencing an inaccurate email from abroad, have been spreading the rumor that Barack Obama gave troops the cold shoulder on his foreign trip.
 
Truth:
Barack Obama spent time throughout his trip visiting with and thanking our troops in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Iraq. He was proud to meet so many of our troops overseas and has repeatedly praised their service and dedication."
 
http://my.barackobama.com:80/page/invite/troopssmear
 
UPDATE FROM ARMY TIMES: "Anti-Obama e-mail was wrong"
"An Army officer’s negative e-mail account of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s visit with the troops in Afghanistan that set the blogosphere ablaze prompted Army officials to correct aspects of the e-mail and resulted in a statement from the message’s author that “some of the information that was put out in my e-mail was wrong.”
 
http://www.armytimes.com/news/2008/07/military_blog_obama_072508w/
 
FactCheck.org debunked the inaccurate email from abroad:
"This is another viral e-mail falsehood. The author now says it's not true; the Army says it's not true; and video and photos show Obama shaking hands with troops and eating breakfast with them as well."
 
The nydailynews.com even debunked this false claim:
"...Army brass debunked the Obama-bashing soldier's allegations, which went viral Thursday over the Web and on military blogs such as Blackfive."
 
All I can say is thank goodness the media are getting to the bottom of the vastly important issue of why Sen. Obama didn't visit a military hospital in Germany...instead of wasting their time (and ours) on trivial, pointless topics like the economy, the energy crisis, global warming, the war in Iraq, Iran's nuclear program and the US housing crash.
 

2008/7/29

Reich-wing hate works in mysterious ways......

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@ 07:12 AM (15 months, 16 days ago)
 
Knoxville church shooter was motivated by hatred of liberals and gays.
 
"4-page letter outlines frustration, hatred of 'liberal movement'"
 
Right-wing domestic terrorism strikes again. O'Reilly, Savage and Hannity were on the deranged shooter's reading list.
 
BTW--how many stories of hate crimes involving a liberal as the shooter can you think of? They all seem to be crazies from the right.
 
Right-wingers love equating liberals with terrorists...but, when you stop and think about it, the vast majority of domestic terrorism in the US has been carried out by violent right-wing lunatics.
 
From knoxnews.com: By Hayes Hickman
 
"Police found right-wing political books, brass knuckles, empty shotgun shell boxes and a handgun in the Powell home of a man who said he attacked a church in order to kill liberals "who are ruining the country," court records show.
 
Knoxville police Sunday evening searched the Levy Drive home of Jim David Adkisson after he allegedly entered the Tennessee Valley Unitarian Universalist Church and killed two people and wounded six others during the presentation of a children's musical.
 
....Inside the house, officers found "Liberalism is a Mental Health Disorder" by radio talk show host Michael Savage, "Let Freedom Ring" by talk show host Sean Hannity, and "The O'Reilly Factor," by television talk show host Bill O'Reilly.
 
....Adkisson, 58, of Powell wrote a four-page letter in which he stated his "hatred of the liberal movement," Owen said. "Liberals in general, as well as gays."
 
...The church's Web site states that it has worked for "desegregation, racial harmony, fair wages, women's rights and gay rights" since the 1950s....
 
http://www.knoxnews.com/news/2008/jul/28/church-shooting-police-find-manifesto-suspects-car/
 
I can't help but think that this is the end result of violent rhetoric from right-wing media spouting hate for all these years. This was bound to happen. Fascist wingnuts such as Rush Limbaugh, Bill O'Reilly, Michael Savage, Sean Hannity and Ann Coulter have been demonizing “liberals” the same way that Nazis demonized Jews, Socialists, Gypsies etc.
 
All that hateful rhetoric has fueled this murderous nut's hatred.
 
The hateful right needed a scapegoat to play on people's fear and ignorance so they could preserve their hold on power...and since the economy has tanked and people are losing homes, jobs and health insurance, the crazies come out in full violent force.
 
It's not that it was a church he attacked, it was that the church wasn't the 'right kind' of church. So it became a target of his twisted right-wing hostility because the church stands up against misogyny, racism and homophobia. You know, do unto your fellow men and women as you would have them do unto you?
 
Sounds as if Jesus would fit right in.
 
Well, one thing's for sure--the shooter guy is not very bright. The people in charge of wrecking America and our economy for the last 7 1/2 years are the Bush White House and the Theo-neo-con Republican party.
 

2008/7/28

All your bank are belong to us

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@ 08:21 AM (15 months, 17 days ago)

"Regulators Close Two More National Banks"
 
Two of the people we can thank for this are John McCain and his chief economic adviser, Phil Gramm, who pushed bills deregulating the Banking industry through -- overturning laws and regulations that protected us from iffy bank practices since the 30's.
 
If anything in this country NEEDS tight oversight and regulation, it's banks.
 
(Okay, EX-chief economic advisor...McCain fired him after Phil tried to reassure us that the economy is doing fine, that we're just in a mental recession, and those of us who complain are just a bunch of whiners.)
 
From washingtonpost.com: By Alison Vekshin, Bloomberg News, July 26, 2008
 
"First National Bank of Nevada and First Heritage Bank were closed by U.S. regulators yesterday, the first institutions to fail since regulators seized IndyMac Bancorp two weeks ago following a run by depositors. [..]"
 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/25/AR2008072503815.html
 
Okay, that's 2 more...for a total of three?
 
Should we panic? Maybe not yet...in the 80's almost 750 savings and loans failed.
 
Remember? John McCain nearly got himself thrown in prison over submitting legislation on behalf of his mentor, Charles Keating, limiting regulation of the S & L industry. (I'll bet McCain's PR team are really working overtime.)
 
Soooo, this is the type of policy the Republicans want for America? Banks investing in risky ventures, loans -- with little or no oversight?
 
Let's see...you deposit savings in a bank. Bank takes your money and loans out a fraction of it to a third party...then a fourth party, fifth party, etc. This is done for as many times as the fraction allows. In the end, there are many people with claims to the same money.
 
Sure, the Federal Reserve can bail out the banks, but doesn't it have to create new money to do it? That dilutes the value of the dollar. Dollar goes down, prices go up. There seems to be no way out of this.
 
I just wonder if the fat-cat executives who worked at those banks -- whose greed and foolishness caused the problem -- are going to lose their jobs? Or do they get a federal (taxpayer dollars) bailout so they can keep the Mercedes, the country club and the $3-million house?
 

2008/7/27

Clean up on aisle 5...

@ 10:00 AM (15 months, 17 days ago)

Obama goes on a magical mystery tour and is adored in Germany. McCain campaigns in a German restaurant.
 
Obama wows a world that waves the American flag instead of burning it, while McCain goes grocery shopping, and was attacked by falling applesauce jars in a supermarket. It *would* have to be applesauce...old people food...
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWzKGk3KKFY
 
Yep, in a week when Barack Obama looked not just chiefly, but presidential, side by side with generals and world leaders in the key capitals of Europe and the Middle East--McCain should've scheduled himself a little R'n'R and not whined so much about Obama's rampant press coverage.
 
McCain should be glad he's not getting the kind of press coverage Obama's getting right now...because the media has been doing a bang-up job of emphasizing all of John's mistakes and misstatements... the last thing his campaign needs. Be careful what you wish for, indeed.
 
Does McCain even have a Campaign Manager?
 

2008/7/26

Late-night jokes recap 7/26

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@ 07:05 AM (15 months, 19 days ago)
 
"McCain said he'd balance the budget by the end of the year, and Barack Obama said he'd would bring peace between Israel and the Palestinians. I don't know who not to believe." -Jay Leno
 
"Well, here's the latest on John Edwards' vice presidential chances. Too much vice, not enough presidential. Have you heard this story? The mainstream media is now starting to report on a story that was first broken by the National Enquirer this week. The National Enquirer claimed they caught John Edwards visiting his mistress at 2:40 in the morning at the Beverly Hills hotel Monday night. And when a team of reporters confronted him, he ran and hid in the men's room! And you know who was in there? Senator Larry Craig. What are the odds?" -Jay Leno
 
"Oh, the price of oil has dropped to under $125 a barrel for the first time in two months. And gasoline is down six cents a gallon. You know what this means. The White House will call for an emergency bailout to help the struggling oil companies. 'We got to stop the bleeding!'" --Jay Leno
 
"When Barack Obama was in the Mideast he met with the Israelis, also met with the Palestinians. But not to steal the spotlight, John McCain also had a very busy day. He spent the entire day in the waiting room of Just Tires. But later he went to the park and played checkers with Ed Koch." --David Letterman
 
"It was time for the most anticipated event on Senator Obama's itinerary: his speech in Berlin. And so, at 7pm local time, a crowd of over 200,000 gathered to listen to Barack Obama. There was dancing, there was the climbing of lampposts to gaze upon the junior senator from Illinois and, of course, the requisite [flag waving]. Hay, I don't want to say anything, but I think your American flags are broken. They're not on fire. When was the last time you saw that overseas? You know, I've got to tell you. There's something about a charismatic leader rallying huge crowds of Germans in a large public square." --Jon Stewart
 
"While Obama was speaking to 100,000 adoring fans in Germany, McCain made his own impressive German appearance [on screen: McCain with Senator Lindsey Graham after a meal at Schmidt's Sausage Haus]." --Stephen Colbert
 
"Well, actually, history shows it's pretty easy to get a big crowd of Germans together. The problem comes when they start marching." --Jay Leno
 
"Hey, have you heard John McCain's new campaign slogan? 'Hey guys! I'm over here!' Not a lot happening. You can tell McCain is starting to get a little desperate to get publicity. In fact, last night he was photographed leaving A-Rod's hotel room at 2:00 in the morning." --Jay Leno
 
"NBC News defended their coverage of Barack Obama. They've been accused of giving him more favorable treatment than John McCain. And today NBC News denied it. They said, 'That's ridiculous, we've never even heard of John McCain.'" --Jay Leno
 
"Now, you know, I don't want to say McCain is running a lackluster campaign, but his Secret Service code name is 'Bob Dole.' That's not good." --Jay Leno
 
"After a quick meet-and-greet with King Abdullah, Obama was off to Israel, where he made a quick stop at the manger in Bethlehem where he was born." --Jon Stewart, on Barack Obama's Middle East trip
 
"Hey, did you see [Barack Obama] playing basketball with our troops in Iraq? Did you see that one shot he made from 40 feet? 40 feet. Let me tell you something. If shooting baskets now is a requirement to be president, a white guy may never have that job again." --Jay Leno
 
"Barack Obama is very popular in the Middle East. I guess a lot of people over there saw the cover of the New Yorker." --Jay Leno
 
"Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi is calling the Bush presidency a total failure. Total failure. I don't know, I think he's done okay. I think he's done okay if you don't count Iraq, the economy, the environment, Afghanistan, the mortgage crisis. I think he's done all right..." --David Letterman
 
"Well, Nation, you've all heard the news. Jesus has returned to earth on a spaceship, cured cancer, and won the British Open. Did no one hear about that? Oh, maybe it's because Barack Obama decided to go backpacking overseas with a couple of his friends. You probably know his friends by their professional name: The entire media." --Stephen Colbert
 
"See Barack Obama on the news? He's becoming a workout fanatic. He is at the gym, like, twice a day. Sometimes three times a day at the gym. Yeah, according to his staff. Well, he has to stay in shape to do those flip-flops. Those are not easy, believe me!" --Jay Leno
 
"Hey, do you like celebrity birthdays? Here's one, Senator Larry Craig from Idaho. Do you remember Senator Larry Craig? Happy Birthday, Senator Larry Craig. 63 years old on Sunday. So happy birthday. He has a big party planned. Earlier today, he shoved invitations under all the stalls. But if you are going to Larry Craig's birthday party, it is easy to find the party, just look for the airport men's room with the balloons" --David Letterman

2008/7/25

And he oughta know...

@ 06:04 AM (15 months, 20 days ago)

George W. Bush asked that the cameras be turned off...but here's a cell phone video of him whooping it up at a Republican fundraiser, laughing and joking about how Wall Street got drunk, etc. While many Americans lose their jobs and homes and suffer in silence.
 
Cenk Uygur (The Young Turks) boils down complicated issues into a common language that people can understand in this video....and the Democratic Party needs to learn a lesson from him.
 
Republicans always count on the theory that most Americans are stupid, intellectually lazy, and too busy trying to get by to pay attention to policy issues...getting by instead on vapid, bumper-sticker sloganeering and simplistic sound bites.
 
Then we have the Democratic Party which seems to be afraid to tell the truth--that the real world is complicated and you have to study what's going down. And sadly, few Democrats have the backbone to break down complicated issues like Uygur does here.
 
http://www.youtube.com:80/watch?v=_sMKXQyytFQ&NR=1
 

2008/7/22

Payback for the Faux-tography at Faux News

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@ 04:41 AM (15 months, 23 days ago)

Dang, can't let this slip by. Remember a couple weeks ago when Fox monkeyed around with the photographs of a couple of NYT reporters and put them on the air?
 
Well, Vanity Fair has played the same Photo Shop game in a hilarious, petty turnaround. If you want to see what Brit Hume and other Fox friends  look like after Fox-style photoshop has been done to them, see here:
 
"Photoshop of Horrors: The Frightful Faces of Fox News
VF.com has commissioned an expert in the dark arts of malevolent retouching to imagine what the famous faces of Fox News might look if they ever had the misfortune of crossing Roger Ailes. Here is a slide show of the results."
 
http://tinyurl.com/69txk2
 

2008/7/21

Late-night jokes recap 7/21

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@ 09:37 AM (15 months, 23 days ago)

 

"According to the latest Reuters-Zogby poll, 10% of Americans are giving President Bush's economic policy the thumbs up. The other 90% [are] using a different finger." --Jay Leno

"You know, sometimes when President Bush speaks, he does not use the best choice of words. You know? Like, he said the financial institutions are basically sound, and you can take that to the bank. -Jay Leno

"See, here's the part I don't understand. The feds say federal institutions are in trouble for giving money to those already in debt. That's the problem. They gave money to those already in debt. So, why are we paying taxes? Who's more in debt than the government? What, are they $9 trillion in debt? We're giving them more money? We're enablers. We need to stop this." --Jay Leno

"Oil prices have dropped again, making it the third day in a row. Apparently, somebody forgot to tell the guy who owns the gas station near my house." -=Jay Leno

"Of course, presidential race is on everyone's mind. Barack Obama works hard the wants to stay in shape, has been going to the gym. He's also been playing hours of basketball. Yeah. Meanwhile, John McCain has joined a group of mall walkers." --Conan O'Brien

"With all this financial panicking going on, President Bush held a press conference and told everyone to take a deep breath. That's a good advice, huh? The economy is tanking and he's giving Lamaze classes. Very good. Isn't that what he told the people of New Orleans when the water was rising? 'Just take a deep breath and try to hold it for as long you can.'" --Jay Leno

"President Bush said in his press conference our nation's troubled financial system is basically sound. Really? I mean, banks have folded, mortgage lenders are going under. Basically sound? I think 'basically screwed' is probably more accurate." --Jay Leno

"John McCain spoke to the NAACP. He went by his rap name, Ol' Cranky Bastard. No, he followed Barack Obama, who spoke there two days ago. McCain had to follow Barack Obama at the NAACP. That's like Wilford Brimley trying to follow Miley Cyrus at the Teen Choice Awards." --Jay Leno

"Well, actually, the latest polls show Barack Obama and John McCain are dead even. Dead even. See, what happened was Obama moved to the right and McCain moved to the left and they became the same person." --Jay Leno

"Well, you know what's interesting, McCain has admitted he does not use email or the internet. Yeah. He says he's never really found the need to use e-mail 'cause if people want to reach him they can just get him on his CB radio." --Jay Leno

"Did you see that Indymac Bank that collapsed here in California? All those poor people waiting in line -- my God. But the Feds say not to worry if your money's in a bank, because the government will guarantee it will be there. Remember, they also guaranteed WMDs and guaranteed New Orleans that FEMA would show up. Consider the source!" --Jay Leno

"Today on television, President Bush assured Americans that he is taking steps to resolve the financial crisis. Well, that's good enough for me. Come on, let's go to the park." --David Letterman

"In a recent speech, Barack Obama called for African-Americans to be better parents. Yeah. That's what he said. Obama said not all black children can be raised by Angelina Jolie. You have to do your part. That's what he said. That's a quote." --Conan O'Brien

"John McCain in the news for the second time. For the second time in two days, John McCain has referred to current events in Czechoslovakia, a country that officially ceased to exist in 1993. Yeah. Afterwards, McCain said, 'You know, the same thing happened the last time I went to Mesopotamia." --Conan O'Brien

"Let's try and put it in perspective if we can. A million people on the terrorist watch list. If you were to take all the people that our government suspects of terrorism and stack them, one on top of the other, that would be considered an acceptable method of interrogation, according to the Justice Department." --Jon Stewart

"With a million names on the list, how do you find out if you are on the list? If you are a terrorist? If you are being watched? It's very simple. Go online and Google the 'terrorist screening database' and scroll down to the end. By the time you get to the end, you'll probably be on it." --Jon Stewart

"Obama's camp initially agreed that the New Yorker cover was, quote, tasteless and offensive. Really? You know what your response should have been? It's very easy. Here, let me put the statement out for you. Barack Obama is in no way upset about the cartoon that depicts him as a Muslim extremist, because you know who gets upset about cartoons? Muslim extremists. Of which Barack Obama is NOT. It's just a f**king cartoon." --Jon Stewart

"Barack Obama's two daughters are very excited, because I guess Barack Obama promised the kids that after the election he's going to get them a dog. That's the thing, they're all excited, he's going to get them a dog after the election. And the good news -- Jesse Jackson has offered to neuter it, so I think that's terrific." --Jay Leno

"Remember Jesse Jackson speaking, when he thought the microphone was off, said he'd like to cut Barack Obama's testicles off. And in a rare example of bipartisan support, Republican Senator Larry Craig of Idaho offered to guard them for Obama. How about that?" --Jay Leno

"President Bush lifted the presidential ban on offshore drilling that was imposed by his father, the first President Bush, 18 years ago. But hey, remember Bush's dad also said invading Iraq would be a huge disaster, and cutting taxes would ruin the economy, so what the hell did he know?" --Jay Leno

"Here's kind of an embarrassing moment on the campaign trail today, somebody gave Senator John McCain one of those new iPhones, and McCain thought it was a clicker for the garage door." --Jay Leno

"In a brand new interview, John McCain admits that his staff has to show him websites because he has trouble getting on the Internet by himself. That's what he said. Yeah, yesterday McCain tried to surf the Internet for half an hour before his staff told him he was actually holding an Etch-A-Sketch." --Conan O'Brien

 

2008/7/20

It's time for a little ear candy

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@ 06:52 AM (15 months, 25 days ago)
 
Hungry for some excellent rock guitar?
 
Here's the great Carlos Santana and Leonard Cohen’s lost son, Everlast.
 
Can't get any better than this.
 
# Hey now, all you sinners
Put your lights on...
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5di5EhZshdQ
 
It's even better in full screen mode.
 

2008/7/19

Looks like Maliki is not so subtly endorsing Obama.

@ 11:52 AM (15 months, 25 days ago)
 
"Iraqi PM backs Obama troop exit plan
 
BERLIN (Reuters) - Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki told a German magazine he supported prospective U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's proposal that U.S. troops should leave Iraq within 16 months.
 
In an interview with Der Spiegel released on Saturday, Maliki said he wanted U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq as soon as possible.
 
"U.S. presidential candidate Barack Obama talks about 16 months. That, we think, would be the right timeframe for a withdrawal, with the possibility of slight changes."[..]"
 
http://tinyurl.com/5o4n2o
 
It sounds like Maliki is receptive to Obama's plan...and he wants to take the next step: drawing down US troops in order to placate public opinion and allow political reconciliation to move forward too.
 
This is good for Obama...who will look like the president elect, working out the fine points.
 
And there came Bush, beginning to talk drawdown too...and he's taking steps that could be the beginning of a beginning of normalization with Iran.
 
See how Bush is endorsing Obama's policies over McCain's. Maybe this is also Bush seeing what's going to happen once he's gone...and trying to create a scrap of a legacy by putting his name on all the changes.
 
I say if Maliki and the Iraqis say it’s time for the US to leave, then it’s time. Period.
 
The neocons, led by McCain, had been going around describing a pullout as “defeat”...or “leaving when we owe the Iraqis so much.”
 
Translation--“leaving before we have nailed down long-term oil contracts and gotten assurances for oil field security.”
 
BTW--it tickles me that a while back McCain was chiding Obama for not having been overseas, especially to combat zones.
 
And now that Obama is doing just that, typically, McCain and the GOP are critizing him for going to the Middle East...desperately trying to reduce Obama's trip as a mere "campaign stunt."
 
One thing I'll bet on--you will not see Obama cautiously bumbling through a swept clean Iraqi market wearing body armor up the wazoo, surrounded by 100 armed soldiers and five attack helicopters circling overhead...telling everybody that it's just like a flea market in Muncie.
 
Hopefully, there will be closed-door meetings where Obama will seriously discuss ground conditions with local politicians as well as our ground commanders.
 
If everything goes well, it WOULD be a huge boost to Obama's campaign and standing as a statesman-in-waiting.
 
Be careful what you bitch about McCain.
 

2008/7/18

I can't! It's too easy!

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@ 11:46 AM (15 months, 26 days ago)

 

Oh, okay...I can't resist.

Remember Sen. Larry Craig, who made headlines when he was busted in a men's room in the Minneapolis-St. Paul airport for disorderly conduct charges from trolling for gay sex?

Well, here's a video clip of him on the Senate yesterday, ranting about how he will not support any energy bill that does not include domestic oil production:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vqANJCATrE

That’s telling 'em Larry! This is a guy who knows what it means to be jerked around by his nozzle.

I just love the swishing at 21-secs when he starts talking about foreigners jerking nozzles.

That’s a pretty narrow stance you're taking there, Larry...and one way to avoid being jerked around by the nozzle is to stabilize yourself with a wide stance.

"I’m sick of getting jerked around by the gas nozzle by them Ay-rabs and I-ranians...I prefer getting jerked around by random business travelers in MN restrooms!"

Okay, I'm through, but  I tell ya, it's impossible for Larry NOT to be funny.

If Freud were alive, he’d be on every cable news show for the next two weeks!

In other news, a group of Senate Republicans proposed a constitutional amendment last week -- called the Marriage Protection Amendment -- that would define marriage as consisting "only of the union of a man and a woman."

Guess what Family Values guy is a sponsor of this amendement? Yep, Captain Wide Stance Craig...also his trusty side kick, Diaper Man Vitter, who was entangled in a prostitution scandal last year.

I don't think Republicans understand irony.

 

2008/7/17

Does Liddy Dole have a sick sense of humor or what?

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@ 07:53 AM (15 months, 28 days ago)

I just can't believe that Sen. Liddy Dole is petitioning to get the Senate to name a global funding bill to fight AIDS after Jesse Helms, one of the most bigoted homophobes in our Senate’s history.
 
Helms was so full of hate, and famous for his ignorant comments about HIV/AIDS. In 1987 he described “AIDS prevention literature as ‘so obscene, so revolting, I may throw up‘”...and in 1995 he argued that "the government should spend less on people with AIDS because they got sick due to their ‘deliberate, disgusting, revolting conduct.’”... in 1988 he fought  the Kennedy-Hatch AIDS research bill, saying, "There is not one single case of AIDS in this country that cannot be traced in origin to sodomy."
 
Sadly, the Reagan Administration embraced this kind of ignorance, and many people hold Ronald Reagan responsible for adding to the early AIDS death toll by his INACTION on the pandemic, which directly led to the deaths of many people who never practiced homosexuality in their lives...not to mention the children. People who received the virus through blood transfusions...like tennis legend Arthur Ashe, as well as thousands of others.
 
But it was Helms' ACTIONS -- fighting tooth and nail to kill every bill to fund research-- that surely hastened the demise of many thousands of Americans.
 
Yes, it must be said that at the end of his career he came around to supporting AIDS funding in Africa...but that was too little too late.
 
When you think about it, there is something ironic in putting Helms' name on a bill for a disease he spent most of his life demonizing. I don’t think he would be in the least bit “honored” to have a bill funding HIV/AIDS prevention named after him. Just the fact that he would be incensed by it is reason enough to go ahead and do it. It's almost like a final one-fingered-salute.
 
BTW, in the credit where credit is due department:
 
I agree with what Sen. Joseph Biden said about President Bush's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, known as PEPFAR -- "I am often critical of the president's foreign policy and his aid programs,  but the President of the United States, George W. Bush, deserves great credit. If the president did nothing else in his administration, this is justification enough for his legacy to be looked back on favorably because of the phenomenal and dramatic impact this initiative has and will have on the rest of the world."
 
Finally...one thing he did right.....
 

2008/7/16

Obama hates to say I told you so...

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@ 07:56 AM (15 months, 29 days ago)

The disastrous foreign policy of the Bush White House has resulted in severe consequences for our nation. It’s nice to see that they are finally following sound foreign policy advice.
 
Obama's sound foreign policy advice, that is. Again, Obama proves to have the best judgment. Please remember all the flap a few months ago when Obama said he would try diplomatic talks with Iran...McCain and the R's jumped on him for his "willingness to meet with our enemies" and called him “naive”, etc. etc. etc.
 
Well, guess what? the Bush administration has announced that they are making "a major policy direction shift" and are going to do just that thing they criticized.
 
From newyorktimes.com: U.S. Envoy to Join Meeting With Iranian
By STEVEN LEE MYERS Published: July 16, 2008
 
WASHINGTON — President Bush has authorized the most significant American diplomatic contact with Iran since the Islamic Revolution in 1979, sending the State Department’s third-ranking official to Geneva for a meeting this weekend on Iran’s nuclear program, administration officials said Tuesday. [..]"
 
http://tinyurl.com/63gjnf
 
First Obama said we should go after targets in Pakistan, and Bush started using drones to take out targets there. Then Obama said we needed more troops in Afghanistan, and finally Bush is coming around to that. Obama has been saying we need more diplomacy with Iran and Bush is coming around to that too.
 
Who sounds like a wiser Commander-in-Chief?
 
Can't wait to see the ad -- "They said my position on Pakistan was wrong, and then they adopted it. They said my position on Iran was wrong, and then they adopted it. They said my position on pulling out of Iraq was wrong, and then they adopted it. I'm Barack Obama and I approved this message, because America should know that my foreign policy has been proved right...even by the people who opposed it."
 

2008/7/15

"We can't drill our way out of this ..."

@ 07:35 AM (16 months, 1 hour ago)

Bush lifts ban on offshore drilling for oil
 
McClatchy-Tribune, July 15, 2008
WASHINGTON - President Bush lifted the 18-year-old White House ban on offshore drilling yesterday, but his action is likely to have no impact on prices or supplies anytime soon, if ever.
 
Bush talked tough yesterday, appearing in the Rose Garden and saying, "With this action, the executive branch's restrictions on this exploration have been cleared away.
 
"This means that the only thing standing between the American people and these vast oil resources is action from the U.S. Congress."[..]"
 
http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/nation/bal-te.bush15jul15,0,3106649.story
 
Successful oilman T Boone Pickens says we can't drill our way out of this:
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2bOug1d20c
 
Failed oilman GW Bush, and his sycophants, say we can...
 
Who to believe...who to believe
 
 

2008/7/14

Deadliest attack in 3 years, 9 US dead, 15 wounded

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@ 07:17 AM (16 months, 1 day ago)
 
Remember Afghanistan? This will go down as one of the worse days yet in the war there...it seems the Taliban have tried to overrun -- and may have succeeded -- a US combat outpost.
 
Yes, it looks like the Taliban is attacking from Pakistani bases. Also, this was a pitched battle, not a car bomb or some other terrorist attack. They're trying to beat us at our own game, and 9 dead and 15 wounded says they're getting close.
 
"By JASON STRAZIUSO, Associated Press Writer, Sun Jul 13, 5:21 PM ET
 
KABUL, Afghanistan - A multi-pronged militant assault on a small, remote U.S. base close to the Pakistan border killed nine American soldiers and wounded 15 Sunday in the deadliest attack on U.S. forces in Afghanistan in three years, officials said.
 
....U.S. officials say militant attacks in Afghanistan are becoming more complex, intense and better coordinated than a year ago. Monthly death tolls of U.S. and NATO troops in Afghanistan surpassed U.S. military deaths in Iraq in May and June. And last Monday, a suicide bomber attacked the Indian Embassy in Kabul, killing 58 people in the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital since 2001. [..]"
 
http://tinyurl.com/6lyzx4
 
Things sure are falling apart there...the place has spiraled downhill. The corrupt warlords have taken over...and forget about women's rights.
 
It's very sad because if it had been done right, we could have brought real hope to the Afghan people...if we had done it right, we'd be home by now.
 
This certainly doesn't help:
"A US air strike killed 47 civilians, including 39 women and children, as they were travelling to a wedding in Afghanistan, an official inquiry found today. The bride was among the dead."
 
http://tinyurl.com/5cuc7g
 
Meanwhile, Sen. Obama wrote in a New York Times Op-Ed piece that the US needs to deploy about 10,000 more troops to battle resurgent forces in Afghanistan...he wants to shift focus from the Iraq war to the rise in violence from the Taliban. He says we need more troops, more helicopters, better intelligence-gathering and more nonmilitary assistance to accomplish the mission there.
 
The warlords and thugs, not Karzai, are running the show now. So basically we're right back where we started.
 
We'll almost have to start from scratch...think of all the precious US lives that were lost. And given our reputation in that area, don't be surprised if the natives aren't quick to hop back on the bandwagon.
 
Just think, if Bush and Rummy had actually been serious about winning in Afghanistan, instead of using 9/11 as their "Pearl Harbor moment" as an excuse to go after all that lovely Iraqi oil, 140,000 troops in Afghanistan and a generous helping of cruise missiles into Pakistan's nether regions would have already won this war.
 
But Bush didn't care about Afghanistan. The oil was in Iraq. We never had enough troops in Afghanistan. We went in and destroyed the existing structure, then rushed out and handed it off to the UN so we could do the Shock and Awe thing in Iraq.
 
Al Queda and the Taliban have always been the LEGITIMATE targets of our war with the 9/11 attackers....not Iraq.
 

2008/7/13

McCain not savvy about the Internets

@ 06:43 AM (16 months, 2 days ago)

Yep, he's still learning about these computers the kids are talking about.
 
As if the Viagra and birth control pill gaff wasn't enough meat for the comics, here's more material for the jokes and one-liners about him trying to use this new-fangled internets thingy.
 
You'd figure a guy who was savvy enough to become a Senator wouldn't come off like Grampa Simpson.
 
Buried deep within this nytimes.com article is a little gem: "[..] He said, ruefully, that he had not mastered how to use the Internet and relied on his wife and aides like Mark Salter, a senior adviser, and Brooke Buchanan, his press secretary, to get him online to read newspapers (though he prefers reading those the old-fashioned way) and political Web sites and blogs.[..]"
 
http://tinyurl.com/5s6sd2
 
He relies on others to get him online? How long does it take to double-click on the Internet icon? Three year old kids can do that. That he doesn't have any more curiosity about it is slightly disturbing.
 
Everyone knows someone like this and it doesn't mean they're bad people...but McCain is running for the most powerful job in the free world.
 
Someone should tell him that the White House removed the old rotary phones years ago. He also needs to talk to Sen. Ted Stevens...now there's a guy who understands that "series of interconnected tubes."
 
But hey, this isn't an age thing, plenty of 70 year-olds use the Internet all day and lots of them are very advanced techies. For McCain to be so out of touch he must think the Internet is simply a popular technology, not a cultural force that's reshaped the way the majority of the world lives.
 
This little nugget tickled me most:
 
"Asked which blogs he read, he said: "Brooke and Mark show me Drudge, obviously. Everybody watches, for better or for worse, Drudge.""
 
Ah yes, there's nothing quite like curling up with a nice bowl of popcorn to watch Drudge.
 

2008/7/12

From migrant worker to brain surgeon

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@ 06:42 AM (16 months, 3 days ago)

There are so many nasty stories about migrant workers, it's time for a beautiful uplifting one. Meet Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa, I saw his amazing story on PBS's NOVA...can't stop thinking about it...about how unfairly we judge our fellow man by their circumstances, the color of their skin.
 
"He jumped the fence from Mexico to work as a farmhand and ended up a leading brain surgeon."
 
"The Johns Hopkins brain surgeon and cancer researcher talks about what inspires him, how he prepares for an operation, and more."
 
You can watch the 10 min. video, it includes a brain surgery to remove a golf ball sized tumor with the patient talking the entire time so Dr. Q would know that he wasn't removing anything affecting the speech.
 
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0303/03.html
 
"Dr. Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa first came to the United States illegally as a migrant farmworker in 1987. Since then, he has received an undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and a medical degree from Harvard, graduating with honors and becoming a U.S. citizen shortly thereafter.
 
During his residency in neurosurgery at the University of California, San Francisco, he also completed a postdoctoral fellowship in developmental and stem cell biology.
 
He is currently Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Oncology at Johns Hopkins Medical School, where he serves as the Director of the brain tumor program at the The Johns Hopkins Bayview campus.
 
Dr. Q, as his students affectionately call him, performs more than 250 brain surgeries each year and conducts research on the role that stem cells may someday play in fighting brain cancer and helping patients regain neurological function."
 

2008/7/11

Late-night jokes recap 7/11

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@ 07:11 PM (16 months, 3 days ago)
 
"Jesse Jackson has a bit of a scandal going on right now, which I've got to address right up front. Yeah, in case you don't know, Fox News aired video of Jesse Jackson where Jackson was caught saying he wants to cut Barack Obama's nuts off. That's what he said. By the way, for the record, this marks the nicest thing ever said about Barack Obama on Fox News." --Conan O'Brien
 
"Jesse 'The Nutcracker' Jackson said, he made the comments when he thought the mic was off. Well that makes it so much better, does it really! I never would have said that if I thought I was gonna get caught! Here's my question, why would Jesse Jackson ever go anywhere unless the mic was on? Right? He's Jesse Jackson!" --Jay Leno
 
"Jesse Jackson also said he thought Barack Obama was talking down to black people by lecturing them on things like fatherhood and being a responsible husband. Jesse thought it was insulting, not only to him, but to his former mistress and their love child." --Jay Leno
 
"I don't, I don't think Jesse learned his lesson, today he was overheard saying he wanted to cut off John McCain Medicare." --Jay Leno
 
"Now McCain is coming under fire for comments made by his top economic adviser, former senator Phil Gramm, who called America 'a nation of whiners' and said the country is only in a 'mental recession.' Just a mental recession. Like the $5 a gallon gas, and the bank kicking you out of your house -- that's all in your mind!" --Jay Leno
 
"This week, Iran test-fired nine missiles, and the White House said this is the sort of thing that could disrupt the Middle East peace process. Just when things were going so well. We had this big love-fest going! I hope this doesn't, ruin it, in any way!" --Jay Leno
 
"And, for the first time in American history, Congress's approval rating has fallen to just 9%, 9%. You don't know how bad that is - the oil companies are at 12%." --Jay Leno
 
"John McCain also in the news. At a campaign event yesterday, John McCain refused to answer any questions about Viagra. That's what he said. Yeah, mainly cause all the Viagra questions came from his wife, Cindy. 'We should just try, just a little.'" --Conan O'Brien
 
"Jesse Jackson is now apologizing to Barack Obama for some extremely crude comments he made about Obama after an interview on Fox News. Jackson didn't know the microphone was on and he said some nasty stuff. So yet another reverend Obama has to distance himself from. What is this, this guy has the worst luck with preachers of anybody I know! Oh man!" --Jay Leno
 
"And the African-American cable network TV One is coming under fire for its plans to cover the Democratic convention, but not the Republican convention. And believe me, black Republicans are very upset -- both of them." --Jay Leno
 
"This is what I love about America. According to a new report, after people started getting their government stimulus checks in the mail, internet porn sites had a 30% increase. You know what that means? People use their stimulus package to stimulate their packages." --Jay Leno
 
"The Democratic party announced this week that Barack Obama will give his acceptance speech at an 80,000-seat stadium, and that they will not serve fried food at the Democratic convention. Those are the two things they announced. Yeah, which begs the question: where are they gonna find 80,000 Americans who don't eat fried food? It's not gonna happen." --Conan O'Brien
 
"See, that shows you the difference between the two parties, the Democrats have nothing fried, the Republicans like everything covered in oil, so you have a real choice." --Jay Leno
 
"Well, happy birthday to President Bush, he turned 62 last Sunday. 62 years old. ... He is now twice his approval rating, that's amazing." --Jay Leno
 
"President Bush was in Japan for the big G-8 summit. The G-8 Summit is where the world's top economies get together. The bad news -- we are no longer one of them." --Jay Leno
 
"Yeah. Actually there was one embarrassing moment for the President at the G-8 Summit, they asked him if he supported alternative drilling, and he said he was fine with them as long as they don't get married." --Jay Leno
 
"Actually, you know what's interesting, here's some interesting political trivia for you. The last time that the Democrats had their convention in Denver was when they nominated William Jennings Bryant in 1908. And coincidentally, you know who the Republican nominee was that year? John McCain. It's amazing." --Jay Leno
 
"Barack Obama is campaigning very hard, going everywhere these days to get the vote out. Barack Obama's staff recently announced that Barack is planning to hold a campaign event at a NASCAR race. Yeah. The event will be called 'Meet your first black guy.'" --Conan O'Brien
 
"McCain, of course, also out there. In Denver, a 60 year-old woman was kicked out of a John McCain rally for heckling him. Yeah, afterwards McCain said 'I'm just not popular with young women.'" --Conan O'Brien
 
"Hey, big scare today for Barack Obama. His airplane had to make an unscheduled landing because of mechanical problems. While the pilot was steering to the left the plane was apparently drifting to the right, nobody could really quite figure out what was happening " --Jay Leno
 
"And Barack Obama is now denying that he is email pals with the beautiful actress, Scarlett Johansson. Remember that story? They were saying that Scarlett Johansson and Barack Obama were emailing each other. He says no, it's not true. In fact his exact words were 'I did not have textual relations with that woman.'" --Jay Leno
 
"And here's a comment many people are calling racist, this is a stupid thing to say, it seems a Republican party operative, a man named Grover Norquist, told the LA Times that Barack Obama was just John Kerry with a tan. That's what he said, stupid thing, that's what he said. Well using that logic, if Barack Obama is John Kerry with a tan, then John McCain is George Bush with an enlarged prostate." --Jay Leno
 
"Actually, speaking of John McCain, I thought this was nice, John McCain went to North Carolina last week to visit 89 year-old evangelical legend, the Reverend Billy Graham, and he was frail and confused and couldn't visit for long. But Billy Graham looked great ... very sharp." --Jay Leno
 
"And President Bush, trying to get up to speed on this energy crisis, and not a moment too soon, this guy is on top of everything. But Bush said now he's not just for offshore drilling, but now he says he's looking for other alternatives -- like today he supports drilling for solar energy, see I don't think he quite understands, I think he's a little confused" --Jay Leno
 
"Over the Fourth of July, did you hear this, President Bush gave a speech at the home of former president Thomas Jefferson. That's right, yeah. Yeah, there was an awkward moment when President Bush said 'I'd like to salute both President Thomas Jefferson and his wife Wheezy.'" --Conan O'Brien
 
"China has announced that they're shutting down several of their largest factories for the rest of the summer -- so that there will be less pollution for the Olympics. Chinese officials say: 'Sorry, but for the next few months, you're going to have to buy your lead-coated toys somewhere else." --Conan O'Brien

2008/7/10

Jesse Jackson wants to do what!?

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@ 05:19 AM (16 months, 5 days ago)

Jesse was caught on open mic with some rather crude remarks directed at Barack Obama...you might say he played the castration card.
 
It was FOX and Jesse thought his microphone was OFF? Hahaha...
 
But I, for one, think it really doesn't hurt Obama...it will probably help him.
 
"By Jonathan WeismanWashington Post Staff Writer
Thursday, July 10, 2008; Page A04
 
Speaking near a Fox News microphone that he thought was turned off, the Rev. Jesse L. Jackson on Sunday disparaged Sen. Barack Obama's embrace of faith-based social services, using crude language to suggest that he wanted to castrate the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee.
 
.....Jackson sent out a hasty apology [..] "
 
http://tinyurl.com/5u6yox
 
Jackson must be very perturbed because Obama is taking over his turf and is in the process of making Jackson irrelevant politically...something many years too late in happening if you ask me.
 
Jesse Jackson may be considered a leader of the black community, but he gets on my last nerve. Yes, I appreciate his work during the civil rights struggle, when he was part of MLK's entourage, but he's proven to be an embarrassment several times since. Al Sharpton too.
 
Obama is so much more above the two of them, his vision is broader and brighter. Jackson wanted him to run a more "traditional" campaign ... accused Obama of "acting like he's white" for not rushing to lead marches in Jena, La., where those six black teenagers were charged with beating a white schoolmate.
 
Not going to Jena, keeping his distance from the media circus stirred up by Jackson and Sharpton, the Siegfried and Roy of racial politics, was one of the smartest things Obama has done.
 
Obama had to choose the middle road to be a candidate, a President, for ALL the people...not get himself cornered in a "black" box.
 
Jessie doesn't like the speeches Obama's been giving to black audiences lately, thinks Obama is "talking down" to black people when he gives "tough love" messages:
 
".... "finishing high school is a better route to success in life than an unlikely trip to the NBA or the top of the rap industry.
 
You are probably not that good a rapper. Maybe you are the next Lil' Wayne, but probably not, in which case you need to stay in school," Obama, D-Ill., told a cheering crowd, brought to a standing ovation at a town hall meeting in Powder Springs, Georgia.
 
The presumptive Democratic nominee was speaking about high school drop out rates and the need for people to be committed to working hard in school so they can get a job after school.
 
Obama said he knows some young men think they can't find a job unless they are a really good basketball player.
 
"Which most of you brothas are not," Obama, who played basketball in high school, a sport he continues to play to this day, said jokingly. "I know you think you are, but you're not. You are over-rated in your own mind. You will not play in the NBA." [..]"
 
http://tinyurl.com/5epego
 
Jackson probably considers Obama to be "one uppity nagger"...sorry,  couldn't resist the South Park thing.

2008/7/9

George who?

@ 08:14 PM (16 months, 5 days ago)


Barack Obama is getting a lot of attention lately about his plans to deliver his nomination acceptance speech in a 75,000-seat football stadium --the biggest most public place they could find in Denver.

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2008/7/8

Oh lord won't you buy me a Mercedes-Benz...

@ 09:33 AM (16 months, 6 days ago)

...my friends all drive Hummers and I must make amends...
 
"Mercedes to cut petroleum out of lineup by 2015
From yahoo.com: By Jaymi Heimbuch Po
"In less than 7 years, Mercedes-Benz plans to ditch petroleum-powered vehicles from its lineup. Focusing on electric, fuel cell, and biofuels, the company is revving up research in alternative fuel sources and efficiency.[..]"
 
http://tinyurl.com/5jku3l
 
7 years! Way to go! I read that Germans like to "tinker with and tweak things", and now they're leading the world in Solar Powered initiatives and alternative fuels. Apparently their government has shown more foresight than some others I could name.
 
Meanwhile the dinosaurs of Detroit-- GM, Ford and Chrysler-- flirt with bankruptcy by continuing to make gas guzzling tanks that are rapidly losing their resale value as gas goes through the roof.
 
Between factory incentives and dealers trying to get rid of inventory, I've seen dealers offering trucks/SUVs for $10,000-plus UNDER sticker price.
 
Not hard to see where all this is going.
 
It's just too bad America wasn't as smart as Europe, we could have raised gas prices and gas taxes years ago. It would've caused us to switch to smaller vehicles and the taxes would've also paid for maintenance of all the roads and bridges we drive on too. Today, we'd have great roads, great small cars, a successful auto industry and little need to import ME oil.
 
Sometimes it's necessary to prod Americans into doing what is best for ourselves.
 
Had Bush had the courage to ask the American people to make such a sacrifice right after 9-11, we would be well on our way to energy independence today.
 

2008/7/7

Help is on the way!

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@ 11:06 AM (16 months, 7 days ago)

 Our Compassionate Leader tours areas devastated by his presidency.
 
Those poor people. When a tragedy of this size strikes so many innocent victims, it just...hurts so bad.
 
God must have unleashed George W. Bush on America because of Republican gay bathroom sex....
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aEURwsrUSQ
 
This is very, very funny...I wish they could show it at the Democratic Convention.
 

2008/7/5

Light a cross for Jesse Helms

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@ 07:59 AM (16 months, 10 days ago)

May I express my deep regret....that he didn’t live long enough to see Obama's inauguration.
 
By Johanna Neuman, Los Angeles Times, 07/05/2008 01:30:56 AM PDT
"WASHINGTON - Jesse Helms, the former U.S. senator from North Carolina who for half a century infuriated liberals with his race-baiting campaign tactics and presidents of both parties with his use of senatorial privilege, died Friday. He was 86.[..]"
 
http://www.mercurynews.com/politics/ci_9793498
 
Since it's not nice to speak ill of the dead, I'll just say that I feel sorry for his family...especially his gay granddaughter, Jennifer Knox.
 
CNN glossed over the facts, but how can you speak of a man's life and not mention that he was a hateful, mean-spirited, deeply committed racist and homophobe?
 
Helms was clearly proud to hold these views when he was alive...why shouldn't they be tied to him now that he's dead?
 
It would be kind of like writing about John Wilkes Booth and focusing on what a great actor he was.
 
"The University of Negroes and Communists" - Jesse Helms 1950
 
"They should ask their parents if it would be all right for their son or daughter to marry a Negro." - Jesse Helms 1968
 
"The New York Times and Washington Post are both infested with homosexuals themselves. Just about every person down there is a homosexual or lesbian." - Jesse Helms 1995
 
"Homosexuals are weak, morally sick wretches." - Jesse Helms 1995
 
"Your tax dollars are being used to pay for grade-school classes that teach our children that CANNIBALISM, WIFE-SWAPPING and MURDER of infants and the elderly are acceptable behavior." - Jesse Helms 1996
 
It tickles me how hard Republicans are digging around for something nice to say about him without mentioning his true character. I like this one:
 
From oregonlive.com: "Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky said few senators could match Helms' reputation."
 
Heheh...thank goodness for that.
 
BTW--One nasty leftie said Jesse died laughing because he heard Charlie Crist was marrying a woman. (Crist maybe trying to dispel certain rumors because he wants to be McCain's VP?)
 
 

2008/7/4

Happy meals? Gay means happy, right?

@ 07:59 AM (16 months, 11 days ago)
 
Ya know...Ronald McDonald does dress more flamboyantly than Liberace...
 
The agents of intolerance are at it again.
 
"By Frank AhrensWashington Post Staff Writer, Friday, July 4, 2008
 
A group that opposes same-sex marriage has called for a boycott of McDonald's, saying the fast-food giant has refused "to stay neutral in the cultural war over homosexuality."
 
The American Family Association (AFA) launched the boycott yesterday because McDonald's joined the National Gay and Lesbian Chamber of Commerce several months ago and placed an executive on the group's board of directors, in addition to donating to the chamber. [..]"
 
http://tinyurl.com/56gen2
 
Ooooh...the AFA may be on to something here. Let’s consider the menu:
Big Mac
Quarter Pounder
Big N’ Tasty
Sausage McMuffin
Fruit 'n Yogurt Parfait
 
Yessss, a hard look into McDonald’s gay connection is long overdue.
 
<sarcasm off>
 
"We treat our employees and our customers with respect and dignity, regardless of their ethnicity, religious beliefs, sexual orientation or other factors."
 
Good for you McDonald's...c'mon everybody, let's tank up on food and drink at Mickey Dee's! Even if their food is mostly crap...they need to know that the vast majority of Americans are NOT hatemongering bigots.
 
Is this a great country or what! Happy 4th of July everybody!
 

2008/7/2

Guns, yes...Toothpaste no

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@ 06:24 AM (16 months, 13 days ago)

Looks like we're returning to the Wild Wild West days.
 
From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, By JIM THARPE, 07/01/08
"Guns were the issue. But words and federal lawsuits became the weapons of choice Tuesday as Atlanta officials declared Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport a "gun-free zone," and gun advocates immediately retaliated by suing them.
 
The fight about a new state law — one that permits licensed gun owners to carry concealed weapons in more public places — began at Atlanta's city-run airport, the world's busiest with 89 million passengers a year.[..]"
 
http://tinyurl.com/3f2hqt
 
This is just nuts! Can't even die-hard gun enthusiasts see that there are some places that civilians don't get to carry guns? Like airports, court buildings, military bases, police stations, etc.?
 
"John Monroe, an attorney for the gun rights backers who filed the lawsuit, argued the Atlanta airport qualifies as public transportation."
 
Nay, you can take public transportation to get there, but the airport doesn't qualify as public transportation.
 
I'm not anti-gun, I think guns should be allowed to legal US citizens to protect self, and property at home...and for hunting. Outside of that...only law enforcement should be authorized to carry weapons in public places.
 
Say dozens of people bring their guns to the airport tomorrow, who will be responsible for determining who is a law-abiding citizen, and who plans to do some damage?
 
The terrorists will be happy...beats the hell out of box cutters.
 
Pretty soon America will look like Somalia, where every man is armed with an automatic rifle so he can handle disputes on the spot.
 
Then we'll all be safe.
 
But not from each other.

2008/7/1

Gen. Wes Clark causes hissy fits

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@ 11:29 AM (16 months, 13 days ago)
 
Dang, I hate it when a candidate's military service is picked on...from either party. I do not approve of bashing veterans, period. I think that for Democrats to go down that road puts us in the same league as the 1st Infantry Regiment of Sliming Keyboarders.
 
But, really now...Clark simply pointed out that McCain's military service does not inherently qualify him for the role of President...that service as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces is only one of the roles of a President.
 
And if a candidate's military service is so important to the presidency, why didn't the Republican Party show more respect for John McCain's service in 2000? Why didn't the party speak up when McCain's family was being smeared by another Republican?
 
And if we can never, ever question anyone's military service, why was it OK for a bunch of slimers to smear John Kerry four years ago?
 
No one is really smearing John McCain...no one is claiming he wasn't shot down or that he didn't serve honorably. BTW, I guess people have forgotten what happened a few months ago when Righties were spreading around that McCain broke down under torture, blah blah blah. I saw that with my own eyes and was amazed that they were smearing their top candidate.
 
I recognize and appreciate McCain's military service to his country -- I'm reminded of his sacrifice every time I see the restricted movement of his poor arms -- but I don't think we owe him the Presidency as payback.
 
Yes, his military service is unquestionable. But I *can* question his Congressional career. Just to name two things -- the questions about certain favors given to campaign donors is certainly not a good example of "putting country first"...and what about the many, many other wounded veterans who served in Iraq, who he didn't want to give a break to with the new GI bill, saying it was "too expensive."
 
I'm not too happy that the Obama campaign threw Clark under the bus...but another military man came to Clark's defense, Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.):
 
"[..]We must end this glib obeisance to sacrifice and ask deeper questions: is a man who sings "bomb, bomb, bomb ... bomb, bomb Iran" a man who understands risks? Is a man who says that we must keep our troops in Iraq until we achieve an ill-defined "victory" really know how to gauge America's opponents....[..]"
 
http://tinyurl.com/4lw5bp

That says it for me.