Saturday, June 28, 2008
Is this thing on?
The candidate who is aware of the intarwebs can't figure out a cell phone:
Senility - shoulda got used to it with Reagan, ya damn kids!
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Someone hummed a ditty into the phone. More minutes passed. Finally, at 3:18, McCain came back on the line. "Where did you lose me?" he asked.
"We lost you at the very beginning," he was told. "You gave your whole speech and you didn’t know you weren’t connected to us."
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Senility - shoulda got used to it with Reagan, ya damn kids!
In defense of marriage ...
The other day I pointed you to Pam's place, noting that the people of Arizona don't want to define marriage as only between a man and woman. Seems a buncha conservatives think they should do it on the federal level to avoid all those messy "states' rights", except, of course, when those "states' rights" help the conservative cause. And guess who's sponsoring this great federal "defense of marriage"? Two of the pillars of "moral values" (you know, the kind the gays don't have):
[Blink, blink]
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But the funny part is looking over the list of the 10 original sponsors. Most of the names are predictable — Brownback and Inhofe, for example — but there are two others whose names stand out: Sens. David Vitter (R-La.) and Larry Craig (R-Idaho).
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[Blink, blink]
"...you have to keep a nice open mind about what the young people go for."
The geezers hadn't quite got it yet in '59. I'm a geezer now and I still don't get it other than I know that, then as now, the main purpose of the whippersnappers' music is to piss the geezers off!
Sweet Baby James
A very pretty treatment of this old song. 'Old' meaning I remember it from my youth.
James Taylor & The Dixie Chicks
The Un-American Lies of Antonin Scalia
A little light weekend reading on Scalia at The Existentialist Cowboy:
Scalia's 'war on logic' is even older. In Bush v Gore, the 'decision that made no law', Scalia argued that 'continuing the recount' would be harmful to Bush. Well, I would hope so! That's the very purpose of elections. The candidate who gets the fewer number of votes is supposed to lose!
Being a disingenuous, snake oil salesmen is one thing. But telling a bald face lie in support of an argument in a decision of the high court is 'intellectual dishonesty' of the highest order.
It's time to impeach Scalia! Scalia doesn't like his job anyway. He thinks himself 'too smart' for it. Let's oblige him by firing his sorry ass.
Let's take the longer view. This government has become illegitimate by every definition of that term. Therefore, according to sound principles practiced by the Barons who forced King John to sign the Magna Carta and, more recently, the principle espoused by such disparate figures as Thomas Jefferson and Che Guevara, it is the right of the people to abolish the government.
It's time to start all over. And when we've done it, when we've plugged up the loopholes that even the disingenuous Scalia can't slither through, then a new government should give Scalia the notice that his 'services' are no longer required. He should have no complaints. After all, Scalia has said that he is 'too smart' for the court!
Nice try, Cowboy, but the American public'll only get off their collective ass for bread and circuses. When our 'government' falls, it will be of its own ponderous weight.
Saturday whorage
Off to Home Depot before the masses get there. The next chapter of Birthright is up at The Practical Press.
Friday, June 27, 2008
Busy, busy...
Pardon the light blogging today, but I was busy over at Fixer & Gordon. Bustedknuckles has a real, er, potboiler up at F&G as well.
When Anonymity Fails, Be Nasty, Brutish and Short
Dana Milbank
Fuck him. We're damned happy about it.
I can only wish for the same end for him as Gollum...
Sounds like he's a little twitchy at his criminality being close to exposure. Good.
This prick is the poster boy for what we need to get rid of in the halls of power. Please read the rest.
Update:
More at Slate.
"No American should think that we're free." Fuckin' beautiful, asshole, but you know this administration as well as anyone. We'll be a lot freer when we're free of them and you.
Throughout the Bush presidency, he toiled in secrecy deep within the White House, a mysterious and feared presence who never stepped into the sunlight of public disclosure.
Until yesterday.
There he sat, hunched and scowling, at the witness table in front of the House Judiciary Committee: the bearded, burly form of the chief of staff and alter ego to the vice president -- Cheney's Cheney, if you will -- and the man most responsible for building President Bush's notion of an imperial presidency.
David Addington was there under subpoena. And he wasn't happy about it.
Fuck him. We're damned happy about it.
He had the grace of Gollum as he quarreled with his questioners. [...]
I can only wish for the same end for him as Gollum...
Think of Addington as the id of the Bush White House. Though his hidden hand is often merely suspected -- in signing statements, torture policy and other brazen assertions of executive power -- Addington's unbridled hostility was live and unfiltered yesterday.
Sounds like he's a little twitchy at his criminality being close to exposure. Good.
Cheney's Cheney continued to dole out the scorn ("You asked that question earlier, today, and I'll give you the same answer") until Bill Delahunt (D-Mass.), the last questioner, inquired about waterboarding. "I can't talk to you -- al-Qaeda may watch these meetings," Addington said.
"I'm glad they finally have a chance to see you, Mr. Addington," Delahunt joked.
"I'm sure you're pleased," Addington growled.
This prick is the poster boy for what we need to get rid of in the halls of power. Please read the rest.
Update:
More at Slate.
Addington also gets in a little fear-mongering: When the torture memos were written, he says, "the smoke was still rising" from 9/11. Actually, by 2003, that was no longer the case. But never mind: Addington's point is that things were different then, "but not as different today as a lot of people may think. … No American should think that we're free, or that the war is over. Because that's wrong." He's the teacher. That's the lesson. Now, go copy it onto the blackboard 500 times, Congress.
"No American should think that we're free." Fuckin' beautiful, asshole, but you know this administration as well as anyone. We'll be a lot freer when we're free of them and you.
But heaven forbid ...
We piss the Chinese off:
Because had we attacked NK, more than a million DPRK infantry would have gone south, overrunning 7th Cav and 51st Wing before taking the rest of South Korea. Because the Chinese would do the same thing they did when we crossed the Yalu 50 years ago.
And of course:
China could wreck us, be it economically or militarily. China has enough problems with North Korea already, let alone having to to put more money into that failed country thanks to the UN sanctions. It just seems to me the Chimp got the message loud and clear from Beijing. Assume UN sanctions will effectively go away in the near future too.
However, don't think that insane midget won't restart the program again in the future when he wants something else from the UN or China. He did it to Clinton and he did it to Bush, he'll do it again to the next US President. Maybe it's time for the next US President to begin talks with China on the subject of getting that family of psychopaths out of North Korea.
But US anti-proliferation policy aside, the reason we didn't deal with NK the way we are doing with the other two members if the 'Axis of Evil' (attacking Iraq, saber-rattling at Iran) is because they have no oil. Saddam could have stood on his head and made sparks shoot out his ass and we still would have attacked.
Never forget; the war in Iraq has nothing to do with fighting terrorism.
TGIF. See yas later.
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Now, if the Rude Pundit remembers his recent history (although, truth be told, these days, shit that happened last year seems about as distant as the tadpole days of a dying frog - such is the result of our American dementia), back in December 2002, there was another member of the Axissss o' Eeeeeevil who made a big ol' weapons declaration, when Iraq "delivered a 12,000-page declaration on banned weapons to the United Nations, meeting a Security Council deadline with more than 24 hours to spare. Officials said the documents confirmed, in rebuttal of American and British claims, that Saddam Hussein's government had no weapons of mass destruction and no current programs to develop them." As the ever dickish Ari Fleischer said at the time, Iraq had issued "what it claims is a declaration of its programs to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other delivery systems."
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Because had we attacked NK, more than a million DPRK infantry would have gone south, overrunning 7th Cav and 51st Wing before taking the rest of South Korea. Because the Chinese would do the same thing they did when we crossed the Yalu 50 years ago.
... "If we allow the U.S. to occupy all of Korea… we must be prepared for the U.S. to declare… war with China," ... - Mao Zhe Dong to Iosef Stalin 8 Oct 1950
And of course:
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The Chinese made contact with American troops on November 1, 1950. Thousands of Chinese had attacked from the north, northwest, and west against scattered U.S. and South Korean (Republic of Korea or ROK) units moving deep into North Korea. The Chinese seemed to come out of nowhere as they swarmed around the flanks and over the defensive positions of the surprised United Nations (UN) troops.
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China could wreck us, be it economically or militarily. China has enough problems with North Korea already, let alone having to to put more money into that failed country thanks to the UN sanctions. It just seems to me the Chimp got the message loud and clear from Beijing. Assume UN sanctions will effectively go away in the near future too.
However, don't think that insane midget won't restart the program again in the future when he wants something else from the UN or China. He did it to Clinton and he did it to Bush, he'll do it again to the next US President. Maybe it's time for the next US President to begin talks with China on the subject of getting that family of psychopaths out of North Korea.
But US anti-proliferation policy aside, the reason we didn't deal with NK the way we are doing with the other two members if the 'Axis of Evil' (attacking Iraq, saber-rattling at Iran) is because they have no oil. Saddam could have stood on his head and made sparks shoot out his ass and we still would have attacked.
Never forget; the war in Iraq has nothing to do with fighting terrorism.
TGIF. See yas later.
So what's his stand ...
On vacation? Seems McCain doesn't like to work weekends. I wonder if he's gonna take 18 months of vacation time like the Chimp did over the past 8 years? Jeff Fecke:
I know John McCain claims he isn't George W. Bush redux. But he sure seems to want to emulate him. The latest case in point? Angry McCranky doesn't work weekends:
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It's a bit reminiscent of Will Ferrell channelling George W. Bush on "Saturday Night Live," when he promised to work 24/7 for America -- that's 24 hours a week, seven months a year.
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Quote of the Day
Athenae:
... But this is exactly why most people who've been relatively awake for the past eight years hear "bipartisanship" and "working across the aisle" and "ending the gridlock in Washington" and "getting things done for YOU" and hear the sound of one hand wanking Richard Cohen ...
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Time-Life Issues the Definitive Collection of ‘Bush Scandals’
SPR
No thanks. The 'Bush years' are something we won't need CDs of. We'll be remembering, and trying to undo, the things he has done for generations to come.
"After listening for just two seconds, your foot starts stomping in anger and outrage. From the invasion of Iraq and fake WMDs, torture, illegal spying on Americans, Katrina, and the rank politicization of the Justice Department, you'd have to watch over 200 episodes of Olbermann to get the same aroma of the Bush years, all captured on just these 3 CDs.
"And for the first 500 callers, you'll not only receive free shipping, but the complete collection of McCain flip-flops."
No thanks. The 'Bush years' are something we won't need CDs of. We'll be remembering, and trying to undo, the things he has done for generations to come.
Adios Iran & U.S., hola Paraguay.
Think Progress
He's probably right. If the 'wrong' guy gets elected, Bush will drop this turd in our punchbowl like the whiny, petulant little punk crybaby bastard he is because he can, and because nobody likes him, just before he gets on the plane to Paraguay. I predict he will do this on the morning of Inauguration Day right after he issues a blanket pardon for everybody in his criminal administration.
Fuck Bush, fuck Kristol, fuck Bolton, fuck the Arab states. If the Chimp is allowed to get away with this, it's fuck us. Big time.
Note to SecDef, JCS, and anybody and everybody down the chain of command from them: Stop this from happening. Just say NO.
Bolton: Israel Will Attack Iran After U.S. Election But Before Inauguration, Arab States Will Be ‘Delighted’.
[...] Adopting Bill Kristol’s argument, Bolton suggested that an attack on Iran depends on who Americans elect as the next President:
He's probably right. If the 'wrong' guy gets elected, Bush will drop this turd in our punchbowl like the whiny, petulant little punk crybaby bastard he is because he can, and because nobody likes him, just before he gets on the plane to Paraguay. I predict he will do this on the morning of Inauguration Day right after he issues a blanket pardon for everybody in his criminal administration.
Fuck Bush, fuck Kristol, fuck Bolton, fuck the Arab states. If the Chimp is allowed to get away with this, it's fuck us. Big time.
Note to SecDef, JCS, and anybody and everybody down the chain of command from them: Stop this from happening. Just say NO.
His Master's Voice
You can tell a lot about a person by his taste in music. Go see what's on Obama's iPod.
No word at this time on what's on McCain's wind-up iVictrola, but from the photo below, probably Bush.
No word at this time on what's on McCain's wind-up iVictrola, but from the photo below, probably Bush.
"I can make a diesel sing/Just like Patsy Cline"
All you Emmylou Harris fans go see her appearance last night on Charlie Rose.
Synchronized Flush To Honor Bush
A coupla months back I posted about the proposed George W. Bush Sewage Plant in Frisco. Here's a follow-up from WaPo via Blue Oregon:
It's good to hear that sometimes alcohol is a lubricant for the thought processes instead of just 'stupid oil'!
Yes, a moving wall of crap would definitely be "an appropriate honor for a truly unique president". It will be a wonderful, er, relief to be able to contribute to it the next time I'm in EssEff.
Reagan has his highways. Lincoln has his memorial. Washington has the capital (and a state, too). But President Bush may soon be the sole president to have a memorial named after him that you can contribute to from the bathroom.
The plan, naturally hatched in a bar, would place a vote on the November ballot to provide “an appropriate honor for a truly unique president.”
It's good to hear that sometimes alcohol is a lubricant for the thought processes instead of just 'stupid oil'!
The renaming would take effect on Jan. 20, when the new president is sworn in. And regardless of the measure’s outcome, supporters plan to commemorate the inaugural with a synchronized flush of hundreds of thousands of San Francisco toilets, an action that would send a flood of water toward the plant, now called the Oceanside Water Pollution Control Plant.
Yes, a moving wall of crap would definitely be "an appropriate honor for a truly unique president". It will be a wonderful, er, relief to be able to contribute to it the next time I'm in EssEff.
Good news ...
From Pam. Seems the folks in Arizona don't believe in marginalizing a group of American citizens because a buncha Jesus freaks think homosexuality is contagious:
You know, allowing the gays to marry will make me leave my wife to bottom for the large black man next door who's hung like a horse.
Unbelievably, I actually think Americans are finally getting it; not getting sidetracked by the hubbub over issues that shouldn't be issues in the first place. I'm getting more hopeful about our chances in November. Barring, of course, the Dems' penchant for shooting themselves in the foot.
Great news -- the Arizona Senate, in a 14-11 vote, rejected the ballot initiative to amend the state's constitution to define marriage as a union between a man and a woman. I wonder what McSame will say about his home state turning this away, after all, he backed the bigoted state amendment the first time around -- and it was rejected by voters.
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You know, allowing the gays to marry will make me leave my wife to bottom for the large black man next door who's hung like a horse.
Unbelievably, I actually think Americans are finally getting it; not getting sidetracked by the hubbub over issues that shouldn't be issues in the first place. I'm getting more hopeful about our chances in November. Barring, of course, the Dems' penchant for shooting themselves in the foot.
There's only one ...
Type of good Blue Dog and that's this one:
For the rest of 'em; either you're a Democrat or you're not. Figure it out before we get you replaced.
Princess Shayna
For the rest of 'em; either you're a Democrat or you're not. Figure it out before we get you replaced.
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Quote of the Day
Avedon Carol:
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Because there is absolutely nothing a Republican can do, no matter how dishonest, incompetent, egregious, or downright evil, that will make our current press corps sound the alarm - but no attack on a Democrat is so scurrilous, so ridiculous, so dishonest, so outrageous, that it can be treated with the derision it deserves.
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