Saturday, February 26, 2005

Realignments

What the wingnuts don't get and, it seems, neither does the White House, is that opening conflicts in Afghanitstan and Iraq have caused other nations to take a look at their security situations. I commented over at another blog (I forget which; short-term memory thing) on this the other day.

Many nations see the U.S.' conflicts for what they are, essentially a land grab in the heart of Middle East. Nobody but the 51% of us believes this 'spreading democracy' bullshit. They know that Iraq, Afghanistan, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Tajikistan are all jumping off points for the U.S. military to impose Washington's will in the region.

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Updated: 15:50

They don't want you to know

So, you're a typical NewsMax reader: out of shape, working a minimum wage job, shunned by women, always getting beat up by street punks and Iraqi terrorists, and generally having a sucky life. And whose fault is it? Obviously, the Left's!

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World O'Crap.

Warning: Swallow your coffee first before heading over there.

Erectus reduxus

Gord pointed this out last night, but I had to pin it to the wall here. Excellent cartoon.



Hint to the media and the Retard Right. DARWINISM!!!!!

Saturday Cattle Dog Blogging


Another baby pic, courtesy of Mrs. F.

Friday, February 25, 2005

You Ain't Gonna Believe This...

About five minutes ago, Mrs. G got home with the mail. She said, "Wait'll you see what you got!"

What it was, was an 8x10 copy of a pen-and-ink portrait of George W. Bush, from the Republican National Committee, thanking me for my support of the Chimp and asking for a donation! Boy, did they get their signals crossed! It's a good sign of how screwed up they are, I guess.

I turned the "limited edition" (Ha!) portrait over and wrote 'em a "thank you" note:
I hate that Nazi son of a bitch. I don't know how you got my name, but you got screwed. Good.

Bush is an attention-deficit-disordered, dyslexic dry drunk and a son of privilege with a mean streak, born on third base and thinks he hit a triple.

I have been doing everything I can to get that lying sack of crap out of the White House and will continue to do so.

You people in the Retard Right are a bunch of hypocritical, intolerant, ignorant, lying, un-American, corporation-blowing assholes.

Take your phony 'moral values' and shove 'em up your ass. By the way, that was not a request for a date with Mehlman. Maybe JimmyJeff can oblige him.

And I get to send it back to them in a postage-paid envelope.

Maybe it isn't nice of me to send that, knowing that some lady somewhere will open it and see it. Tough shit. It may be the only time I get to do that, and it feels good!

Public Service Announcement

From AlterNet:
Don't miss tonight's NOW!

Looking forward to your internet costs skyrocketing to $100/month? If not, be sure to check out tonight's episode of NOW (airing tonight and again on Sunday) exploring the issue of community internet -- the hottest debate you haven't yet heard about. Then when you're good and pissed go to Free Press to learn more and to take action.

Blogus Erectus

Go see this.

But, What If They Breed...?

Think Progress posts about Sean Hannity's new right-wing dating service.
If you’ve always been curious about romance, right-wing style, here’s what you’ve been missing:

I went and read some of their horny, creepy profiles and some comments. Here's one that made me fall out of my chair:
[All I want from this is to kill deer with Ann Coulter someday]
Well, you’d have to swing her over your head real fast, but I bet you could get up enough speed to bring a deer down with her…

Comment by Tommy

I swear folks, even my demented muse (thanks for helping identify my inner demons, CultureGhost) couldn't make that one up.

Go read. Have fun. Laugh out loud. Keep this in mind: These people are all way repressed. They think you should be repressed too, that it's normal, probably that it makes you a good American. This may be one of the reasons the Retard Right is trying to curb our freedoms. Repression breeds repression.

I wish I were rich. In the interest of their mental health and our Constitutional rights and the future of our Nation, I'd hire 'em all a gal (or guy) with a tight leather suit to go over and spank 'em, or whatever. Make 'em smile. Keep 'em off the streets and out of my shit for a while. I think I'd start with Karl Rove. I Love Karl Rove. Oh, never mind. He's already got JimmyJeff.

Iraqiranistan

Via Laura Rozen:

Fresh intel suggests that Tehran is trying to expand its influence over whatever government emerges in postelection Iraq. According to U.S. officials familiar with the latest intelligence, the Iranian government has been secretly directing its agents inside Iraq to plant themselves in influential positions throughout the Iraqi government-into agencies that handle economic affairs, like the ministries of Oil, Public Works and Finance, as well as departments like the Interior Ministry that handle national security. The Iranians also are directing their agents to infiltrate Iraqi security agencies on the "working level" by taking jobs in regional or local government offices and particularly local police forces. According to the most pessimistic U.S. analysts, the ayatollahs' ultimate goal: "Taking over the government of Iraq." A less pessimistic view is that the latest intel merely shows an ongoing campaign of "classical espionage" by Tehran against Iraq.

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Link.

I wrote about this yesterday. When the dust settles over there, we'll find that Iran has a great deal of influence in Iraq. We knew this was gonna happen. I'm just waiting to see how it plays here.

Gov' Meathead

Only in California would Archie Bunker's son-in-law, Meathead, be thinking about running for governor against Conan the Barbarian.

Seriously, though, I like Rob Reiner as an actor, a director, and an individual. And while Ahhhnold, as governor, hasn't been bad (for a Republican), his mouth and behavior leave a lot to be desired and are costing him his popularity.

What's the Matter with Kansas?

This is what.

I used to take the intentions of these reich-wing crazies with a grain of salt because I thought there were too many rationally minded people in this country to tolerate such nonsense, especially when it came to privacy and personal liberty. I don't think that anymore. The idea that some lunatic Christian politician could someday (soon) access my medical records for whatever purpose and perhaps make them public scares the hell out of me. It's like living under the SS or the KGB.

Resources

Via TCF. You know when I tell you to bitch to your elected representatives? Well, here's a Senate email list. And I went and found one for the House. Bookmark 'em, dammit.

No-fucking-shit

But no question, whether it be in America or anywhere else, the sign of a healthy and vibrant society is one in where there’s an active press corps. Obviously, there has got to be constraints. There’s got to be truth. People have got to tell the truth, and if somebody violates the truth, then those who own a particular newspaper or those who are in charge of particular electronic station need to hold people to account. - (p)resident Dicknose yesterday via Hesiod.


He's got balls, that's for sure.

Update: 13:15:

The Sister's got a good take on this.

Kicking the handicapped

Via Jill at Skippy:

With little fanfare, the Bush administration is proposing to stop financing the construction of new housing for the mentally ill and physically handicapped as part of a 50 percent cut in its housing budget for people with disabilities.


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Simple wisdom

From the newest addition to RUFNKM:

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Let 'em say what they want. We can't keep up with them, they're sick, awful, miserable robots with nothing beautiful in their lives. Do you think Ann Coulter is happy? Of course not! If she gets what she thinks she wants, she will still be miserable, and then she'll die. It's sad. For her.

Let 'em 'eff up social security and ban abortion. Let 'em pass a constitutional amendment to stop "the gays" from marrying, restrict our speech and tap our phones. Until America tastes the pain "the right" will bring there will be no revolution, there will be no revelations and there will be no peace.

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I don't know if I agree with lassez faire opposition, but Klipper has a valid point and the last sentence sums it up. Until 'average Americans' can look back at the Clinton years as 'the good old days', the majority (the 51% of us who voted for Bush like sheep) won't stand up to the assholes running this country. Until they can look back and say "Look what we've lost thanks to these idiots", Bush will continue to do the Devil's work with relative impunity.

Thursday, February 24, 2005

Shameless blogflogging

I told you last week about a project a bunch of us were kicking around. Well it's almost done, just a few technical details left behind the scenes. Great thanks to Eponymous for making it work. The Seventh Cross is now reality and my first post is up there. When you take a look at the contributors list, you'll know why I'm honored to be in such great company.

Gonzo From The Grave

There's been a lot of articles about Hunter S. Thompson since he croaked himself last week. I'm a big HST (both of 'em!) fan, so I rounded up a few for you.

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Rummy TV

Ariana Huffington has a few suggestions for shows on the new Pentagon Channel. Via Working for Change:
So fire up those TiVos, disinformation fans; Rummy TV is coming soon to a flat screen near you. "If you hate the truth, you'll love DoD TV!"

"Pimp My Humvee." Xzibit, Mad Mike, Big Dane and the "Pimp My Ride" crew lend a helping hand to American soldiers forced to scrounge through junk yards in an effort to outfit their vehicles with the armor the military has failed to provide -- hooking our troops up with protective plates, as well as slammin' paint jobs, state-of-the-art sound systems, and spinning tire rims able to detect the roadside explosives responsible for so many U.S. casualties. The Humvees go from wimp to pimp while the soldiers go from sitting ducks to Mac Daddies.

There's more where that came from. Go read.

Now you think about this?

Juan Cole:

Al-Hayat has a long interview with an "informed Iraqi source" who is close to US officials in Iraq. He maintains that the US officials there were astounded that the United Iraqi Alliance did so well, and that they felt helpless and resigned as the process unfolded. He says that they are now asking privately if the US shed so much blood and treasure in Iraq to help fundamentalist Shiite allies of Iran take over Baghdad. [my emphasis]

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Tell me who, aside from the Repub true believers, had any doubt this was going to happen? WTF? I knew it as soon as the Chimp started talking about elections. Let's see if it bothers them enough to find the excuse to have new elections. It's more and more apparent that the Bush administration was played for fools, by Chalabi, by Iran, and by the Shi'ites in Iraq. Worst of all, they played themselves, creating a self-fulfilling prophecy that could only end in failure. If a theocratic, anti-American/pro-Iran government emerges in Iraq, Bush's 'base' are gonna drag him out the White House and string him up on the Mall.

Hearts and minds

Bush's idea of fence-mending: Cancel the 'town hall' forum scheduled in Mainz, Germany with the local folks. From the King:

During his trip to Germany on Wednesday, the main highlight of George W. Bush's trip was meant to be a "town hall"-style meeting with average Germans. But with the German government unwilling to permit a scripted event with questions approved in advance, the White House has quietly put the event on ice. Was Bush afraid the event might focus on prickly questions about Iraq and Iran rather than the rosy future he's been touting in Europe this week? . . . .

The Germans, though, insisted that a free forum should be exactly that. Wolfgang Ischinger, Germany's Ambassador to the United States, explained to the New York Times last week: "We told them, don't get upset with us if they ask angry questions." [my emphasis]


Does the Chimp administration think the Krauts are a bunch of red-staters? They lived through Hitler and they haven't forgotten. There are still ruins all over the place from that war. My aunt's house still has a half-inch wide crack running up one of the walls that was made by an American artillery shell landing in the backyard. They remember the Nazi years and they see something similar coming down the pike in the U.S.