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Terrorist trial may go to military tribunal, not court.

2010-03-06T06:52:00.008+08:00

Jesus H Christ in the stockade, would someone please tell me a couple things? First, what is the basic difference between Bush and Obama? Second, what happened to the fucking rule of law in the US?WASHINGTON — Looking to breathe life into President Barack Obama's stalled pledge to close the Guantanamo Bay prison, White House advisers are inching toward recommending military trials for alleged

A Letter to Congresss

2010-03-03T09:08:00.002+08:00

Just a fucking joke. Obama is an attorney and US President not a doctor. He can probably Band-Aid® a paper cut.This is from a letter outlining the final shape the Health Care Reform (HCR) bill as it probably will be presented. I've excerpted the meat. I like number one in particular. I missed that in the health care summit. [ed- yes I pee] Similar "watchdogs" should be employed for all God dam

MS: Be Careful With That F1 Function Key

2010-03-03T08:40:00.004+08:00

Another problem for Microsoft. They will issue a patch soon to correct it.Microsoft Corp. has a message for Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003 users: If you browse the Interwebs with Internet Explorer 6, 7, or 8, take care to ignore any prompts that ask you to hit the F1 key on your keyboard, as doing so may be unhealthful to your PC.It turns out that there is a security flaw in the way these

Three Generations in Antarctica

2010-03-03T07:59:00.008+08:00

From Bill Gates' blog. Yeah, he's one of us although I doubt he's the one slaving over the fucking keyboard. On a recent family trip, Bill witnessed great natural beauty and further evidence of global warming – even in one of the coldest places on Earth. When I gave my ten-year-old son a chance to pick anywhere in the world to go with me and two of his grandparents, he chose Antarctica. I was

Stupid question:Why do liberals insist that the freedom enjoyed by a child is superior to that treasured by adults?

2010-03-03T07:02:00.006+08:00

Duh!!1!!! Because its true? Liberals know this because they live in a reality based world.Why do liberals insist that the freedom enjoyed by a child is superior to that treasured by adults?And where did I find such a fucking stupid question? Why, at PajamasMedia.com. Of course.Where the author turned right around and proved my point:There’s a lot of freedom that comes with being a child. Food,

Protesting

2010-03-03T06:50:00.003+08:00

What? God hates ponies?...Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

What’s In A Name?

2010-03-03T06:05:00.006+08:00

This bill definitely needs work.People who use fake names to bully others online could face criminal penalties under a bill passed Monday by the House of Delegates. Delegates approved the proposal (HB4207) by a vote of 92-3, saying they want to target cyberbullies who anonymously make threats from behind the computer screen. But civil liberties advocates say the bill is written so broadly, it

It's all in your ugly mind

2010-03-02T22:28:00.006+08:00

Any one who sees this as sexual or "dirty" is only exposing their thought processes and values and not others'. Wash your eyes out with soap, you fucking perverts.The whole thing is; if he doesn't curve her fingers its an acceptable figure skating move. And it is totally hetero with restraint or whatever...Or he's gay....Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

Obama to GOP: I Will Quit Smoking if You Will Quit Being Dicks

2010-03-02T18:32:00.006+08:00

Maybe this will work. Its a bold idea. But my solution is so God damn better.WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – President Barack Obama today threw down a new gauntlet in the battle over healthcare reform, telling his Republican opponents, “Here’s the deal: I will quit smoking if you will quit being dicks.”While most political observers expected the GOP leadership to reject the President’s offer

Chilean Quake Likely Shifted Earth’s Axis, NASA Scientist Says

2010-03-02T18:07:00.005+08:00

Just remember it has happened, but you'll never know it.The earthquake that killed more than 700 people in Chile on Feb. 27 probably shifted the Earth’s axis and shortened the day, a National Aeronautics and Space Administration scientist said.[snip]The length of the day should have gotten shorter by 1.26 microseconds (millionths of a second),” Gross, said today in an e-mailed reply to questions.

Bunning is at it again

2010-03-02T17:25:00.009+08:00

Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY)Ya gotta admit the guy believes in smaller government. And along with his other shenanigans he's pissing off a shitload of voters.Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) is already infamous for blocking a temporary extension of unemployment and COBRA benefits for out of work Americans. But included in that package is legislation to prevent a mandatory pay cut for doctors--and by standing

Damn…Hot And Windy

2010-03-02T17:08:00.004+08:00

Climate change is for real and this is the proof. Right? Just look at those temperatures. Case closed....Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

I really don’t have this feeling about her as being presidential

2010-03-02T15:52:00.006+08:00

Tom Tancredo (R-Colo)That would be Tom Tancredo (R-Colo) the "Tea Party prominent" [ed- the NRC's term] talking about Ms. Sarah Palin in an NRC interview. After her speech at the Nashville convention, Palin said she is considering a run for the presidency in 2012. Tancredo however, does not believe she is fit for the presidency. "I really don’t have this feeling about her as being

RICHARD FERNANDEZ: stunningly inaccurate

2010-03-02T15:29:00.004+08:00

There is much to dislike about Fernandez's essay. Probably the best example is where he equates all of American society to doomed convicts sentenced to death. Yes, he really does that.[A] large number of those condemned to die on Death Row prefer soda and comfort food — bars of chocolate, ice cream, beef enchiladas and the like, to pate de foie gras and lobster americaine, as their last meals on

Facts and figures on Obama's physical

2010-03-02T15:09:00.005+08:00

Apparently Obama's health is as good as he looks. I wish I had his blood pressure.The details of the examination are contained in the [snip]Facts and figures about President Barack Obama's health, from a physical examination Sunday at the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md. Figures are compared with information from a January 2007 physical exam, which were released in May 2008 when

Senate impasse puts federal employees out of work

2010-03-02T14:21:00.005+08:00

Now I'm gonna give you one and only one guess as to what political party that senator belongs. Yep.Hey, I used to work highway construction among other things and stopping its funding for a year is gonna piss off a lot of voters. It may also keep someone out of college as it would have me when that highway work was essential for me to buy books and pay tuition.WASHINGTON (AP) -- Two thousand

Chile calls for aid, looters break quake curfew

2010-03-02T12:58:00.004+08:00

Please stop calling Haitians and Chileans looters if they're fucking taking food or bathroom tissue and shit. If there are no functioning grocery stores and people are hungry, what options do they have? They take what food they can find. And why they would take the tissue is obvious.Breaking curfew is another matter. So is helping oneself to a nice new TeeVee. Arrest their asses.CONCEPCION: Chile

The New News Landscape: Rise of the Internet

2010-03-02T11:42:00.002+08:00

We're number three. Not really too fucking shabby for a bunch of monkeys with keyboards....Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

Why Are Millennials So Darn Optimistic?

2010-03-02T11:13:00.003+08:00

Were they all born with their heads up their asses in the sand? They profess to be more optimistic than they were before the world wide financial meltdown.Confident. Connected. Open to Change. [ed- link added] That's how Pew Research defines the Millennial generation -- Americans born since 1980. We're socially liberal, technologically savvy and wildly optimistic.Wait ... wildly optimistic? In

Nuclear Weapons in the Twenty-First Century

2010-03-02T10:53:00.004+08:00

No idea why Matt is limiting this to the twenty-first century. These things have always been with US concerning nuclear weapons.It's a good (long) read, but well worth your time. Too much there to excerpt so you have to click on it....Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

Maximum Capacity - NSFW

2010-03-02T10:37:00.004+08:00

Not safe for work... nor anywhere else. Sorry you can't unsee this....Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually), but thank God not in this case.

Paranoid Delusion of the Week

2010-03-02T00:37:00.022+08:00

The above is the new NASA logo. Pretty, but subversive to goopers. It seems the fucking Islamists are invading us like crazy.Now, thanks to an astute observation by Christopher Logan of the Logans Warning blog, we have another possible explanation for behavior that — in the face of rapidly growing threats posed by North Korean, Iranian, Russian, Chinese and others’ ballistic missiles — can only

There are like a thousand lies going around in the punditsphere these days regarding health care reform. Let’s have a look at one now. They’re saying

2010-03-01T07:29:00.003+08:00

Hugh LaurieThe liars are of both political stripes.This guy starts out fairly calmly, but his anger really builds quickly.There are like a thousand lies going around in the punditsphere these days regarding health care reform. Let’s have a look at one now. They’re saying that there is no public support for health care reform. They’re saying that nobody has protested in support of health care

More Dems Join EPA Block

2010-03-01T06:20:00.007+08:00

Oops. That's not the right Holland image.That's the right image.I know the windmill is a cliché , but they're even on some of their fucking stamps.Had these people been around, there would be no Holland. They'd have run around pulling the little Dutch boy's fingers out of the holes in the dykes.And I'm well aware I lost your attention with that last sentence. Focus!Two House Democrats are joining

Finally available by credit card

2010-03-01T05:51:00.005+08:00

I. Want. Go. 1955. I like Ike, I like Ike.1981 DeLoreanNow I just have to find a fucking DeLorean and some plutonium. The plutonium might be easier to obtain than the car....Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

The drumstick country

2010-03-01T05:22:00.005+08:00

At first you might assume the 'drumstick country' would probably be Turkey. But as you can clearly see, Turkey is not shaped like a piece of a Turkey at all. No, that would be Niger.Turkey is shaped more like a chicken McNugget©. I hope this clears everything up for you. Class dismissed....Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

Shock over voided Puerto Rican birth certificates

2010-02-28T09:50:00.007+08:00

Puerto Rico birth certificateBet you are sure as hell happy you weren't born in Puerto Rico. Go Sharks*!This is gonna be one fucking hassle. It will also undoubtedly put a huge strain on the Pueto Rican embassy in NYC.WASHINGTON (AP) -- Native Puerto Ricans living outside the island territory are reacting with surprise and confusion after learning their birth certificates will become no good

Clothing for the homeless

2010-02-28T09:45:00.001+08:00

Just wear the damn thing....Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

Now is the time to act

2010-02-28T09:08:00.004+08:00

So get off your ass and act if you want the deduction.Feb. 28 is the deadline for individuals and corporations to donate to charities providing earthquake relief in Haiti and claim those contributions on 2009 tax returns.Source: IRS.gov...Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

If "God Has a Plan For Sex," Does Obama Have a Plan for Monitoring Programs Overseas?

2010-02-28T08:36:00.005+08:00

A billboard promoting abstinence for HIV prevention in Tamale, GhanaThink of this as the missionary position [ed- intended] of the US government. The question is whether they hand out Watchtower.On Saturday, the White House faith advisory council task force released recommendations for government agencies that do business with faith-based social service groups. These recommendations touch on

CHILE EARTHQUAKE: 8.8 Magnitude Quake Hits Chile

2010-02-28T07:02:00.006+08:00

This earthquake is the largest I've ever heard of. The TV news is saying it is one of the 10 largest. If Haiti's had been this large the deaths would have been in the millions. Chile gets many earthquakes and has better construction standards, but even those didn't prevent massive damage.An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the largest ever recorded, tore apart houses, bridges and highways in

Iraq to reinstate 20,000 Saddam-era army officers

2010-02-27T07:59:00.003+08:00

Considering Iraq needs to take over responsibility for its own security, it's sensible to install 20,000 experienced officers to whip the troops into shape. It should also stabilize the military.The only down side one should be cautious about is staying alert for a possible coup d’etat becuse such aren't unknown in the area with or without Western help.BAGHDAD – Iraq on Friday reinstated 20,000

Ironic

2010-02-27T07:50:00.004+08:00

OK, I know the students aren't the intended audience, but......Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

OMG, you won't believe this

2010-02-26T18:50:00.004+08:00

Aung San Suu KyiCourt rejects Suu Kyi appealHow could anyone have seen this coming? Life is just full or inexplicable surprises.Myanmar supreme court rejects opposition leader's appeal against extended house arrest.The long-awaited ruling was delivered on Friday in the former capital, Yangon. Her

U.S. demurs as Israel pushes "crippling" Iran sanctions

2010-02-26T15:39:00.003+08:00

So Obama finally stood up to Washington's most powerful lobby? Its about time. Its quite embarrassing how that tail wags the big dog.Major U.S. news organizations, including the New York Times and the Washington Post, are engaged in a replay of the kind of slanted coverage that paved the way to war in Iraq, only this time regarding Iran.That's a long article, but its very germane to what's going

DETROIT MAYOR SAYS CITY CAN'T SUPPORT ALL ITS NEIGHBORHOODS. . .PEOPLE WILL HAVDE [sic] TO MOVE

2010-02-26T12:34:00.006+08:00

Likely candidate neighborhoodAren't you glad you don't live in Detroit? Well now you have another reason to appreciate you don't.DETROIT NEWS - Detroit mayor Dave Bing says the city plans to encourage residents to move from some neighborhoods: 'If they stay where they are I absolutely cannot give them all the services they require.'In his strongest statements about shrinking the city since taking

Sylvestre Reyes Inserts Anti-Torture Provision Into Intelligence Funding Bill

2010-02-26T11:56:00.005+08:00

Sylvestre Reyes (D-TX)Its about time someone tacked an amendment like this onto some sort of bill. Ya never know when another Bush type will come along.Torturing detainees has been embarrassing, cruel, useless. It also guarantees the same treatment for any US troops who're captured. That whole issue is a black eye for US.Democratic Congressman Sylvestre Reyes, chair of the House Intelligence

You Should Intentionally Default: President Obama

2010-02-26T10:08:00.005+08:00

Well, ok, maybe not quite that explicit, but....Feb. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The Obama administration may expand efforts to ease the housing crisis by banning all foreclosures on home loans unless they have been screened and rejected by the government’s Home Affordable Modification Program. [emphasis in original]The proposal, reviewed by lenders last week on a White House conference call, “prohibits

Can you imagine...

2010-02-26T09:53:00.004+08:00

…the previous President going toe to toe with the opposition for six hours live and on television? Brady has a good point. Obama has proved his balls are much larger than W's. And he didn't use any teleprompter now did he?...Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

Bipartisanship Runs Aground At Health Care Summit

2010-02-26T07:59:00.004+08:00

Did you watch? Did you enjoy this latest fucking kabuki theater? Were you impressed with McCain's clownish behavior? Did you honestly expect any other God damn outcome?Somewhere I read the key to such negotiations is both sides have to know what they need and then to discuss these needs with the other side to see what commonality is there.I disagree. The absolute prime condition required is for

A network in search of some footage

2010-02-26T07:09:00.006+08:00

Dawn Brancheau & ?Zomg! CNN and probably all other networks, appear ready to cut throats and trample babies in search of someone who took video of Tilikum the killer whale's killing trainer Dawn Brancheau, 40, at Sea World© at Busch Gardens© in Florida. Wolf Blitzer has blue balls because he's having to show benign pictures of a docile killer whale just floating around. They need carnage!!1!!!If

What is wrong with this picture?

2010-02-26T06:45:00.002+08:00

If you don't get it, look again closely. Its a different motherfucking world in Pakistan compared to Oklahoma! ."The pot is as high as an elephant's eye."...Note: Headline links to source. Clicking on image will enlarge it (usually).

Miss Beverly Hills Achieves The Impossible

2010-02-25T19:21:00.004+08:00

This ain't no rabbit hole. It's far worse than that. And much more bizarre than anything you've imagined. Yes, your meds have failed you. And they've returned with the vengeance of a really bad burrito.It seems California produces multiple flaxen haired 'beauty' queens who are sympathetic to Uganda. Or completely loony as in Republican theofascists. Take your pick and take you're

Wine, groceries, car repair: What Florida's Rubio charged to GOP

2010-02-25T17:40:00.000+08:00

Marco Rubio (R-FL)Looks like the GOP has found a new champion. He should fit in just fine.U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio charged grocery bills, repairs to the family minivan and purchases from a wine store less than a mile from his West Miami home to the Republican Party of Florida while he was speaker of the Florida House, according to records obtained by The Miami Herald/St. Petersburg

Report: E-Verify misses half of illegal workers

2010-02-25T13:48:00.000+08:00

The problem here is two-fold. Ten apparently Mexican workers* come in for a job. Half of them may be legal US workers and half may be illegal. the machine may say 7 or 8 are legal and 2 or 3 are not. And you have no idea which are really which. And out of 100 workers, the machine may incorrectly identify 7 as illegal who actually are legal. Its a total crap shoot.If they are serious about prevent

God Said Multiply, and Did She Ever

2010-02-25T13:11:00.000+08:00

Yitta Schwartz, shown in the late 1980sI wrote a post a long time ago where I stated merely replacing oneself my having one child each for a husband and wife didn't work because those children and perhaps their children would foster more progeny before the husband and wife had both died. A commenter said it did work for people to replace themselves and keep the population from growing.Well,

Before Justices, First Amendment and Aid to Terrorists

2010-02-25T10:36:00.000+08:00

I believe I warned you here that this was gonna be a can of worms for the SCOTUS.WASHINGTON — The line between speech protected by the First Amendment and aid to terrorists appeared elusive at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, and the justices’ lively questioning complicated rather than clarified matters. They discussed travel to Cuba, the Communist and Nazi Parties, Tokyo Rose, treason and whether

Democrats, Republicans try to agree on summit seat assignments

2010-02-25T09:20:00.000+08:00

It's obviously not as important as the Cuban missile crisis, but a serious issue nonetheless. What shape table will be used?No wonder nothing is getting done in Washington because Congress and the President are still arguing over the furniture. This isn't a fucking marriage. Just choose a table, now.The one above belongs to Apple©, but it is completely unsuitable because it obviously is expensive

Canadians can't do anything right

2010-02-25T09:10:00.000+08:00

Just what in the fucking world were they thinking? Why would they ever want to keep their spy agency secret and invisible?Take out some adds in newpapers and magazines for God's sake. Hire yourselves a really good PR firm. Have you considered t-shirts?You silly Canucks. I didn't even know you had a spy agency. Do they wear the red and black uniforms with the Smokey Bear hats too?...Note: Headline

The Press and Reconciliation

2010-02-25T08:31:00.000+08:00

Many people (not you) are leary of reconciliation because big media tries to portray it as something complicated, 'abnormal,' shady.Kevin Drum makes the case for how simple, ordinary, transparent this process is. And he does a damn fine job of it.It was created in 1974 as a way of ensuring that annual budgets could be passed without being filibustered.It has been used to pass the annual budget in

Toyota President: 'I Take Full Responsibility'

2010-02-25T08:04:00.000+08:00

Akio Toyoda (president of Toyota Motor Corp.)There's that fucking word again: responsibility. Toyoda says he's responsible. And? God damn, man, we already knew that. Now exactly what will you do to take responsibility? What will be your consequences? Will you step down as president of Toyota? What does the word mean to you?Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the founder of Toyota Motor Corp. and the

Police tell car theft victim: 'We've found your van... but it's too dangerous to get it back from traveller camp'

2010-02-25T06:57:00.000+08:00

This really is an unbelievable story. It would appear Gloucestershire, England has outfitted its police department with a bunch of tight fisted fucking bureaucrats and sissy officers. They probably do an adequate job of policing just as long as they don't have to deal with any, like, ya know, criminals. When police visited Christopher Sims after his van was stolen, they had good news and bad

Last snow post until next year

2010-02-25T06:44:00.001+08:00

The best way to enjoy your work is to bring a little élan and imagination to it.

Israeli Abusive Administrative Detentions

2010-02-24T17:39:00.000+08:00

This story sort of goes along with the last one. It certainly makes the case for the US's still having influence around the world. Unfortunately it's not the sort of influence to make American's proud.B'Tselem is the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories. Hamoked is the Center for the Defence of the Individual, an Israeli human rights organization, aiding

Why does Israel continue to dismiss Obama's Mideast peace efforts?

2010-02-24T14:03:00.000+08:00

Dr. Gabi ShefferThe writer makes his case, not by pointing to observable proof, but by eliminating any other reasons which would explain why Obama is treated like a leper.Most Israelis, including the heads of the defense establishment and politicians led by the prime minister and the foreign minister, categorically state that U.S. President Barack Obama will never solve the Israeli-Arab conflict.

Police Officers Acquitted in Sodomy Case

2010-02-24T13:37:00.000+08:00

I have no clue who wrote the following, but... But. Get it? Butt?And here in New York, a police officer accused of using a baton to sodomize a man in a subway station has been acquitted along with two officers who allegedly covered up the incident. Attorneys for the man said they will now seek a federal probe into the incident. [ed- emphasis mine]Considering the nature of the story, wouldn't '

Monoline datapoint of the day

2010-02-24T13:15:00.000+08:00

I said earlier I rarely do this and here I go again posting another blogger's entire article. This is because he knows things most of us don't. K?Bloomberg reports:Ambac, MBIA Inc. and Assured Guaranty, the three largest bond insurers, have set aside 0.04 percent of the total public finance debt they insure, or $520 million, to pay claims on municipal securities, according to regulatory filings

Americas bloc excluding US and Canada is proposed

2010-02-24T10:27:00.000+08:00

Why didn't the administration see this coming and make all effort to head it off?Latin American and Caribbean nations have agreed to set up a new regional body without the US and Canada.The new bloc would be an alternative to the Organisation of American States (OAS), the main forum for regional affairs in the past 50 years. Mexico has been hosting a regional summit in the beach resort of Cancun.

Toyota Chief Overshoots Congressional Hearings by 150 Miles

2010-02-24T09:58:00.000+08:00

Image added -edI don't usually do this, post a complete article from another blogger, but I want to introduce you to Andy Borowitz just in case you haven't discovered him as of yet.By ABorowitz on Story WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report) – The reputation of the Toyota Motors Corp. received another black eye today as the president of the embattled company missed his scheduled appearance at

The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Salon

2010-02-24T09:19:00.000+08:00

Zac Efron (Vanity Fair photo)Jimmy, Jimmy, Jimmy. You usually do so much better than this:Scott Brown is but the latest of the beauty-salon graduates [ed- where the hell did that come from?] driving conservatives to spazzy distraction. As NYCweboy argues, the Republican Party has become the fan club for attention-deficit teenage girls of all ages and sexes [ed- just how many sexes are there who

Top U.S. commander braces for delay in leaving Iraq

2010-02-24T08:04:00.000+08:00

US embassy in Iraq (world's largest embassy)I've not been in the military so am only vaguely aware of 'chain of command', but didn't the commanders in Iraq, like all of them, get the message from their commander in chief to get the troops' asses out of Iraq in a timely manner beginning in August 2010? [ed- all troops by August 2011] Well, excluding the vestigial 35,000 to 50,000 troops to be left

Down under

2010-02-23T23:32:00.000+08:00

Nice car in Australia.Think about it....Note: Headline links to source.

Damn this economy. No one is safe

2010-02-23T23:29:00.000+08:00

I think Cheney is crying in his hospital room....Note: Headline links to source.

John Conyers Jr to hold hearings on OLC report

2010-02-23T10:27:00.000+08:00

Sometimes ya just have to do what's right. Especially if it includes proving the integrity of a government agency you're responsible for protecting.Here's the full release from House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers, Jr. (D-Mich.):"For years, those who approved torture and abuse of detainees have hidden behind legal memos issued by the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel,"

How did I miss this event?

2010-02-23T08:58:00.000+08:00

I must have been watching Men's figure skating. Damn!!!1!!

Farmville

2010-02-23T08:28:00.000+08:00

The game looks like more fun and no, its my wife's thing. I've farmed for real and didn't much care for it....Note: Headline links to source.

One of the faces of Faux News

2010-02-23T08:09:00.000+08:00

Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin TalalThis isn't intended to scare you at all even though it most likely should bother you. Ya gotta love internationalism.You most likely have little power over what Americans are told by the news. If there are problems in the Mid-East and Saudi Arabia is in the middle, you may never know. That is assuming you only watch Faux News.Saudi Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, who is

Kucinich's Prophetic "Prayer for America" Speech - Feb 17, 2002

2010-02-23T07:43:00.000+08:00

Why are so many Americans oblivious as to how fragile this republic truly is? They go about their daily lives accepting what they have because they are, in the final analysis, Americans. The greatest and most free. Nothing can challenge US. Well, unless one is trying to board an airplane, enter a school, attend a ballgame. Those are minor problems compared to being 'safe'. Don't fucking kid

ACLU Filed Brief With SCOTUS On Behalf Of Carter Center And Other Organizations Supporting Challenge To Vague "Material Support" Law

2010-02-23T07:21:00.000+08:00

The devil is always in the details. This is a fine example of why attorneys and not we simple folk should be writing law. We may use words which seem to mean what we all agree they do, but in reality are far too broad and encompass things we didn't anticipate.A bad law is a bad law and this one qualifies.This is also an excellent example of why we all need the ACLU."Our work to end violence

Obama enlists governors to raise the education bar

2010-02-22T16:47:00.000+08:00

Obviously she has a 'good education'Sarkosy seems to agreeBut seriously, folks.I've seen this problem in the US as well as other countries. When 'standards' and 'measures' based on standardized tests are instituted, its impossible to prevent educators from teaching to those standards/measures. To hell with giving the best education possible to the fucking students. Just make sure they can pass

Pentagon paints grim picture of Taiwan air defense

2010-02-22T15:32:00.000+08:00

F-16sThe US is gonna sell themselves some aircraft, yo. No doubt about it. Because it's a God given right for them to do their best to make sure all countries are equally armed to the fucking teeth. Unless we don't like them.So China, boil up your indignation and begin to prepare your complaint. Don't say you weren't warned.The Pentagon has painted a grim picture of Taiwan's air defense

Long story short...

2010-02-22T15:14:00.000+08:00

“The Return at Abbey Road Studios” photo by Nicole NighEMI’s long and winding road leads to Abbey Road sale signComposer Webber weighing Abbey Road bidAbbey Road studios 'not for sale', says EMI

Student shot during gun safety class

2010-02-22T14:28:00.000+08:00

This teacher definitely needs to change subjects. Perhaps art class?He wasn't paying attention when someone had told him it appeared he might shoot himself in the foot.ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A gun safety class attendee in Orlando, Fla., was accidentally shot in the foot by his instructor, police reported....Note: Headline links to source.

Israel drones 'could target Iran'

2010-02-22T13:19:00.000+08:00

So how well do you think this will work out if these drones start flying over Iran and could easily be taken as US drones?Israel's air force has unveiled a fleet of unmanned aircraft that its says are able to reach the Gulf, putting Iran within range.The Heron TP drones, which have a wingspan the size of a Boeing 737 passenger jet, were presented to the media on Sunday, as Israel pushes for

War on entitlements - NSFW

2010-02-22T09:55:00.000+08:00

Doesn't anyone know why these things are called fucking entitlements?Because they are.That's why they aren't called handouts. Handouts are reserved for big pharma, Wall Street, auto companies and other big contributors.Live with it.I have a boilerplate I'm ready to send to every fucking asshole in government I can. It's pretty simple:You have military nearby. If you want to cut entitlements,

Sponsorship

2010-02-22T09:40:00.000+08:00

When I was studying marketing the teachers/lecturers/professors/janitors and a couple grounds keepers always stressed targeting your audience. Seemed to make perfect sense. Why try to sell tractors to bakers, right? Bakers are a relatively small market and they're probably more interested in wisks and rolling pins than farm equipment. I do know a baker more interested in wisks, flour and whipping

So much concern

2010-02-22T09:23:00.000+08:00

How do all these fucking people know I need Viagra®, Levitra® or Cialis® and how do they know I can wait 30 minutes for it to work?Are there some kind of God damn cameras around of which I'm unaware? Am I always this damn transparent? Has someone been talking?About that last question: I've never met her. I've been spending all my time golfing and hiking the Appalachian Trail. Know what I mean,

Figure skating

2010-02-22T08:35:00.000+08:00

Mirai NagasuThis will be a quick write up. I probably won't actually post it for a few days. I don't catch a lot of figure skating on TV, but I needed this at this time. I usually don't watch unless I have the sound off because too many skaters use the same fucking music and have for years. It makes no sense there are all those

My opologies of late

2010-02-17T21:36:00.000+08:00

Right now I'm having problems that make it difficult to post.Of course they're not problems unknown to many others. It's just necessary to explain mine in particular because I feel a need and requirement to post. Yes, I'm sick (as in mental).My wife's grandmother was diagnosed with cancer* which metastasized to her lungs and she needed to be hospitalized because she was having breathing problems.

OK. It is a given all politians are dishonest

2010-02-14T13:24:00.000+08:00

Oh don't stop there. Everyone on wall street and in banking are also fucking thieves and you, my poor children, are the God damn hapless subjects....Note: Headline links to source.

Luge crash death video

2010-02-14T13:07:00.000+08:00

WHY?...Note: Headline links to source.

This is my treat to you... or not

2010-02-14T10:18:00.000+08:00

I offer this to you while I slink off and cry....Note: Headline links to source.

Life can be so good with love

2010-02-14T10:05:00.000+08:00

The shit they don't show you....Note: Headline links to source.

A criminal is a criminal

2010-02-14T09:10:00.000+08:00

Nuff said.Forget the shit being tossed out by the repugs. They're jerking your chain for political purposes. America can prosecute drug dealers, the mafia, prostitutes, gang bangers, serial killers, child molesters, kleptomaniacs and wife beaters and it can prosecute terrorists....Note: Headline links to source.

Be Nice to the Banks and the Economy Will Recover

2010-02-12T23:10:00.000+08:00

Stephen SchwarzmanJesus H Christ facing foreclosure, but I have been so wrong. I should have been trusting the banksters to save us all from the dismal economy we seem to face. Silly me.Stephen Schwarzman, CEO of the Blackstone Group, is so rich that he threw himself a 60th birthday party in 2007 that cost $3 million, featured Rod Stewart and Patti LaBelle as entertainers, and was attended by 100

Why the swastika doesn't upset me

2010-02-12T22:21:00.000+08:00

Buddha temple swastikaAlthough the Nazis used the inverted swastika (facing right instead of left), the Buddhists have used it facing left and right.Buddha statueI've encountered the swastikas often at Buddhist temples in several countries and the temples were places of calm and serenity. No jack boots on the monks, not even Doc Martins or Nike's. More like barefooted....Note: Headline links to

Nazi swastika adorns Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue

2010-02-12T21:28:00.000+08:00

Look closely andyou'll see a modelThis to me is a classic example of a non-issue issue.2010's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, which includes such beauties as Israeli supermodels Bar Refaeli and Esti Ginzburg, includes a photo of a model posing near a World War II-era fighter plane, complete with Nazi swastikas.The image of model Genevieve Morton leaning against an American warplane sporting

Quote of the day

2010-02-12T20:41:00.000+08:00

Wife of dissident Liu Xiaobolosing hope for his releaseOh, this is too God damn funny:"I want to tell you this. There are no dissidents in China." [ed- paraphrased]Got it. No fucking dissidents in China. Now isn't it pretty damn funny I could find one in less than a minute? What the fuck, there're dissidents in my family and we number 5, not several billion.Maybe the guy's unaware of dissidents

Wahington state ponders privatizing liquor sales

2010-02-11T21:25:00.000+08:00

Washington state is hardly the exception. Several states are considering the same.In Washington state you can't get hard liquor without going to a state run store. It's been that way since 1933 when prohibition ended. But this year lawmakers are grappling with a $2.6 billion budget nightmare. And that has state lawmakers wondering whether selling booze is worth the cost. But as correspondent

Slumburbia

2010-02-11T18:46:00.000+08:00

Timothy Egan has it exactly right. As soon as houses are left sitting empty kids in the neighborhoods will start by throwing rocks through the windows unless they're all boarded up. Then they'll vandalize them. Then the squatters will move in and any local rats, raccoons, mice, cockroaches, birds, squirrels. Then you have it even better... meth labs and drug dealers or they become the homes of

Father Admits to Waterboarding 4-Year-Old Daughter Because She Could Not Recite Alphabet

2010-02-11T18:27:00.000+08:00

We progressive bloggers throw the term torture around a lot vis-a-vis waterboarding.What happens when the two terms are inextricably treated as equivalent in court?Here’s a horrific story: A 27-year-old soldier in Tacoma, Washington has allegedly admitted to police that he waterboarded his four-year-old daughter – mere weeks after winning custody of her — because she could not recite the

A rose by any other name...

2010-02-11T17:59:00.000+08:00

Citi to let distressed homeowners stay for 6 mos. reads the headline.This is just a delayed foreclosure without all the paperwork. After 6 months the family is still put out on the street.WASHINGTON (AP) -- Citigroup Inc. plans to let homeowners on the verge of foreclosure stay in their homes for six months - if they turn over the deed to their property. Citi said Thursday it is launching the

ZOMG. CNN?

2010-02-11T17:23:00.000+08:00

CNN just did a story on the current wave of snowfall on the east coast of the US and they referred to it as Snowzilla (complete with graphic of Yeti).Now where did they get that term? Could it have been here?

Subliminal advertising?

2010-02-11T09:02:00.000+08:00

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Serial blogging

2010-02-11T07:34:00.000+08:00

I'm with Sean-Paul Kelley (the Agonist) who's with Paul Krugman who's with Simon Johnson who's with Bloomberg.President Barack Obama said he doesn’t “begrudge” the $17 million bonus awarded to JPMorgan Chase & Co. Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon or the $9 million issued to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO Lloyd Blankfein, noting that some athletes take home more pay. The president, speaking in an

Edacashun is importent on the net

2010-02-11T06:43:00.000+08:00

This started out as a rant about how Honda has an airbag recall which was mentioned several times on CNN yesterday and nowhere else that I could find.But it turned into a diatribe about education. Please read the damn comments.A couple three things stand out. First is how many see CONSPIRACY to destroy the reputations of Honda and Toyota and thus prop up US auto makers. And secondly, how many

This isn’t a bombshell?

2010-02-11T00:08:00.000+08:00

David PatersonSorry, but I can't buy into the tone of this post.I'm no expert on Chicago style politics, but from what I do know it's simple.Obama would not merely bring down one small potatoes ass such as Paterson.PIX News has learned that federal prosecutors are investigating Governor David Paterson’s awarding of a lucrative contract to a politically connected group to run a gaming center at

Why Obama Is Ignoring Europe

2010-02-10T01:14:00.000+08:00

I'm too fucking lazy to grab all the links, but it ain't only Europe.Try Russia, China, Korea, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Palestine, Japan... ad nauseam.Any instances where Obama has improved US relationships with foreign countries after Shrub's horrible administration he's pretty much pissed away by now.There's an old (really) routine by Mort Sahl where he says the President is standing

Investigation Reveals Prius Brake Problems May Precede 2010 Model-Year

2010-02-10T00:59:00.000+08:00

2010 Toyota CorollaThis may turn out to be much larger than currently exposed.Something I'm curious about is what about cars which have been sold second hand. Are those people aware they may be driving faulty autos?Toyota officials face a grueling day of testimony before Congress about the company's ongoing recalls and quality problems. Meanwhile, the automaker is preparing a third action, this

This is something no one could have predicted

2010-02-10T00:33:00.000+08:00

¿usted está cagando yo, derecho? (You are shitting me, right?)!...Note: Headline links to source.