Sunday, August 08, 2004
Too Interesting Too Often
because I know an insightful statement when I see oneRecognizing that bloggers bring honest, lively discussion to what would otherwise be a barren landscape of apathetic, enervated dullards, I offer NEWSFEED to those who seek subjects for thought and argument.
NEWSFEED: because you really want to know -- doncha?
Saturday, August 07, 2004
What do you think of when you see Red, Yellow and Green together?
No, really. . . answer before continuing 2] What do you think of when I say "monkey?" 3] For what reason would a person own or collect firearms? Got your answers in mind? Ok. Now I need some help, if you please. G'head; be frank -- brutal if you must: Am I a moron if it didn't hit me right off that Red, Yellow and Green are "the pan-African colors?" And that *any* reference to a "monkey" means "ni**er?" [I'm sorry -- it's a quote. please see below] And that the only reason that Instapundit , or anyone, would own or collect guns is one that is "clearly anti-black in tenor and temperment [sic]?" Or that black Americans will automatically attack violently when offended? I had not realized that anyone who is capable of holding down a job** would publish precocious leaps of "logic" like this. Much less find other poor souls who agree with it. Intellectual snob that I am, I must really force myself to get out more lest I descend into a fantasy that mostly sane people surround me at the market. **-Objection! Assuming facts not in evidence. -Granted. ThanQ! Twisted Spinster [finally dug up where I read about this first... *must organize -- oooh, look, shiny....*]Less than scientific? Sure.
Valid? You decide... Pick a POTUS:
ThanQ! Tammy Bruce
Candid Moonbat Moments
from the avant garde field of study
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These little fellers need identifying names... And backgrounds... Anyone?
Cognitive Dissonance?
or the Real World . . . ? Some Amazing Photos My faves are #s: 24, 47, 50, 51*, and the one between 60 and 70. Yours? ThanQ! Farm Accident DigestDid I mention that it's 105°?
*gripe*moan*piss*whine* Have you seen the NOAA Experimental /Graphical Forecast Area? [CONUS] Way 2 Kewl !! Mouseover your question and the map changes to answer! Click on your region for greater detail! Loops! Daily! Weekly! BiDaily! Go See . . . Now!Meathead is right all the time
and you think so too -- just ask him“Go down the issues and see where the general public stands on a particular issue – whether it’s education or the environment or health care – I think most of the time you will see people falling down on the progressive side,” Reiner said. [indeed...] Reiner said that conservatives’ use of social “wedge issues” and their mastery of the media have given them a disproportionate success rate with their policies.
It just struck me how pathetic that really is: they say "conservatives" are masters of the media... Yet it is *their* profession! bwahahahaha! So much sorry-ass double-talk I have not heard since I caught the kids smokin' dope while "camping" in the back yard. So hard not to laugh... so hard... "I beliebe you are belaboring under a missed apprehension..." ThanQ! [and with apologies for the mal-a-quote] Pamibe
Yet More Paperwork
no taste -- but less filling [out]Toe-licking could become a criminal offense in the Netherlands after a man who licked the toes of several women was released by police without charges. ... Other women had also complained, and the 35-year-old man has reportedly been pursuing his fetish for years, but prosecutors in Rotterdam said they are powerless to stop him.
Reading this at SondraK's got me to thinking... What kind of overgrown child needs / wants Big Daddy Government to protect them from a Toe Licker ?!? He's right there -- one kick in the head and off he wanders, no? Is there nothing that these people are willing [or able] to do for themselves? Is it that their over-protective mommies and daddies didn't teach them how to say, "Go away" to a creep? Is it that they're too lazy to do so? ...too scardey? Next they'll be crying for their goooovernment to protect them from snippy shop girls and people who cut in line. All that will be left is ass-wiping. That'll give a whole new slant to "government paperwork" tho, won't it?
Friday, August 06, 2004
How many ways to say be Pathetic?!?
Pop Quiz!
Heartrending description of a young soldier's first Christmas in a war zone:
I remember Christmas of 1968 sitting on a gunboat in Cambodia. I remember what it was like to be shot at by the Vietnamese and Khmer Rouge and Cambodians... The absurdity of almost being killed by our own allies in a country in which President Nixon claimed there were no American troops was very real... I have that memory which is seared -- seared -- in me.
*sniff* poor kid . . .
Cute ducky picture for the first one to spot the Bullshit Penn and Teller Moment in this story?
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UPDATE: Bing! We have a winnah!
"President Nixon?? In 1968?!?!?"
One cute ducky picture to Jim for being firmly grounded in reality and aware of his surroundings -- something it seems the presumptuous presidential hopeful Kerry is not. Let me know which picture your fancy, Jim, and it's on its way!
What a Concept!
RepubliCon invites citizens' input on RepubliPlatform From a fairtax.org email who, naturally, wants you to push for the fair tax bills:Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-TN), who is serving as the Platform Committee Chairman for the 2004 Republican National Convention, announced this week that grassroots Republicans from across the nation will be able to contribute to the party's platform for 2004. The GOP's 2004 Platform Committee is responsible for expressing the values and views of party members. Traditionally the committee works with delegates and the party faithful to gather priorities and include them in one document that states the direction the party will follow for the next four years. However, this year, for the first time, suggestions given online may be included in the final document. We need you to express your opinions on tax reform to the 2004 Republican National Convention! Here is where to go: http://www.gopconvention.com/contents/goplive/platform/ Using a home computer, anyone can log on to a web site and participate in the platform process. The site asks for personal identifying information and allows participants to select their most important issue and add comments. Here is where you submit it: http://www.gopconvention.com/contents/goplive/platform/. Ginny Wolfe, a platform committee spokesperson, acknowledged to Newsday that the party affiliation of those participating would not be checked. So if you are a Democrat, Reform, Green, Veterans, or Constitution party affiliate - you can now have a voice with the GOP in getting the FairTax on the President's list. The platform process was brought online Tuesday. "The best ideas most often come from Americans who solve real problems and live real dreams every single day," Sen. Frist said.
What'll they think of next?!?
*Nobody* Is Rick Ja
what a bitch . . .Thursday, August 05, 2004
"Swifties" are responding to Kerry
emails are flying! I just got forwarded the email from a friend who, though a normally sensible soul, doesn't follow politics and is in social services so has fallen for the BusHitler line...I STILL WANT TO KNOW HOW HE GOT THREE PURPLE HEARTS WITHOUT GOING TO A MILITARY HOSPITAL, AND HOW HE GOT ALL OF THOSE MEDALS AND RIBBONS AND ONLY SPENT 4 MONTHS IN VIETNAM. I SERVED IN VIETNAM, AND WAS WITH THE ONLY UNIT IN S VIETNAM CONDUCTING DAILY COMBAT OPERATIONS, THAT WAS LISTED AS A COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT UNIT. THIS CAN BE VERIFIED BY CONTACTING LT GENERAL JOE HEISER, RETIRED. GLENN L. JAYROE MAJOR ISA RETIRED--9/67---9/68 AWARDED THE BRONZE STAR, WITHOUT POLITICAL HELP. HOW IS IT THAT KERRY ISN’T HAVING TO ANSWER TO ANY OF THIS? WHY ISN’T THE MEDIA THROWING THESE QUESTIONS AT HIM?
It continues with photos and personal blurbs from 18 [eighteen] men asking:
We resent very deeply the false war crimes charges he made coming back from Vietnam in 1971 and repeated in the book 'Tour of Duty.'.... We think that he knew he was lying when he made the charges, and we think that they're unsupportable. ...It is a matter of his judgment, truthfulness, reliability, loyalty and trust...He was a 'loose cannon.' In an abbreviated tour of four months and 12 days, and with his specious medals secure, Lt.(jg) Kerry bugged out ... During Lt.(jg) Kerry's tour, he was under my command for two or three specific operations, before his rapid exit....Kerry would be described as devious, self-absorbing, manipulative, disdain for authority, disruptive, but the most common phrase that you'd hear is 'requires constant supervision.'... ...If Senator Kerry actually witnessed or participated in these atrocities or, as he described them, 'war crimes,' he was obligated to report them. That he did not until later when it suited his political purposes strikes me as opportunism of the worst kind. ... ...When John Kerry returned to the country, he was sworn in front of Congress. And then he told my family -- my parents, my sister, my brother, my neighbors -- he told everyone I knew and everyone I'd ever know that I and my comrades had committed unspeakable atrocities.... ...Tragically, some veterans, scorned by the antiwar movement and their allies, retreated to a life of despair and suicide. Two of my crewmates were among them. For that there is no forgiveness. ... ... In 1971, '72, for almost 18 months, he stood before the television audiences and claimed that the 500,000 men and women in Vietnam, and in combat, were all villains -- there were no heroes. In 2004, one hero from the Vietnam War has appeared, running for President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief. It just galls one to think about it." ... ...It is a fact that in the entire Vietnam War we did not lose one major battle. We lost the war at home ... and at home, John Kerry was the Field General.... ...he used Swift boat sailors to proclaim his antiwar statements after the war, and now he uses the same Swift boat sailors to support his claims of being a war hero. He cannot have it both ways, and we are here to ask for full disclosure of the proof of his claims....
Full text below: "We resent very deeply the false war crimes charges he made coming back from Vietnam in 1971 and repeated in the book 'Tour of Duty.' We think those cast an aspersion on all those living and dead, from our unit and other units in Vietnam. We think that he knew he was lying when he made the charges, and we think that they're unsupportable. We intend to bring the truth about that to the American people. We believe, based on our experience with him, that he is totally unfit to be the Commander-in-Chief." -- John O'Neill, spokesman, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth "I do not believe John Kerry is fit to be Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the United States. This is not a political issue. It is a matter of his judgment, truthfulness, reliability, loyalty and trust -- all absolute tenets of command. His biography, 'Tour of Duty,' by Douglas Brinkley, is replete with gross exaggerations, distortions of fact, contradictions and slanderous lies. His contempt for the military and authority is evident by even a most casual review of this biography. He arrived in-country with a strong anti-Vietnam War bias and a self-serving determination to build a foundation for his political future. He was aggressive, but vain and prone to impulsive judgment, often with disregard for specific tactical assignments. He was a 'loose cannon.' In an abbreviated tour of four months and 12 days, and with his specious medals secure, Lt.(jg) Kerry bugged out and began his infamous betrayal of all United States forces in the Vietnam War. That included our soldiers, our marines, our sailors, our coast guardsmen, our airmen, and our POWs. His leadership within the so-called Vietnam Veterans Against the War and testimony before Congress in 1971 charging us with unspeakable atrocities remain an undocumented but nevertheless meticulous stain on the men and women who honorably stayed the course. Senator Kerry is not fit for command." -- Rear Admiral Roy Hoffman, USN (retired), chairman, Swift Boat Veterans for Truth "During Lt.(jg) Kerry's tour, he was under my command for two or three specific operations, before his rapid exit. Trust, loyalty and judgment are the key, operative words. His turncoat performance in 1971 in his grubby shirt and his medal-tossing escapade, coupled with his slanderous lines in the recent book portraying us that served, including all POWs and MIAs, as murderous war criminals, I believe, will have a lasting effect on all military veterans and their families. Kerry would be described as devious, self-absorbing, manipulative, disdain for authority, disruptive, but the most common phrase that you'd hear is 'requires constant supervision.'" -- Captain Charles Plumly, USN (retired) "Thirty-five years ago, many of us fell silent when we came back to the stain of sewage that Mr. Kerry had thrown on us, and all of our colleagues who served over there. I don't intend to be silent today or ever again. Our young men and women who are serving deserve no less." -- Andrew Horne "In my specific, personal experience in both coastal and river patrols over a 12-month period, I never once saw or heard anything remotely resembling the atrocities described by Senator Kerry. If I had, it would have been my obligation to report them in writing to a higher authority, and I would certainly have done that. If Senator Kerry actually witnessed or participated in these atrocities or, as he described them, 'war crimes,' he was obligated to report them. That he did not until later when it suited his political purposes strikes me as opportunism of the worst kind. That he would malign my service and that of his fellow sailors with no regard for the truth makes him totally unqualified to serve as Commander-in-Chief." -- Jeffrey Wainscott "I signed that letter because I, too felt a deep sense of betrayal that someone who took the same oath of loyalty as I did as an officer in the United States Navy would abandon his group here (points to group photo) to join this group here (points to VVAW protest photo), and come home and attempt to rally the American public against the effort that this group was so valiantly pursuing. It is a fact that in the entire Vietnam War we did not lose one major battle. We lost the war at home ... and at home, John Kerry was the Field General." -- Robert Elder "My daughters and my wife have read portions of the book 'Tour of Duty.' They wanted to know if I took part in the atrocities described. I do not believe the things that are described happened. Let me give you an example. In Brinkley's book, on pages 170 to 171, about something called the 'Bo De massacre' on November 24th of 1968... In Kerry's description of the engagement, first he claimed there were 17 servicemen that were wounded. Three of us were wounded. I was the first..." -- Joseph Ponder . "While in Cam Rahn Bay, he trained on several 24-hour indoctrination missions, and one special skimmer operation with my most senior and trusted Lieutenant. The briefing from some members of that crew the morning after revealed that they had not received any enemy fire, and yet Lt.(jg) Kerry informed me of a wound -- he showed me a scratch on his arm and a piece of shrapnel in his hand that appeared to be from one of our own M-79s. It was later reported to me that Lt.(jg) Kerry had fired an M-79, and it had exploded off the adjacent shoreline. I do not recall being advised of any medical treatment, and probably said something like 'Forget it.' He later received a Purple Heart for that scratch, and I have no information as to how or whom. Lt.(jg) Kerry was allowed to return to the good old USA after 4 months and a few days in-country, and then he proceeded to betray his former shipmates, calling them criminals who were committing atrocities. Today we are here to tell you that just the opposite is true. Our rules of engagement were quite strict, and the officers and men of Swift often did not even return fire when they were under fire if there was a possibility that innocent people -- fishermen, in a lot of cases -- might be hurt or injured. The rules and the good intentions of the men increased the possibility that we might take friendly casualties." -- Commander Grant Hibbard, USN (retired) "Lt. Kerry returned home from the war to make some outrageous statements and allegations... of numerous criminal acts in violation of the law of war were cited by Kerry, disparaging those who had fought with honor in that conflict. Had war crimes been committed by US forces in Vietnam? Yes, but such acts were few and far between. Yet Lt. Kerry gave numerous speeches and testimony before Congress inappropriately leading his audiences to believe that what was only an anomaly in the conduct of America's fighting men was an epidemic. Furthermore, he suggested that they were being encouraged to violate the law of war by those within the chain of command. Very specific orders, on file at the Vietnam archives at Texas Tech University, were issued by my father [Admiral Elmo Zumwalt] and others in his chain of command instructing subordinates to act responsibly in preserving the life and property of Vietnamese civilians." -- Lt. Col. James Zumwalt, USMC ) , retired. "We look at Vietnam... after all these years it is still languishing in isolated poverty and helplessness and tyranny. This is John Kerry's legacy. I deeply resent John Kerry's using his Swift boat experience, and his betrayal of those who fought there as a stepping-stone to his political ambitions." -- Barnard Wolff "In a whole year that I spent patrolling, I didn't see anything like a war crime, an atrocity, anything like that. Time and again I saw American fighting men put themselves in graver danger trying to avoid... collateral damage. When John Kerry returned to the country, he was sworn in front of Congress. And then he told my family -- my parents, my sister, my brother, my neighbors -- he told everyone I knew and everyone I'd ever know that I and my comrades had committed unspeakable atrocities." -- David Wallace "I served with these guys. I went on missions with them, and these men served honorably. Up and down the chain of command there was no acquiescence to atrocities. It was not condoned, it did not happen, and it was not reported to me verbally or in writing by any of these men including Lt.(jg) Kerry. In 1971, '72, for almost 18 months, he stood before the television audiences and claimed that the 500,000 men and women in Vietnam, and in combat, were all villains -- there were no heroes. In 2004, one hero from the Vietnam War has appeared, running for President of the United States and Commander-in-Chief. It just galls one to think about it." -- Captain George Elliott, USN (retired) "During the Vietnam War I was Task Force Commander at An Thoi, and my tour of duty was 13 months, from the end of Tet to the beginning of the Vietnamization of the Navy units. Now when I went there right after Tet, I was restricted in my movements. I couldn't go much of anyplace because the Vietcong controlled most of the area. When I left, I could go anywhere I wanted, just about. Commerce was booming, the buses were running, trucks were going, the waterways were filled with sampans with goods going to market, but yet in Kerry's biography he says that our operations were a complete failure. He also mentions a formal conference with me, to try to get more air cover and so on. That conference never happened..." -- Captain Adrian Lonsdale, USCG (retired) "I was in An Thoi from June of '68 to June of '69, covering the whole period that John Kerry was there. I operated in every river, in every canal, and every off-shore patrol area in the 4th Corps area, from Cambodia all the way around to the Bo De River. I never saw, even heard of all of these so-called atrocities and things that we were supposed to have done. This is not true. We're not standing for it. We want to set the record straight." -- William Shumadine "In 1971, when John Kerry spoke out to America, labeling all Vietnam veterans as thugs and murderers, I was shocked and almost brought to my knees, because even though I had served at the same time and same unit, I had never witnessed or participated in any of the events that the Senator had accused us of. I strongly believe that the statements made by the Senator were not only false and inaccurate, but extremely harmful to the United States' efforts in Southeast Asia and the rest of the world. Tragically, some veterans, scorned by the antiwar movement and their allies, retreated to a life of despair and suicide. Two of my crewmates were among them. For that there is no forgiveness. " -- Richard O'Meara "My name is Steve Gardner. I served in 1966 and 1967 on my first tour of duty in Vietnam on Swift boats, and I did my second tour in '68 and '69, involved with John Kerry in the last 2 1/2 months of my tour. The John Kerry that I know is not the John Kerry that everybody else is portraying. I served alongside him and behind him, five feet away from him in a gun tub, and watched as he made indecisive moves with our boat, put our boats in jeopardy, put our crews in jeopardy... if a man like that can't handle that 6-man crew boat, how can you expect him to be our Commander-in-Chief?" -- Steven Gardner "I served in Vietnam as a boat officer from June of 1968 to July of 1969. My service was three months in Coastal Division 13 out of Cat Lo, and nine months with Coastal Division 11 based in An Thoi. John Kerry was in An Thoi the same time I was. I'm here today to express the anger I have harbored for over 33 years, about being accused with my fellow shipmates of war atrocities. All I can say is when I leave here today, I'm going down to the Wall to tell my two crew members it's not true, and that they and the other 49 Swiftees who are on the Wall were then and are still now the best." -- Robert Brant "I never saw, heard of, or participated in any Swift boat crews killing cattle, poisoning crops, or raping and killing civilians as charged by John Kerry, both in his book and in public statements. Since we both operated at the same time, in the same general area, and on the same missions under the same commanders, it is hard to believe his claims of atrocities and poor planning of Sea Lord missions. I signed this letter because I feel that he used Swift boat sailors to proclaim his antiwar statements after the war, and now he uses the same Swift boat sailors to support his claims of being a war hero. He cannot have it both ways, and we are here to ask for full disclosure of the proof of his claims." -- James Steffes .
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
His name is Hacking
how hard was *that* to figure out. . .Monday, August 02, 2004
Dean makes Kerry want to scream . . .
before he didn't want to screamDean on 8/1 terrorism alert: The question is, do I believe this is being fabricated? No, of course I don't believe that. But I do think that there is politics in this, and the question is, how much is politics and how much is a real threat? ...I think John Kerry would probably wait until he knew exactly what the situation was.”
. . . right after something went *BANG*
Kerry on 8/1 terrorism alert: "I believe this administration, in its policies, is actually encouraging the recruitment of terrorists," Kerry said in a CNN interview.
Yup. They didn't want to hurt us before.
Poll Tells DhimmoCraps to "Shove It"
nothing worse than flat hooplaa USA TODAY/CNN/Gallup Poll finds Bush led Kerry 50%-46% among likely voters. Independent candidate Ralph Nader was at 2%. The survey showed Kerry losing 1 percentage point and Bush gaining 4 percentage points from a poll taken the week before the Boston convention.
Aww... Maybe this from Sacred Cow Burgers will help:
[Much more yummy Sacred Cow Burger goodness available --> *click picture*]
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