Thursday, September 30, 2004
Debate Day Invite
C'mon over to Knowledge is Power and join us for our Debate Night Live-Blogging Coverage! Much there to amuse and delight as well as stir the ol' grey matter.Debate Prep
Here's the feed from Bush/Cheney 04 War Room -- Bullshit Refutation Squad:Petty teeny tiny small
it's a big thing to admit -- but it's the first step toward recovery...
Advisers for the Democratic presidential candidate demanded Thursday that the lights signaling when a speaker's time has expired... be removed from the lecterns because they are distracting.
Advisers for the Democratic presidential candidate demanded Thursday that the lights signaling when a speaker's time has expired... be removed from the lecterns because they are distracting.
...thereby admitting that this man who wished wishes to be Leader of The Free World during wartime cannot possibly concentrate on more than one thing at a time. ...cannot possibly finish a freakin' sentence while a little light blinks at him.
I've come to a conclusion. The evidence is overwhelming: Kerry's "advisers" hate him.
Wednesday, September 29, 2004
Woo Hoo!!!
MOJAVE, Calif. (Reuters) SpaceShipOne landed safely on Wednesday in the California desert after a wild corkscrew-like ascent into space, and is now a step closer to a $10 million prize intended to boost commercial-space travel.
And they tell me Cahleefohrneeia is nutz...
For the Record
quick recitation of the TANG factsByron York: The future president joined the Guard in May 1968. Almost immediately, he began an extended period of training. Six weeks of basic training. Fifty-three weeks of flight training. Twenty-one weeks of fighter-interceptor training. That was 80 weeks to begin with, and there were other training periods thrown in as well. It was full-time work. By the time it was over, Bush had served nearly two years. Not two years of weekends. Two years. After training, Bush kept flying, racking up hundreds of hours in F-102 jets. As he did, he accumulated points toward his National Guard service requirements. At the time, guardsmen were required to accumulate a minimum of 50 points to meet their yearly obligation. According to records released earlier this year, Bush earned 253 points in his first year, May 1968 to May 1969 (since he joined in May 1968, his service thereafter was measured on a May-to-May basis). Bush earned 340 points in 1969-1970. He earned 137 points in 1970-1971. And he earned 112 points in 1971-1972. The numbers indicate that in his first four years, Bush not only showed up, he showed up a lot. Did you know that? That brings the story to May 1972 — the time that has been the focus of so many news reports — when Bush “deserted” (according to anti-Bush filmmaker Michael Moore) or went “AWOL” (according to Terry McAuliffe, chairman of the Democratic National Committee). Bush asked for permission to go to Alabama to work on a Senate campaign. His superior officers said OK. Requests like that weren’t unusual, says retired Col. William Campenni, who flew with Bush in 1970 and 1971. “In 1972, there was an enormous glut of pilots,” Campenni says. “The Vietnam War was winding down, and the Air Force was putting pilots in desk jobs. In ’72 or ’73, if you were a pilot, active or Guard, and you had an obligation and wanted to get out, no problem. In fact, you were helping them solve their problem.” So Bush stopped flying. From May 1972 to May 1973, he earned just 56 points — not much, but enough to meet his requirement. Then, in 1973, as Bush made plans to leave the Guard and go to Harvard Business School, he again started showing up frequently. In June and July of 1973, he accumulated 56 points, enough to meet the minimum requirement for the 1973-1974 year. Then, at his request, he was given permission to go. Bush received an honorable discharge after serving five years, four months and five days of his original six-year commitment. By that time, however, he had accumulated enough points in each year to cover six years of service. During his service, Bush received high marks as a pilot. A 1970 evaluation said Bush “clearly stands out as a top notch fighter interceptor pilot” and was “a natural leader whom his contemporaries look to for leadership.” A 1971 evaluation called Bush “an exceptionally fine young officer and pilot” who “continually flies intercept missions with the unit to increase his proficiency even further.” And a 1972 evaluation called Bush “an exceptional fighter interceptor pilot and officer.”
Out from under the bed at last!
no, the Jon Stewart thingie doesn't count, m'kay? I thought you might enjoy some of the highlights of today's Diane Sawyer interview with Johnny ManTan.on the Republicans constantly quoting him "out of context:" "That's why I look forward to this debate, because it's an opportunity to be able to really let the American people know the truth and know where you stand."
Which "you?" Do ya mean Diane? Do ya mean you-you? Do ya mean -- who, exactly, am I gonna know more clearly?
In the ad, Kerry is quoted as saying "I actually did vote for the $87 billion before I voted against it." "But it reflects the truth of the position, which is I thought to have the wealthiest people in America share the burden of paying for that war. It was a protest. Sometimes you have to stand up and be counted, and that's what I did,"
"It was a protest?!?" You chose a vote on whether or not to fund the troops as the ideal place to make a protest against the tax system?!?!? So just to hell with the fighting man, let him use a pointy stick -- you gotta make a protest. Gotcha.
"But I would not have gone to war knowing that there was no imminent threat, there were no weapons of mass destruction, there was no connection of Al Qaeda to Saddam Hussein. "
Neither would have Bush, you cretin. But as that is not the case perhaps you could answer the question?
"My goal is to get our troops out of Iraq."
Ok. That's clear. Not "to win." Not "victory." Not "to have Iraq be self-governing." Not "to bring some semblance of stability to the region." Not "to kill terrorists." "To bring the troops home" so that they can fight terrorists on the streets of Cleveland and Miami and Fargo and Truth or Consequences.
"The prime minister and the president are here obviously to put their best face on the policy," Kerry said following Allawi's address. "But the fact is that the CIA estimates, the reporting, the ground operations and the troops all tell a different story." "I'm not attacking him [Allawi]. I'm not attacking him at all," Kerry said. "He's a strong man. I hope he's successful. I'm going to help him be successful,"
*sigh*
John Kerry - Misunderaligned?
c'mon - let's be fair...Johnny NoFair on Diane Sawyer 9.29.04 See, what the Republicans do — and they love to do it and they're very good at it and they've spent millions of dollars doing it — is just find a little sentence here and find a little sentence there and take it out of context,"
Johnny "WrongWar" in 1997: The reality, Mr. President, is that Saddam Hussein has intentionally or inadvertently set up a test which the entire world will be watching, and if he gets away with this arrogant ploy, he will have terminated a most important multilateral effort to defuse a legitimate threat to global security--to defuse it by tying the hands of a rogue who thinks nothing of ordering widespread, indiscriminate death and destruction in pursuit of power. ...The Security Council and the United States obviously have to think seriously and soberly about the plausible scenarios that could play out if he were permitted to continue his weapons development work after shutting out U.N. inspectors. ...Surely, if Saddam's efforts are permitted to continue unabated, we will eventually face more aggression by Saddam, quite conceivably including an attack on Israel, or on other nations in the region as he seeks predominance within the Arab community. If he has such weapons, his attack is likely to employ weapons of unspeakable and indiscriminate destructiveness and torturous effects on civilians and military alike. What that would unleash is simply too horrendous to contemplate, but the United States inevitably would be drawn into that conflict. ...As the world's only current superpower, we have the enormous responsibility not to exhibit arrogance, not to take any unwitting or unnecessary risks, and not to employ armed force casually. But at the same time it is our responsibility not to shy away from those confrontations that really matter in the long run. And this matters in the long run. ...if in the final analysis we face what we truly believe to be a grave threat to the well-being of our Nation or the entire world and it cannot be removed peacefully, we must have the courage to do what we believe is right and wise.
Ok, Johnny Whinger, I got your context right here
Tuesday, September 28, 2004
Must Move!! Must Hide!!!
James Carville sent me a dead-tree-letter!! After soaking it overnight in a bucket of water out in an unoccupied field, I read it just to see what heWe either pull out all the stops over the next few weeks or we will live to regret it.
Well, Jimbo, at least you'll live.
...four long years of kicking ourselves... Republicans hold on to power... this election will go to whichever side wants victory more
now whoever has better ideas... clearer plans... We're even beyond "better hair" Now it's down to who is more desperate for power hokay-fiiiine... thass clear
...checkbook...right now...generous... right now... ...Just think what damage the Bush Cheney crowd can do to our hopes and dreams...
what is this -- high school?!? The "in crowd" the "goths' the "jocks" the "jerks..." oy.
Bush lost jobs bla bla "abandon Medicare [all fuzzy and warm like it is...] and leave their fate to a faceless HMO [bwahahahaha] Kyoto... "no money for AIDS" [?!?!?!] They lied... blablabla... racist bastards...
oh, tell it to Rice, Jimmy Brainz. Sing it to Powell... Bingo!
"Four years ago, we fell short of victory by only a handful of votes."
There it is. Another blatant admission of the loss of the election -- not by fraud, not by a lawyer's breath -- by too few votes.
Now check out the new Kerry 527 ad accusing "Republicans" of "preventing black people from voting in Florida in 2000"
[heard on Hannity - Best of. Forgot name of org as Hannity was ripping the representative a new one for not being able to "name three" Republicans who prevented "name three" black people from voting. bwahaha]
What an uber-maroon.
So I stuffed the letter back in the postage paid envelope, along with some random ash-covered, chocolate spotted stuff out of my trash. heh. Every little bit I can do... Oughta tape it to a brick.
George Bush is having the clouds seeded...
...to make more bigger hurricanes so he can look like a good guy...[DU]DhimmoCrap Campaign Strategy: ...if you don’t vote for John Kerry, you won’t have health insurance; if you don’t vote for John Kerry, you won’t have social security; if you don’t vote for John Kerry, the draft will come back. If you don’t vote for John Kerry, [Farmer] Jones will come back!
Unfortunately it only works on dumbasses . . .
Focused like a border collie on a ball
aaaiiieeeeeeeee
Soros believes a “supremacist ideology” guides this White House. He hears echoes in its rhetoric of his childhood in occupied Hungary. ... [re his book, “The Bubble of American Supremacy”] “It would be too immodest for a private person to set himself up against the president,” he said. “But it is, in fact” — he chuckled — “the Soros Doctorine.” ... [when asked,] Would he become poor to beat Bush? He said: “If someone guaranteed it.” “It is the central focus of my life,”...
Obsessed much? Now, out of his confidence in the KerryKrew, he is launching a national tour of his own and including such people as retired General Wesley Clark and former Ambassador Arthur Hartman, and calling it Diplomats and Military Commanders for Change.
Soros' tour will take him to at least 11 cities in the month of October, including: Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Columbus, Cleveland and Akron, Ohio; Sarasota and Miami, Florida; Boston, Massachusetts; Des Moines, Iowa; and Minneapolis, Minnesota. In each city, he will give a public speech, meet with local media and take out newspaper advertisements. The first ad will run nationally as a two-page centerfold spread in Wednesday's Wall Street Journal.
Plus the obligatory website: http://www.GeorgeSoros.com Oh, and you ask, Claire, "Where's the money?"
The speaking tour coincides with the release of his most recent book, The Bubble of American Supremacy ...
Which, apparently, Soros believes is going to burst. ...wonder why? MORE:
[Soros] has also penned a pamhlet tited "Why we must not re-elect President Bush" and is mailing copies to two million voters.
I'd give a nickel for a copy o' that! He's focusing on Iraq as his major complaint - which is bogus as MoveOn.org was started long before Iraq was even broached.
Sunday, September 26, 2004
The Council Has Spoken ! ! !
This week's winners are: The Barrier to Defeating Terrorism by Terrorism Unveiled, an over-all excellent and interesting blog written by a woman studying the phenomenon up close and personal, and The Fall of the Media Empire by Cavalier's Guardian WatchBlog Full results of the vote are over at The Watcher's, along with this week's entries! Lots of good reading: Go See . . . Spambots: byte hot bits and die!! [Thanx, Watcher!]Friday, September 24, 2004
Whatinhell Is Going On?!?
this is the shape of something on the horizon... Just yesterday I mentioned that PrestoPundit received an email from GOOGLE ADS declaring his site "unacceptable" to them due to content that "advocate[s] against any individual, group, or organization." Then, within hours, they took it back. *scratches head* Now, Daily Pundit gets this little ray of sunshine from PayPal:...your account has been limited for violating PayPal's Acceptable Use Policy regarding Offensive Material. The Policy prohibits the use of PayPal in the sale of items or in support of organizations that promote hate, violence, or racial intolerance; items which graphically portray violence or victims of violence; or items closely associated with individuals notorious for committing murderous acts within the last 100 years.
Well. ok. If that's how they want to run their company it's their choice. If they think not mentioning that we are at war with terrorists connotes "decent," it's their prerogative. But reading Bill's comments, a reader points out that PayPal does business with a site that sells NAZI memorabilia... "hate" - check. "violence" - check. "racial intolerance" - check. ...uhh
How Much?!?
FatAss Hits the Road - unfortunately not skidding on his chins...Calling it his "Slacker Uprising Tour" in an effort to get millions of traditional non-voters to the polls on November 2, the Oscar-winning filmmaker of "[Fat'n'Hate 911]" and #1 bestselling author Michael Moore announced today that he will embark on a 60-city tour to the 20 battleground states beginning September 26 in Elk Rapids, Michigan, and ending on Election Day in Tallahassee, Florida. ...He will read letters he's received from soldiers in Iraq [did he get 'em from Dan Rather? -C] (published in his new book, "Will They Ever Trust Us Again -- Letters from the War Zone"), offer prizes for people who register to vote, and conduct the "world's largest karaoke sing-a-long" to John Ashcroft's "Let the Eagle Soar." [?!?! - did Ashcroft cut a single when I wasn't paying attention? -C] At many venues Moore will show as yet-unseen clips from his "[Fat'n'Hate 911]" DVD (to be released October 5), and give everyone present a chance to win their own "pet goat." [exciting, as they'll be smelling one all evening -C]
So it's a pimpin'-my-shit tour. . .
"It should be a lot of fun," said Moore.
At his usual price of $40,000 per appearance, that is
$2,400,000
"Fun" ?!? No freakin' shit! Lessee - at 2 hours per performance that's $20,000/hour. Let's say he only charges a quarter of his usual fee [making all those who already paid full freight feel ripped off] that's $5,000/hour plus travel time. Considering the size on entourage he might need, ass-I am calling for a non-voter uprising, led by thousands of campus slackers who proudly sleep 'til noon and who believe papers are for rolling, not reading.
They are rightfully cynical, but this year their motto will be: "Bush and Kerry Both Suck -- That's Why I'm Voting for John Kerry!"
With the exquisite logic of the permanently stoned... mentally defective... perpetually hate-filled... This damn democracy thing only works because the ignoratti don't vote. They are fat, stupid and happily concerned only with who got thrown off the island and the latest Oprah giveaway. Which is juuust fine with me. If these cretinous dumbasses start attempting to vote, I'm gonna launch a campaign to test people before they can register. Intelligence *and* awareness of the issues. Opinions not relevant -- just "do ya know what the fuck is actually going on?" I'd suggest picketing him but the only sign I can come up with is "What the Fuck is the Matter with You?!?!" ThanQ! The National Debate
Robert Cox In the end, the misguided actions of school administrators to, in effect, censor or diluate Moore's message, only serve to elevate his importance while denying reasonable people the opportunity to hear directly from Moore and fully appreciate the rambling, inchoate line of reasoning that forms the basis for Moore's political agenda.
A very valid point -- mebbe we oughta stack the audience... ---------- CLARIFICATION FOR A COMMENTER: Gillian you've misunderstood: that is not fear, it is derision. We deride him but more so his groupies as they follow him around begging to be told again and again how they are the stupidest people on the planet. Oh? You didn't think he meant you?? ---------- Tour cities below the fold CITIES MICHAEL MOORE WILL VISIT Elk Rapids, MI Seattle, WA Big Rapids, MI Mt. Pleasant, MI Tucson, AZ Dearborn, MI Phoenix, AZ East Lansing, MI Flagstaff, AZ Detroit, MI Ann Arbor, MI Albuquerque, NM Flint, MI Santa Fe, NM Grand Rapids, MI Las Cruces, NM Albion, MI Ames, IA Toledo, OH Iowa City, IA Columbus, OH Cleveland, OH Fairmont, WV Cincinnati, OH Charleston, WV Athens, OH Charlottesville, VA Pittsburgh, PA Fairfax, VA Philadelphia, PA Erie, PA Minneapolis, NN Bethlehem, PA St. Cloud, MN Carlyle, PA State College, PA Nashville, TN Indiana, PA Memphis, TN Gainesville, FL Salem, OR Miami, FL Eugene, OR Boca Raton, FL Portland, OR Orlando, FL Ft. Lauderdale, FL Kansas City, MO Tallahassee, FL St. Louis, MO Jacksonville, FL Maryville, MO Tampa, FL Milwaukee, WI Madison, WI Green Bay, WI Stevens Point, WI Stout, WI Las Vegas, NV Reno, NV
Thursday, September 23, 2004
It is on like Donkey Kong!
I have a secret to tell... I like The Amazing Race. There. I've said it. I'm out of the closet. It's the only one. And I'm hooked. I don't even remember how I got started.... And the best show ever was the ending of this year's Race. spoilers below - in case ya care... Chip and Kim are aces! They deserved that win! All the way through. He was nice and generous and humorous and enjoyed it all. She's quieter and made of steel. I'd love to have dinner with them! The "perfecto-pair." I wanted little doormat-girl to pick one up off the floor and *smack* that abusive little prick Colon soooo many, many times. And Mr & Ms "Let's Pray" -- what a buncha hooey! "Models" my wide, white ...foot! Mark my words, he's the kind that'll seem all wimpy and meek -- until he takes out a straight blade and carves up kittens. ..."for God," of course. And even with that he ought dump her whiney assStatistics
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