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It's getting worse.
It's getting worse.
August 30th, 2005
August 27th, 2005
To my New Orleans readers: if you were thinking of staying home and riding out Katrina, don't. GET OUT.
Last year, I was worked a hurricane planning workshop in Baton Rouge, put on by the state's Department of Homeland Security. It dealt with planning and response to a major SE Louisiana hurricane, complete with simulations and expert-designed projections, surveys, etc. A Cat3 making a direct hit on NOLA was projected to cause massive damage, far beyond what the average person might think. Consider the possibility of 18 feet of water in the CBD, a toxic soup of household and industrial chemicals floating around the flooded bowl that NOLA sits in and substantial, if not complete, destruction of homes and businesses along the river. Think floating corpses and balls of fire ants and gasoline and god knows what. If you stay and survive, search and rescue will not come after your ass for some time, and if they do they will be coming to take you out and nothing else. After they blow the levee and the water goes down, it'll still be months before the city is livable. Casualties possibly in five figures.
That's a Cat3. If Katrina makes landfall as a Cat5? The destruction will be apocalyptic.
Get out now.
Last year, I was worked a hurricane planning workshop in Baton Rouge, put on by the state's Department of Homeland Security. It dealt with planning and response to a major SE Louisiana hurricane, complete with simulations and expert-designed projections, surveys, etc. A Cat3 making a direct hit on NOLA was projected to cause massive damage, far beyond what the average person might think. Consider the possibility of 18 feet of water in the CBD, a toxic soup of household and industrial chemicals floating around the flooded bowl that NOLA sits in and substantial, if not complete, destruction of homes and businesses along the river. Think floating corpses and balls of fire ants and gasoline and god knows what. If you stay and survive, search and rescue will not come after your ass for some time, and if they do they will be coming to take you out and nothing else. After they blow the levee and the water goes down, it'll still be months before the city is livable. Casualties possibly in five figures.
That's a Cat3. If Katrina makes landfall as a Cat5? The destruction will be apocalyptic.
Get out now.
August 23rd, 2005
I hate freelancing. This sucks. I need a real job. And I can't even get a fucking nibble, nothing. It's never taken me this long to find work.
This sucks. Did I already say that?
This sucks. Did I already say that?
August 12th, 2005
As of today, I'm moving my news blog -- the sort of stuff I've been doing, and which is syndicated to the front page of my site- over to blogspot. '
'I have several reasons for doing this, the most pressing being that my paid membership is running out and I can't afford to re-up right now. I'm still going to keep this one, but as more of a personal journal rather than as a blog feed. I'll still be around, but if you want the political posts, you'll have to go to one of the above sites.
'I have several reasons for doing this, the most pressing being that my paid membership is running out and I can't afford to re-up right now. I'm still going to keep this one, but as more of a personal journal rather than as a blog feed. I'll still be around, but if you want the political posts, you'll have to go to one of the above sites.
"There are some who feel like -- that the conditions are such that they can attack us there. My answer is, bring 'em on."
Consider it brought.
Pity poor Eric Benjamin at the Times of Acadiana. He needs to ask his ghostwriters to check their facts more carefully.
Sad.
They have to vote on this?
Consider it brought.
Pity poor Eric Benjamin at the Times of Acadiana. He needs to ask his ghostwriters to check their facts more carefully.
Sad.
They have to vote on this?
August 11th, 2005
More on the obscene "Freedom Walk."
Also: Greenpeace files FCC complaint against Tucker "Dick" Carlson for suggesting the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior ship -- by the French government -- which took the life of a father of two -- was "a bold and good thing to do."
"How do you know his life would have been good?"
Worthless people. Shameful people.
Off. My. FUCKING. PLANET.
Also: Greenpeace files FCC complaint against Tucker "Dick" Carlson for suggesting the bombing of the Rainbow Warrior ship -- by the French government -- which took the life of a father of two -- was "a bold and good thing to do."
"How do you know his life would have been good?"
Worthless people. Shameful people.
Off. My. FUCKING. PLANET.
Okay, I rescind my previous comment; THIS is the stupidest letter ever published by the Daily Advertiser.
Mr. Harson: what does it take to get fired from your office and prosecuted as a criminal? Maybe he should have just killed the bitch.
Gays, no. Pedophiles, c'mon in.
This clears up the "Cindy Sheehan changed her tune" lie that the right-wing consie republicans have been flogging. Not that it will make a bit of difference to them, of course.
Plan on attending the tasteless "Freedom Walk" and Clint Black concert, sponsored by the U.S. Government? You'll have to register with the DoD and be screened. To attend a freedom walk.
ATTENTION CHICKENHAWKS.
Bob Woodward says Cheney will run in 2008. Of course, Bob Woodward is a hack, but just in case, why not brush up
on the man some call THE DEVIL.
Mr. Harson: what does it take to get fired from your office and prosecuted as a criminal? Maybe he should have just killed the bitch.
Gays, no. Pedophiles, c'mon in.
This clears up the "Cindy Sheehan changed her tune" lie that the right-wing consie republicans have been flogging. Not that it will make a bit of difference to them, of course.
Plan on attending the tasteless "Freedom Walk" and Clint Black concert, sponsored by the U.S. Government? You'll have to register with the DoD and be screened. To attend a freedom walk.
ATTENTION CHICKENHAWKS.
Bob Woodward says Cheney will run in 2008. Of course, Bob Woodward is a hack, but just in case, why not brush up
on the man some call THE DEVIL.
August 10th, 2005
Over at the Times of Acadiana, the once-proud alternative newspaper now reduced to flopping around like a meat-puppet whore on the end of Gannet's stick, New Orleans resident Eric Benjamin signs his name to another column fed to him by Fiber 411. Fiber 411, who claimed, on election night, that they had "won" and that "all they ever wanted was for the people to be able to vote" have now embarked on the expected path of retribution and personal attack. Take note, Lafayette residents: the fight for fiber to the home isn't over, and BellSouth, Cox, and their puppets are now taking the fight down to the individual level. (and rather stupidly, I might add:
"That's typical for that fat-ass drug addict to come up with something like that... Rush doesn't know squat about patriotism. He's typical of the new Republican. He's got a lot of lip, and he doesn't walk the walk."
Asshole. He's going to "investiate donors." Oooo. Why don't you investigate my balls for signs of rich, chocolatey goodness?
Specifically, according to sources associated with Fiber 411, Durel's urgent and unremitting support for the referendum is in violation of Chapter 11, Title 18 of the Louisiana State Statutes of 1950 that states: "No public servant shall use the authority of his office or position, directly or indirectly, in a manner intended to compel or coerce any person or other public servant to engage in political activity."Urging people to vote isn't compelling or coercing; the point of that statute is to prevent an elected official from pressuring and/or threatening people into voting a certain way. And they're claiming that "soliciting support from civic and city clubs and organizations" is unfair, high-pressure political dirty tricks? Yo, shut up, LOSERS. And that goes double for Eric Benjamin: dude, I can see the strings. You're not fooling anyone.
The statute defines political activity as "an effort to support or oppose the election of a candidate for political office in an election." A member of the Ethics Commission, asked if the same rules would apply to a referendum as to an election for office, replied, "Yes."
"That's typical for that fat-ass drug addict to come up with something like that... Rush doesn't know squat about patriotism. He's typical of the new Republican. He's got a lot of lip, and he doesn't walk the walk."
Asshole. He's going to "investiate donors." Oooo. Why don't you investigate my balls for signs of rich, chocolatey goodness?
August 9th, 2005
In USA Today, of all places, Utah Sen. Chris Butters writes an editorial that is breathtakingly stupid, even by creationist standards. You remember Chris Butters, right? Why does anyone in a legitimate media outlet think publishing this drivel is a good idea? "There is zero scientific fossil evidence that demonstrates organic evolutionary linkage between primates and man." Science learnin' from a right-wing Utah farmboy who couldn't find his dick with two Sherpas and a hint.
James Dobson beats his wiener. Dog. Wiener dog. And he probably jacks off while he does it, too, and grins a rictus monkey grin, showing off his 46 sharply filed teeth as the little hound whines and yelps for mercy. FRESH OUT OF THAT.
Fred Phelps! Who doesn't love Fred Phelps? Well, the republicans would have you believe that they don't, but they sure sound a lot alike. Also note Digby's rhetorical question: why do Democrats get blamed for every stupid thing some college professor says, but the republicans can skate away from any association with Phelps?
FCC hires Penny Nance as an "advisor". Some of Penny's greatest hits:
Wingnut Social Club opposes John Roberts as he appears to be a FAGUNIST.
Say ... is your child a filthy catamite? Take this easy test and find out.
All of you get off my goddamn planet before your hoots and squirtings rouse me from my slumber.
James Dobson beats his wiener. Dog. Wiener dog. And he probably jacks off while he does it, too, and grins a rictus monkey grin, showing off his 46 sharply filed teeth as the little hound whines and yelps for mercy. FRESH OUT OF THAT.
Fred Phelps! Who doesn't love Fred Phelps? Well, the republicans would have you believe that they don't, but they sure sound a lot alike. Also note Digby's rhetorical question: why do Democrats get blamed for every stupid thing some college professor says, but the republicans can skate away from any association with Phelps?
FCC hires Penny Nance as an "advisor". Some of Penny's greatest hits:
*board member of Concerned Women For America -- their stated goal is "helping...to bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy."
*founder of Kids First Coalition -- activist group which reprints Republican speeches and papers on its website (just what kids love to read!) and pushing to censor DVDs and end a woman's right to abortion
*attacked basic cable in January -- she sees a "huge indecency problem" despite the fact that any and every channel on cable can be blocked by parents at no charge -- so if all you want your kids to watch is The 700 Club, you've got the power right now. But Nance knows this. She wants to stop YOU from watching what you want, as well. Say goodbye to "The Shield" and "Battlestar Galactica" (Pagan worship) and more if she has her way.
* worked with/for Center for Reclaiming America -- which wants to "implement the Biblical principles on which our country was founded."
Wingnut Social Club opposes John Roberts as he appears to be a FAGUNIST.
Say ... is your child a filthy catamite? Take this easy test and find out.
All of you get off my goddamn planet before your hoots and squirtings rouse me from my slumber.
August 8th, 2005
August 7th, 2005
Is this the stupidest letter to the editor ever published by the Daily Advertiser? Is this the fabled Absolute Dumbass?
Newsweek: Leak prosecutor's boss likely to be replaced with Bush classmate/ Keep your eye on this and be prepared to call your representatives. Looks like the fix is in.
August 5th, 2005
Sounds like bullshit to me, but thedeadpelican reports that Bill O'Reilly is looking for a fight with the state of Louisiana becuase, after he accused the state of being soft on sex offenders, Denise Bottcher of the Governor's office told aTV station that O'Reilly was full of shit (in so many words). Now he's making pussy schoolyard threats ("We're taking names! You better think twice about saying anything, MADAM!").
Fuck you, Bill. Let's do a short rundown:
Bill says homeless heat wave victims were too stupid to get out of the heat.
ACLU are terrorist allies. Also here.
Scientists not in favor of teaching children fundamentalist horseshit disguised as science = "fascism."
Bill slanders David Corn on the air.
You're a vibrator loving horndog. A little cock-shaped vibrator loving horndog.
Bill would like to execute all Guantanamo detainees without trial.
In short, I think you're a malicious, sex-harassing superstitious lying cowardly draft-dodging little cunt, and I cordially invite you to start some shit over here, Mr. Falafel.
Fuck you, Bill. Let's do a short rundown:
Bill says homeless heat wave victims were too stupid to get out of the heat.
ACLU are terrorist allies. Also here.
Scientists not in favor of teaching children fundamentalist horseshit disguised as science = "fascism."
Bill slanders David Corn on the air.
You're a vibrator loving horndog. A little cock-shaped vibrator loving horndog.
Bill would like to execute all Guantanamo detainees without trial.
In short, I think you're a malicious, sex-harassing superstitious lying cowardly draft-dodging little cunt, and I cordially invite you to start some shit over here, Mr. Falafel.
August 4th, 2005
20 Ohio Marines dead in two days. His nibs reads some scripted lines while on his 5-week-long vacation, his 49th since 2001. (319 vacation days total, or 20% of his presidency.) Pig.
More good news for Lafayette schools. N.P. Moss students can transfer to other schools, although that's like jumping foxholes, I suppose. I drive past N.P. Moss every day; I vote there, too. The students look bright and eager, the grounds are pretty clean, and it looks like people are trying to take some pride in the school. They -- the students and the teachers -- deserve better than Easton, who cuts personnel and classes while offering mealy-mouther promises like "We think the school will be improved."
Oh lordy. Normally I don't have much truck with David Brooks -- I can ride the bus and talk to lunatics all day for less than a copy of the NYT --but this one got me:
Second point: MORON. Globalization is the problem? Not what you said last year. And the current column seems to indicate that poverty, not globalization, which is name dropped and then ignored. Which is it, Dave?
Third point: I don't even have an insult suitable for this one, so I'll just lay it out for you in simple words: Islamic fundamentalists are right-wing conservatives. Liberals believe in civil rights, universal suffrage, women's rights, the separation of church and state, inclusive politics, and, in general, not blowing motherfuckers up who don't agree with you. Fundamentalists believe in a theocratic state, keeping women at home with the kids, removing "undesirables" like gays and heathens from society. Liberal newspapers in Muslim countries get shut down for daring to print critical stories -- there's your freedom of the press. The Ayatollahs in Iraq once banned all music --might still be banned, for all I know. There's your government/church-based control of culture. Religious fundamentalism (among other things) breeds terrorists, and religious fundamentalism is by definition conservative. Idiot.
More good news for Lafayette schools. N.P. Moss students can transfer to other schools, although that's like jumping foxholes, I suppose. I drive past N.P. Moss every day; I vote there, too. The students look bright and eager, the grounds are pretty clean, and it looks like people are trying to take some pride in the school. They -- the students and the teachers -- deserve better than Easton, who cuts personnel and classes while offering mealy-mouther promises like "We think the school will be improved."
Oh lordy. Normally I don't have much truck with David Brooks -- I can ride the bus and talk to lunatics all day for less than a copy of the NYT --but this one got me:
In his book "Globalized Islam," the French scholar Olivier Roy points out that today's jihadists have a lot in common with the left-wing extremists of the 1930's and 1960's. Ideologically, Islamic neofundamentalism occupies the same militant space that was once occupied by Marxism. It draws the same sorts of recruits (educated second-generation immigrants, for example), uses some of the same symbols and vilifies some of the same enemies (imperialism and capitalism).Okay, first point: IDIOT. "Islamic Neofundamentalism" occupies the same "space" as MARXISM? A materialist view of the world, rejection of metaphysics, communal ownership of industry and property? Yeah, that sounds like al-qaeda. Yes, Islamic fundamentalists villfy capitalism, but the also fought the USSR out of Afghanistan with the aid of "capitalists." And as someone who has actually lived and worked in the middle east, I can tell you with certainty that the great majority of Muslims will explain Islam is pro-business, and making money is a good thing (as long as it's used wisely). And, please don't forget, Bin Laden and his family made millions in global business.
Second point: MORON. Globalization is the problem? Not what you said last year. And the current column seems to indicate that poverty, not globalization, which is name dropped and then ignored. Which is it, Dave?
Third point: I don't even have an insult suitable for this one, so I'll just lay it out for you in simple words: Islamic fundamentalists are right-wing conservatives. Liberals believe in civil rights, universal suffrage, women's rights, the separation of church and state, inclusive politics, and, in general, not blowing motherfuckers up who don't agree with you. Fundamentalists believe in a theocratic state, keeping women at home with the kids, removing "undesirables" like gays and heathens from society. Liberal newspapers in Muslim countries get shut down for daring to print critical stories -- there's your freedom of the press. The Ayatollahs in Iraq once banned all music --might still be banned, for all I know. There's your government/church-based control of culture. Religious fundamentalism (among other things) breeds terrorists, and religious fundamentalism is by definition conservative. Idiot.
August 3rd, 2005
"I'm not on trial for being a jerk." Good thing for you, or the crows would be pecking your eyes about now.
I don't even have words for Monkeyboy coming out for intelligent design. Wonkette had the best line: "Teaching ID as an alternative to evolution is like teaching magic as an alternative to physics."
Sigh. Where to begin? For one thing, Bush didn't say there is any federal responsibility to help save the coast; he said there needs to be "a federal-state relationship." Whatever that is. And look at what happens here:
Speaking of differing versions of reality, the lefty blogs are in a self-immolating dogfight over Paul Hackett's near-win in a special Ohio congressional race, where he lost to Republican talking-points robot and unhinged witch Jean Schmidt by 52% - 48%. Let's stick with Kos for the moment. The glass-is-half-full crowd points out that this particular Ohio district was always almost solidly republican -- Bush took it with 70%+ -- and that Hackett was supposed to run as low as 30% himself. It was seen as an easy republican win, and the fact that turnout was about three times higher than expected, and the fact that the tough-talking pro-war and pro-gun Army Major (he said "I don't like that son-of-a-bitch in the white house, but I'll put my life on the line for him") was able to pull off 48%, means big trouble for republicans in Ohio and, by extension, a warning to national republican strategists that maybe the red states are going a little more purple.
The glass-half-empty contingent points out that a loss is still a loss, and in this case a pro-gun, pro-war Army Major with an impeccable record was not able to best a corrupt, vacuous, truth-challenged psychotic harpy means that the republican faithful will vote for any GOP candidate, no matter how awful.
You've got to delve into some of the comments to really dig the fighting: Class bully Armando, who really needs a spell checker, telling people who disagree with him to get out, calling them assholes, etc. Lots of OMG OHIO DIEBOLD THEY STOLED IT whining. The sad part, to me, is the preponderance of "this is really a win for us, since no one expected him to do this well!" comments. No, it's not a win; it's a loss (I'm of the "glass-is-half-empty" persuasion, btw). If Schmidt hadn't blown up in scandals in the last week or two, and if she hadn't questioned Hackett's service, she probably would have finished where everyone thought she did. In the week prior to this election, the lefty blogs were all over how unhinged she was, how empty her platform was, all her penny-ante scandals. Now that she's squeaked out a win, she's suddenly a formidable candidate. You'll see more than a few "The GOP is running scared!" comments, too. Maybe we should all just wait for the E to wear off and think about it a little longer: YOU LOST. You lost to a scandal-ridden stick insect with nothing to say beyond GOP talking points. If they can beat your best with their worst, they're still ahead. And y'all really need to stop viewing red state voters as "brainwashed" or "stupid" or "dumbasses" and start viewing them as potential customers for the product you're selling -- if you want to sell any of it. I don't like right-wing xtian habit voters either, but I'm not going to insult them to their faces and then come back looking for votes. And one more thing: liberal dems are absolutely doomed to failure if you keep telling people who disagree with you to piss off.
There are lessons to be learned fom Hackett's strong finish, of course: straight talk is refreshing and appreciated. Service to your country is good, and the now-common republican trick of slandering demo/liberal/lefty veterans has less sticking power as things get worse in Iraq. People might be paying attention to republican service records, too, although that's probably wishful thinking on my part. But someone is going to have to win something somewhere before the "50-State Strategy" proves to be anything but D&D for liberal geeks.
Edit: Apologies to Ms. Sidney Coffee for referring to her as "Mr." My bad.
I don't even have words for Monkeyboy coming out for intelligent design. Wonkette had the best line: "Teaching ID as an alternative to evolution is like teaching magic as an alternative to physics."
Sigh. Where to begin? For one thing, Bush didn't say there is any federal responsibility to help save the coast; he said there needs to be "a federal-state relationship." Whatever that is. And look at what happens here:
In one surprise to the six states that will share the $1 billion in offshore royalty revenue -- Louisiana, Texas, Mississippi, Alabama, Alaska and California -- Bush said Louisiana officials should use the money to attract more federal financing.First, Ms. Coffee: has it occurred to you that he's talking out of his ass? He's done that on occasion, you know. He's making off-the-cuff remarks to a bunch of reporters and blurts out a suggestion and all of a sudden people are acting like that one remark has the ability to overturn existing law? And don't get me started on Bobby Jindal, who sees demons in crazy people and "tacit admissions" that the money is MINE ALL MINE in extemporaneous comments.
"I strongly urge the state of Louisiana to use the money that will be coming to them toward matching federal commitments for saving the lands," Bush said.
Louisiana officials have been told by federal officials they can't use the money to draw extra federal financing.
"That would be huge," said Sidney Coffee, Gov. Blanco's adviser on coastal issues. "If we could use that as cost share, that would finance so much of our near-term plans."
U.S. Rep. Bobby Jindal, R-Kenner, saw Bush's statement as a tacit admission that part of the offshore royalty revenue belongs to Louisiana, something other administrations have declined to accept.
"I think they are going down a path where they can't turn us down in the future," Jindal said. "There is a federal acknowledgment that this is a serious problem and the federal government has a responsibility to help fix it."
Speaking of differing versions of reality, the lefty blogs are in a self-immolating dogfight over Paul Hackett's near-win in a special Ohio congressional race, where he lost to Republican talking-points robot and unhinged witch Jean Schmidt by 52% - 48%. Let's stick with Kos for the moment. The glass-is-half-full crowd points out that this particular Ohio district was always almost solidly republican -- Bush took it with 70%+ -- and that Hackett was supposed to run as low as 30% himself. It was seen as an easy republican win, and the fact that turnout was about three times higher than expected, and the fact that the tough-talking pro-war and pro-gun Army Major (he said "I don't like that son-of-a-bitch in the white house, but I'll put my life on the line for him") was able to pull off 48%, means big trouble for republicans in Ohio and, by extension, a warning to national republican strategists that maybe the red states are going a little more purple.
The glass-half-empty contingent points out that a loss is still a loss, and in this case a pro-gun, pro-war Army Major with an impeccable record was not able to best a corrupt, vacuous, truth-challenged psychotic harpy means that the republican faithful will vote for any GOP candidate, no matter how awful.
You've got to delve into some of the comments to really dig the fighting: Class bully Armando, who really needs a spell checker, telling people who disagree with him to get out, calling them assholes, etc. Lots of OMG OHIO DIEBOLD THEY STOLED IT whining. The sad part, to me, is the preponderance of "this is really a win for us, since no one expected him to do this well!" comments. No, it's not a win; it's a loss (I'm of the "glass-is-half-empty" persuasion, btw). If Schmidt hadn't blown up in scandals in the last week or two, and if she hadn't questioned Hackett's service, she probably would have finished where everyone thought she did. In the week prior to this election, the lefty blogs were all over how unhinged she was, how empty her platform was, all her penny-ante scandals. Now that she's squeaked out a win, she's suddenly a formidable candidate. You'll see more than a few "The GOP is running scared!" comments, too. Maybe we should all just wait for the E to wear off and think about it a little longer: YOU LOST. You lost to a scandal-ridden stick insect with nothing to say beyond GOP talking points. If they can beat your best with their worst, they're still ahead. And y'all really need to stop viewing red state voters as "brainwashed" or "stupid" or "dumbasses" and start viewing them as potential customers for the product you're selling -- if you want to sell any of it. I don't like right-wing xtian habit voters either, but I'm not going to insult them to their faces and then come back looking for votes. And one more thing: liberal dems are absolutely doomed to failure if you keep telling people who disagree with you to piss off.
There are lessons to be learned fom Hackett's strong finish, of course: straight talk is refreshing and appreciated. Service to your country is good, and the now-common republican trick of slandering demo/liberal/lefty veterans has less sticking power as things get worse in Iraq. People might be paying attention to republican service records, too, although that's probably wishful thinking on my part. But someone is going to have to win something somewhere before the "50-State Strategy" proves to be anything but D&D for liberal geeks.
Edit: Apologies to Ms. Sidney Coffee for referring to her as "Mr." My bad.
August 2nd, 2005
"Blanco was again dead right when she told LaPierre: 'It's for no insignificant reason that we are known as the Sportsman's Paradise.' The quarry simply varies, from region to region."
Adam Nossiter tears the Queen Bee a new one and in the process becomes my new hero. Link found via Oyster.
EDIT: also note this: "The governor did not mention, in her letter to LaPierre, the historic 1998 New Orleans lawsuit against handgun manufacturers over violence in the city. Copied by dozens of other cities and counties, the suit was later squashed by the Louisiana Legislature, at the instigation of Blanco predecessor Mike Foster. He complained: "'we'll be after the weenie-makers pretty soon for giving people heart attacks.'"
Fuck you, you fat bastard.
Adam Nossiter tears the Queen Bee a new one and in the process becomes my new hero. Link found via Oyster.
EDIT: also note this: "The governor did not mention, in her letter to LaPierre, the historic 1998 New Orleans lawsuit against handgun manufacturers over violence in the city. Copied by dozens of other cities and counties, the suit was later squashed by the Louisiana Legislature, at the instigation of Blanco predecessor Mike Foster. He complained: "'we'll be after the weenie-makers pretty soon for giving people heart attacks.'"
Fuck you, you fat bastard.
sad"We don't want to make libraries safe havens for terrorists," Gonzales told reporters after speaking to conference attendees at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans. Other great lines: "Gonzales said the portrayal of gangs in 'West Side Story' was not accurate," and we learn that "USA Patriot is an acronym for Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism." And that Alberto Gonzales want to be able to access your library history, and probably everything else.
Cox and BellSouth still attempting to make policy. I understand that businesses petition government all the time, over issues like tax relief, pollution and labor law, but I find the prospect of two private companies goading the PSC to write and/or interpret public law in order to target and hobble the efforts of a municipality unbelievably arrogant. Cox and BS aren't arguing for an interpretation that would merely protect their interests, or one that would somehow benefit Louisiana businesses in general: they want LUS shot down and hauled away.
Lafayette High struggles to provide an education for its students, while Superintendent James Easton cuts positions and waits on his raise. Let me ask you Lafayette residents something: do you remember Michael Zolkowski? The previous superintendent who was going to save us all? Came in on his white horse and made all the elementary school kids wear uniforms and everyone just peed all over themselves saying how wonderful it all was? Remember running his sorry ass out of town in 2001 after three years of pompous condescension and mismanagement? James Easton is even worse. He hasn't touched anything yet that he hasn't broken, and his inability to admit mistakes, much less correct them -- plus his outright bald-faced lying to the media during the "bad wurds" debacle -- make him a spectacularly poor example for kids. The school board is a self-serving, self-contained soap opera with little relevance outside of its own intrigues, and certainly without any ability to effect change; Easton is a tin dictator who walks over who he wants when he wants. Please please please please please vote these idiots out of the board, and please hold Easton accountable for his stunningly bad judgment and rank management.
Well, I don't hold out much hope. Especially when this and this seems to be about as smart as people can get. Funny how all of his complaints lead to a nightmare of a socialist government, as opposed to the neo-fascist wonderland we seem to be heading for. Sometimes I forget how it's the liberals that are shitting everything up. [smacks head] Stupid, stupid. Bad! Stupid! [/smacks] (I do wonder, though, what prompts the Daily to print garbage like the "witch-craftery" letter. I certainly don't begrudge differences of opinion, but I read an awful lot of letters written by obvious cranks and semi-literates. Are there really so few letters to print?
Why is the White House so pro-torture these days? Just general evil? Or is torturing prisoners just the in thing these days and I'm being an old fuddy-duddy?
Think I'm exagerrating?
We seem to have trouble keeping secrets; see this article from the Raw Story.
Bush likes the idea of teaching kids intelligent design. Wonderful. Creationism by any other name, etc, and please don't try and tell me any different.
Speaking of dimwits, did you catch Rick Santorum over the weekend? Defending his statements about the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal by blaming it on Boston being a hotbed of liberalism? Boston, of course, was the only place where it was happening, so far as anyone knew in 2002, said Rick. George Stephanopoulos pointed out the very public record of abuse stories dating back to 1994. Rick pretended not to hear him. "We didn't know! All we knew was Boston!"
Well. In his own Church, yet. Tsk.
Cox and BellSouth still attempting to make policy. I understand that businesses petition government all the time, over issues like tax relief, pollution and labor law, but I find the prospect of two private companies goading the PSC to write and/or interpret public law in order to target and hobble the efforts of a municipality unbelievably arrogant. Cox and BS aren't arguing for an interpretation that would merely protect their interests, or one that would somehow benefit Louisiana businesses in general: they want LUS shot down and hauled away.
Lafayette High struggles to provide an education for its students, while Superintendent James Easton cuts positions and waits on his raise. Let me ask you Lafayette residents something: do you remember Michael Zolkowski? The previous superintendent who was going to save us all? Came in on his white horse and made all the elementary school kids wear uniforms and everyone just peed all over themselves saying how wonderful it all was? Remember running his sorry ass out of town in 2001 after three years of pompous condescension and mismanagement? James Easton is even worse. He hasn't touched anything yet that he hasn't broken, and his inability to admit mistakes, much less correct them -- plus his outright bald-faced lying to the media during the "bad wurds" debacle -- make him a spectacularly poor example for kids. The school board is a self-serving, self-contained soap opera with little relevance outside of its own intrigues, and certainly without any ability to effect change; Easton is a tin dictator who walks over who he wants when he wants. Please please please please please vote these idiots out of the board, and please hold Easton accountable for his stunningly bad judgment and rank management.
Well, I don't hold out much hope. Especially when this and this seems to be about as smart as people can get. Funny how all of his complaints lead to a nightmare of a socialist government, as opposed to the neo-fascist wonderland we seem to be heading for. Sometimes I forget how it's the liberals that are shitting everything up. [smacks head] Stupid, stupid. Bad! Stupid! [/smacks] (I do wonder, though, what prompts the Daily to print garbage like the "witch-craftery" letter. I certainly don't begrudge differences of opinion, but I read an awful lot of letters written by obvious cranks and semi-literates. Are there really so few letters to print?
Why is the White House so pro-torture these days? Just general evil? Or is torturing prisoners just the in thing these days and I'm being an old fuddy-duddy?
Think I'm exagerrating?
We seem to have trouble keeping secrets; see this article from the Raw Story.
Bush likes the idea of teaching kids intelligent design. Wonderful. Creationism by any other name, etc, and please don't try and tell me any different.
Speaking of dimwits, did you catch Rick Santorum over the weekend? Defending his statements about the Catholic priest sex abuse scandal by blaming it on Boston being a hotbed of liberalism? Boston, of course, was the only place where it was happening, so far as anyone knew in 2002, said Rick. George Stephanopoulos pointed out the very public record of abuse stories dating back to 1994. Rick pretended not to hear him. "We didn't know! All we knew was Boston!"
Well. In his own Church, yet. Tsk.