Join the Lord's Team

As I listened to Bush patronizingly sound out "prop-a-ganda" in this morning's press conference, I realized that I probably need some help to join this team in the fight against global "terrr." I think I need a Jesus Jersey. (be sure to have the sound on).


I'm a little worn down on politics (there is simply too much bad stuff with this administration to stay on top of it), but monkey boy once again affirmed his faith in the utterly incompetent Rumsfeld and was sassy and dismissive when questioned about his inept handling of the war. In fact, he was sounding more like Will Forte's impression than ever before (if you need a sample, click here and scroll down a bit, it took me awhile, but I think Forte does a great Bush). My favorite quote from his bumbling, inept speech today went something like this:

"I think it is an interesting... I find it an interesting, I'm interested... well my position is that it is interesting to have a debate about whether it is good to spread freedom across the world."

I may not have that exactly right, but I will vouch for the level of confusion, and how he tries to hide his (not my) failed actions in Iraq within a false debate (the Republican rightwing penchant for false dichotomies never weakens). Oh well... I'm going to go order a Jesus Jersey.

Still pissed off in Iowa

Okay, this is really old news, but on numerous occasions, friends have brought up the claim that Al Gore said he invented the internet. This was a classic example of detractors making hay out of nothing. If you still buy into this crap, at least go check out snopes' (my favorite urban legend site) take on the validity of this tired criticism. Also, why you read it, think how things might have turned out if the republicans and Scalia had not stolen the election. Would Gore have been a great president? I can't say, but compared to what we have now... Here is an interesting take on President Gore by a libertarian member of the Future of Freedom Foundation (a think tank, I think -- I provide the link for reference, not because I buy their whole message). While on the topic, this guy has a bunch to say about that election.
Oh, and for those of you who say "get over it," I will never get over it. I, and I think, history will look back on this sham as the start of the worse presidency in our lifetimes (ever?). Bush has built a giant, yet inept and cruel, government that is unbelievably in debt. As for Iraq and the mideast, that's another post, and it ain't pretty. Also, I feel for the way Gore was screwed over, and this pic shows how he felt when he found out about all of those Florida voters that were removed from the voting roles by Katherine Harris: (do click on katherine)

O'Reilly is sending Fox Security to get you...

I hate to pay any attention to this blathering schmuck, but this is just too funny. When a caller said the name "Kieth Olbermann" during a call in to his radio show, dipshit went into a tirade in which he implied that "Fox Security" will pay the caller a visit. Listen to the dopey yo yo here. Here is an actual post from the caller. Of course, O'Reilly has a history of saying stupid shit and we all know how he suckers his listeners by framing debates in that special right-wing way:

You can read an interesting conversation about the legal aspects of the issue here and hear Olbermann have fun with Falafel Boy here.

Oh, and just to make sure that the Fox Security boys come knocking at my door, I have to again post a link to the hilarious transcript of that fateful phone call to Andrea Mackris. Read it here and discover how a loofah can become a falafel, and learn what you can do with each. I have to go home to check out this reenactment of the transcript...

Teeny tiny

Some strange place? A computer-generated photo from someone's imagination? No, it is a photo of crystallized vitamin A via microscopy. Check out this one:

Yes, watch out Picasso, you are being rivaled by a picture of phenyl threonine (who isn't?). Go check out tons of groovey works of microscopy here. For a convenient gallery version of this page, go here.

Enough of Dick Cheney's marksmanship...WE HAVE DEV2.0

Yes, frogs fall from the sky, cannibals ravage bloated corpses on the street, the end of the world has arrived. Well... almost. Instead we have DEV2.0. I guess the Devo dudes needed some cash to send their kids to college. Nonetheless, you must hear it to believe it...

DUCK!

I know you know the story, but I wanted to be the first person to refer to our Vice President (and the brother of Satan) as Deadeye Dick (although I doubt I am). At least the owner of the ranch had this reassuring quote about the sport of quail hunting:

"I would shoot with Dick Cheney everywhere, anywhere, and not think twice about it," she said. But she said, "The nature of quail shooting ensures that this will happen. It goes with the turf."

Because he values the constitution...

This quote by Bush was made on April 20, 2004, after the illegal wiretaps that have been in the news lately. Now, if Clinton was caught in this lie, this would be played over and over by the "liberal" media. I guess lying in order to keep your wife from finding out you got an extracurricular BJ is much more important than lying about illegally usurping congress...

Secondly, there are such things as roving wiretaps. Now, by the way, any time you hear the United States government talking about wiretap, it requires — a wiretap requires a court order. Nothing has changed, by the way. When we’re talking about chasing down terrorists, we’re talking about getting a court order before we do so. It’s important for our fellow citizens to understand, when you think Patriot Act, constitutional guarantees are in place when it comes to doing what is necessary to protect our homeland, because we value the Constitution.

For full effect, I suggest you play the clip. In the clip, you get the condescending smirkiness in full...