shit hitting a fan...

GO GO Washington Post!!! No really....things are only going to get worse. Hannirushorielly should have a field day...

"Huzzah!" they cried...

"The documents being issued all across Massachusetts may say 'marriage license' at the top but they are really death certificates for the institution of marriage," said James Dobson, founder of the conservative Christian lobbying group Focus on the Family. Way to tell 'em, James Dobson. Perhaps you should host another stadium-rally defending the sacred institute of marriage. Perhaps you can repeat your promise that this isn't because you dislike homosexuals, you just want to protect the "traditional definition" of the word. Maybe you can come out on right-wing, Christion-core t.v. shows and remind us all that once this sort of thing becomes legal, it's the end of the civilized world as we know it here in the United States. OR, maybe you can shut your rich, white, holy-rolling mouth and be glad The Gays aren't defiling the tradition like most heterosexual copuples seem to have done in the past decade. I'm psyched to g to work today. As all I can listen to on the job are NeoCon talk-shows, 3 out of the 4 I'll be tuning in to will be having (a very one-sidxed) marriage discussion. Before I leave, here's another gem: "The homosexual agenda includes teaching prohomosexual [sic] concepts in the public schools, redefining the family to represent "any circle of people who love eachother," approval of homosexual adoption, legitimizing same-sex marriage, and securing special rights for those who identify themselves as gay. Those ideas must be opposed, even though to do so is to expose oneself to the charge of being "homophobic." ("Complete Marriage and Family Home Reference Guide," by James Dobson.) Whatta guy! You'd think he'd find better things to harp on with his 130 million dollar Focus on the Family enterprise. GG Jesus GO!

Diabeti-Con 2004!

I don't have time for much more than updates... Donald Rumsfeld is straight-up denying a story that the the New Yorker ran yesterday, alleging that he DID know about the abuse, and he DID approve it. Also, according to a Newsweek poll, the President's approval rating is at an all time low : 42%. Unfortunately, he and John Kerry are still in a dead heat. In Kuwait today, the Cabinet approved a law allowing women to vote, AND run in the parlimentary polls. Just thought you should know. Oh, and we're still waiting for a full transcript of the Ann vs Al debate held this weekened in Connecticut. SOMEONE has to have the goods... I'm really sorry this post was of little substance... I have work to do.

Better thinking, better results

As much as I hate to agree with Sean Hannity, I think he was spot-on when he aired an audio clip of Nick Berg getting decapitated. He gave his millions of listeners adequate warning and plenty of time to tune out, down to a ten second countdown. The New York Post thought otherwise. I still can't believe the "shocking" abuse photos are generated more press than a DECAPITATION video. Lynndie England, 21, has apparently started giving interviews, and is clinging to her claim that she was ordered to smile like an idiot and point at the exposed genitals of one of the men in the naked iraqui-lineup. I'm not sure of the date of her trial, but it's only going to get trashier when she takes the stand, 9 months pregnant with a wifebeating soldier's (14 years her senior) prisonsex lovechild. I can't wait for the porno spoof. There's a shootout in CT tonight!!!

Franken Vs. Coulter May 14, 2004 By ROGER CATLIN, Courant Staff Writer Cautious party hosts would avoid inviting Al Franken and Ann Coulter to the same shindig. That doesn't dissuade the Connecticut Forum from inviting the outspoken members of the political extremes to hash out their ideas tonight at the Bushnell. Though Franken and Coulter have often written with invective about the other -- they have rarely appeared together. It's been promoted like a prizefight that promptly sold out. Here's a tale of the tape of the two contenders:

Occupation Al Franken: liberal satirist Ann Coulter: conservative pit bull Born Al: 1951 Ann: 1961 (or 1963) Hails from Al: Minnesota Ann: Connecticut Trademark Al: Glasses, grin Ann: Hair, legs, smirk Book about lies Al: "Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right" Ann: "Slander: Liberal Lies About the American Right" Books with portly targets Al: "Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot and Other Observations" Ann: "High Crimes and Misdemeanors: The Case Against Bill Clinton" Less incendiary titles Al: "Oh, The Things I Know!: A Guide to Success, or, Failing That, Happiness" Ann: (none) Wrote foreword to Al: "Still More Bushisms" Ann: "Feminist Fantasies" Early gig Al: Writer for "Saturday Night Live" Ann: Clerked for Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals judge Mid-career highlight Al: Stuart Smalley feature film Ann: Litigator for the Center for Individual Rights Broadcast perch Al: Host, "The O'Franken Factor" radio show Ann: Recurring "Politically Incorrect" panelist Revels in Al: Strom Thurmond's private life Ann: Joe McCarthy's patriotism Provocative quote Al: "In an odd way, I blame Linda Tripp and Ann Coulter for 9/11." Ann: "My only regret with Timothy McVeigh is he did not go to the New York Times building." Own fib Al: Used Harvard stationery to solicit John Ashcroft for story about his abstinence vows. Ann: Conflicting birth dates on Connecticut and D.C. driver's licenses. Characterization of other Al: "Nutcase" Ann: "Head-injury boy" On whether they're friendly Al: "I was cordial for maybe a moment or two." Ann: "We are not friendly."

It wont be broacast live from either of the opponent's websites, but I think a transcript will be out on the Air America site in the very near future. Oh, one more thing... Catholics are being asked (indirectly) to not come up for communion unless they're mindless Bushies. No really...check it out. Unbelievable.

long time coming?

Unfortunately, I've been opting for the cheap beer/fancy pot kind of afternoon, rather than the thoughtful, opinionated (read: slightly left) blog post-ee afternoon these days. Not anymore, kids... First things first....all anyone can talk about are the abused prisoners that were being held at Abu Ghraib Prison in Baghdad. It fucking sucked, but it's fucking over and done with. We are there as an occupying force and I hate it. I hate the fact that our forces are there on false premises, I hate that people are dying, and I hate the near canonization of Pat Tillman. *sigh* "War atrocities" happen. These particular low-life soldiers were called out waaaaaayyyy back in January, but the media didn't get ahold of the digi-shots until last week. America was shocked. How could our boys be capable of something so horrible, so sadistic??! People on the left were screaming out for apologies. I'm as left as they come, but I don't think GW Bush should have been the one apologizing. I think it makes us look weak. The actions of this tiny faction of young, redneck US soldiers that did this are not the actions of the majority. It doesn't take a genius to figure this out. THEY need to be punished, THEY need to apologize, NOT their commander-in-chief. Let's face it, he hasn't really commanded anything aside from this pointless war. Also, as part of the Genva Convention, the US may have to pay the abused prisoners to compensate for the public humiliation. Wha!!!!? Wasn't it just last month when those 4 people were dragged through the streets of Fallujah? Burned, beaten, and dismembered bodies were all over internet news sites, television stations and our daily papers. The people who started that mess were never captured, no one was asked for an apology, and the Iraqi people weren't forced to pay reparations for our DEAD (not nekkid and hooded) soldiers. It's ridiculous. The men in the photos are pissed off because they were humiliated and made to "feel like women." Hm. For some reason, I can't quite grasp that, so I'll just be " all American" about the situation, hope the troops are forced to apologize, and hope that next time something like this happens, soldiers wont be stupid enough to keep a photo-memento. They're alive, I'm alive, you're alive. It's cool. Get over it. It's a war and OUR president got us into it. Making the conscience choice to hate him, and hate the military simply for being there is a tired excuse. The fact is, we're there, and hundreds of us are dying. (I say "us" because like it or not, we're all part of it....we're all....dare I say it...Americans) I watched "The Fallen" on Nightline last week, and it seemed like half of the soldiers that died were younger than me. Again....ridiculous. Please, oh please register to vote, and please, oh please get the right out of the way, and make room for a Democratic leader, no matter how rich and flip-floppy he may be. Anyone but Bush, has become our battle cry for a reason, folks. 9-11 is a day most of us wont soon forget, but the flag-waving, blind Patriotism that followed that horrible day left a lot of us a little jaded. Just because I think Bush is the sorriest excuse for a leader EVER, and just because I'm a non-practicing Catholic, pro-choice feminist doesn't mean I don't care....I just can't figure out who I'm supposed to care for.

Ah ha ha ha...

i'm coming back.

I'll keep this short. Police officers in Oregon have sunk to a new low. Yes, indeed. And....The Slate: