Dear Mr. Limbaugh,
I fit into your definition of "Phony soldier", so allow me to retort.
You claim to report the truth, as if you were an actual journalist. However, you make no claims of objectivity. You admit your show is based on opinion.
Sir, you cannot have it both ways. You can be either you are an unbiased reporter of truth, or you can preach your opinions to your audience. There is no room for your opinion in the truth, and there is certainly no room for ad hom attacks against someone who does not agree with your opinion.
Well, in your own words, you cannot trust a draft dodger. Isn't that right, Rush?
Saturday, September 29, 2007
Sunday, September 2, 2007
Iraqi PM: Criticism 'signals' militants - Yahoo News by Bassam Mroue - AP
The article pretty much speaks for itself.
al-Maliki has learned from George Bush and is using fear to manipulate politics, as well as making excuses that the benchmarks that everyone agreed on at the time suddenly expect way too much.
The article pretty much speaks for itself.
al-Maliki has learned from George Bush and is using fear to manipulate politics, as well as making excuses that the benchmarks that everyone agreed on at the time suddenly expect way too much.
Saturday, September 1, 2007
The Short Report 9/1/07
Hello and welcome to the first ever Short Report.
Larry Craig resigns, but will hang out and piss off Republicans for another month before he leaves, on September 30th. Remember, though, he is not gay. What a douche. At least Vitter admitted what he did and apoligized for it. Yes, Larry uttered I am sorry, but what he meant was more like "I am sorry that other people blame me for this." He still comes as close as possible to denying the charges by saying, "I can't control what other people think." Thank you Mr. Craig, you have made our job in 2008 so much easier.
Now is when I infringe on someone else's idea, no not infringe outright steal.
I take the worst person in the world nominees of the past week on Countdown and give you...
The Worst person of the Week:
The Bronze goes to the part of the military that has decided to prevent soldiers in Iraq from being able to access websites with political views against the war. Being a Veteran of the War on Terror, I understand first hand that this happens a lot. People think that soldiers are so fragile that they cannot handle criticism that isn't even directed at them, but at their bosses. They believe just hearing these things demoralizes the troops. You want to know the biggest factor in demoralizing the troops is? Treating them like they are 5 years old, instead of like adults.
The Silver goes to Tom Delay for his association of the Save Darfur Coalition and Amercan Medical Association with the "Culture of Death" right-wingers like to talk about so much. One wants to stop genocide and the other is an organization that has had a huge impact on modern medicine, thus saving lives. Yeah, great logic, pal.
And our winner is...
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. For its decision that the families of the trapped mine workers cannot use the United Mine Workers Union as their representatives in the investigation of the collapsed mine, unless, of course they can get the trapped miners to sign the paperwork themselves. Once again, Bush's tactic of putting industries in charge of agencies that are supposed to be in charge of oversight of said industries works its magic. Good job, Bushies.
Apparently someone has found the remains (roadkill) of what seems to be the mythical creature, Chupacabra. She saved the head (What do you think she did with the rest?) for DNA testing. Apparently, she has found recently several chicken corpses drained of blood. Pretty big coincidence there. Scientists believe it may be a mutation of wild dog that prefers to let an animal bleed out and lick up the blood. Yummy.
I want to finish this each week where I state my position against each Republican Candidate. This week I am going after YouTube Sacred Chao Ron Paul. First of all, let me say that if Ron Paul somehow became President, I wouldn't be mad. It wouldn't be another '04 or anything. He seems to be a decent candidate, though, being a liberal, my ideas clash with his. Because I don't want to go over 10 minutes I am going to concentrate on the big Ron Paul issue. He says he would abolish the IRS.
Let's think back to 88. When George H.W. Bush said he wouldn't raise taxes on the campaign trail. Many people have said this, but we all remember Bush saying it. Why? Because, at the time, there was no reason to doubt that this was his actual intention. He was Vice President of Ronald Reagan and consistantly supported lower taxes. The right wing bought it. Yet, when he was elected, he raised taxes. Was he an outright liar?
I certainly don't think so. He has shown who, while not perfect, does have some integrity and genuinely believed in Reaganomics, including lower taxes. What happened then?
Simple, HE didn't raise taxes, CONGRESS did. It is part of their responsibility to control the federal budget under the Constitution, not the President's. You might say that he had a hand in it by signing it into law, or even by proposing it, but what was he supposed to do? The man came to the realization that not raising taxes was never going to work. The federal government has too many resposibilities to the people, which the people will not give up, as well as too much debt, to continue with low taxes.
If a small government President had to come to the realization the simply not raising taxes was not feasible, what will happen to the notion that we can go without any income taxes at all?
Some will reply that the federal programs will be passed down to the states. Sure that could happen, but who here lives in a State that has too much money? No One? Really go look at your State budget. See a surplus? While you got that out notice that there is a big chunk(s) of money in the credits that come from the Federal government. What do you think would happen to that chunk of money if there was no Federal Income tax? So obviously the states now have to raise more money. They would use taxes to do this, not just taxing income, but by raising sales tax, taxes on cigarettes, fatty foods, and so on. See these other taxes are flat taxes which shifts a larger tax burden on the poor. And all this is assuming that they are even able to pass the new taxes, if they don't the programs simply won't be supported. So by this plan states that have more gross production will be able to provide for their citizens better. More people will leave the states that can't for the states that can. This will create "poverty states" and since the state is worse off now it will be able to provide even LESS, and so the cycle continues.
Larry Craig resigns, but will hang out and piss off Republicans for another month before he leaves, on September 30th. Remember, though, he is not gay. What a douche. At least Vitter admitted what he did and apoligized for it. Yes, Larry uttered I am sorry, but what he meant was more like "I am sorry that other people blame me for this." He still comes as close as possible to denying the charges by saying, "I can't control what other people think." Thank you Mr. Craig, you have made our job in 2008 so much easier.
Now is when I infringe on someone else's idea, no not infringe outright steal.
I take the worst person in the world nominees of the past week on Countdown and give you...
The Worst person of the Week:
The Bronze goes to the part of the military that has decided to prevent soldiers in Iraq from being able to access websites with political views against the war. Being a Veteran of the War on Terror, I understand first hand that this happens a lot. People think that soldiers are so fragile that they cannot handle criticism that isn't even directed at them, but at their bosses. They believe just hearing these things demoralizes the troops. You want to know the biggest factor in demoralizing the troops is? Treating them like they are 5 years old, instead of like adults.
The Silver goes to Tom Delay for his association of the Save Darfur Coalition and Amercan Medical Association with the "Culture of Death" right-wingers like to talk about so much. One wants to stop genocide and the other is an organization that has had a huge impact on modern medicine, thus saving lives. Yeah, great logic, pal.
And our winner is...
The Federal Mine Safety and Health Administration. For its decision that the families of the trapped mine workers cannot use the United Mine Workers Union as their representatives in the investigation of the collapsed mine, unless, of course they can get the trapped miners to sign the paperwork themselves. Once again, Bush's tactic of putting industries in charge of agencies that are supposed to be in charge of oversight of said industries works its magic. Good job, Bushies.
Apparently someone has found the remains (roadkill) of what seems to be the mythical creature, Chupacabra. She saved the head (What do you think she did with the rest?) for DNA testing. Apparently, she has found recently several chicken corpses drained of blood. Pretty big coincidence there. Scientists believe it may be a mutation of wild dog that prefers to let an animal bleed out and lick up the blood. Yummy.
I want to finish this each week where I state my position against each Republican Candidate. This week I am going after YouTube Sacred Chao Ron Paul. First of all, let me say that if Ron Paul somehow became President, I wouldn't be mad. It wouldn't be another '04 or anything. He seems to be a decent candidate, though, being a liberal, my ideas clash with his. Because I don't want to go over 10 minutes I am going to concentrate on the big Ron Paul issue. He says he would abolish the IRS.
Let's think back to 88. When George H.W. Bush said he wouldn't raise taxes on the campaign trail. Many people have said this, but we all remember Bush saying it. Why? Because, at the time, there was no reason to doubt that this was his actual intention. He was Vice President of Ronald Reagan and consistantly supported lower taxes. The right wing bought it. Yet, when he was elected, he raised taxes. Was he an outright liar?
I certainly don't think so. He has shown who, while not perfect, does have some integrity and genuinely believed in Reaganomics, including lower taxes. What happened then?
Simple, HE didn't raise taxes, CONGRESS did. It is part of their responsibility to control the federal budget under the Constitution, not the President's. You might say that he had a hand in it by signing it into law, or even by proposing it, but what was he supposed to do? The man came to the realization that not raising taxes was never going to work. The federal government has too many resposibilities to the people, which the people will not give up, as well as too much debt, to continue with low taxes.
If a small government President had to come to the realization the simply not raising taxes was not feasible, what will happen to the notion that we can go without any income taxes at all?
Some will reply that the federal programs will be passed down to the states. Sure that could happen, but who here lives in a State that has too much money? No One? Really go look at your State budget. See a surplus? While you got that out notice that there is a big chunk(s) of money in the credits that come from the Federal government. What do you think would happen to that chunk of money if there was no Federal Income tax? So obviously the states now have to raise more money. They would use taxes to do this, not just taxing income, but by raising sales tax, taxes on cigarettes, fatty foods, and so on. See these other taxes are flat taxes which shifts a larger tax burden on the poor. And all this is assuming that they are even able to pass the new taxes, if they don't the programs simply won't be supported. So by this plan states that have more gross production will be able to provide for their citizens better. More people will leave the states that can't for the states that can. This will create "poverty states" and since the state is worse off now it will be able to provide even LESS, and so the cycle continues.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Hooray Conservatism
Admidst all the drama in the news lately, I happened to notice that on CNN they were reporting yet MORE food recalls. This includes another spinach recall.
This is one big reason why I am a liberal. Whenever a small government guy gets in charge, he lets the corporations run the government agencies. Bush's policy on domestic issues has been, privatize EVERYTHING. After all, it benefits to companies to put out good product, right. Wrong, it only hurts them to put out bad product if someone catches them.
We have had so many recalls of such a wide variety of products lately. Anyone wonder why? Surely this isn't Bush's fault right? While he may not have directly poisoned our food and children's toys, it was his lack of funding to domestic oversight programs that made it possible. The money that should have been used to pay people to inspect the organic ground beef that is now being taken off the market, has been given to Iraq and tax cuts that primarily help the rich.
Bravo, conservatives. Thank you for giving us the perfect demonstration why government is needed as a protector of the people from apathetic profiteering corporations.
This is one big reason why I am a liberal. Whenever a small government guy gets in charge, he lets the corporations run the government agencies. Bush's policy on domestic issues has been, privatize EVERYTHING. After all, it benefits to companies to put out good product, right. Wrong, it only hurts them to put out bad product if someone catches them.
We have had so many recalls of such a wide variety of products lately. Anyone wonder why? Surely this isn't Bush's fault right? While he may not have directly poisoned our food and children's toys, it was his lack of funding to domestic oversight programs that made it possible. The money that should have been used to pay people to inspect the organic ground beef that is now being taken off the market, has been given to Iraq and tax cuts that primarily help the rich.
Bravo, conservatives. Thank you for giving us the perfect demonstration why government is needed as a protector of the people from apathetic profiteering corporations.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Today I am going to post somthing less serious.
That, ladies and gentlemen, is Karl Rove's car. It was a roasting prank of sorts thought to be masterminded by Al Hubbard, Chairman of the National Economic Council.
Things you can't see in the picture include a I Love Barrack Obama liscence plate and a large stuffed elephant.
Funny stuff, if only put as much effort into running the country.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Makin' it easy
Now a weekly segment featuring right-wingers who make my job easier.
Let's start things out with Rush Limbaugh:
He takes a call from a Dittohead. She asks why do the liberals want to go to Darfur when they want us out of Iraq.
His response word for word:
"Yeah, this is, you're not going to believe this. But it's very simple, and the sooner you believe it. The sooner you let this truth permeate the bounderies you have that tell you this is certainly not possible, the sooner you will understand Democrats and everything. You are right, they want to get us out of Iraq, but they can't wait to get us into Darfur. There are 2 reasons. What color is the skin of the people in Darfur?" "It's Black. And who do the Democrats really need to keep voting for them? If they lose a percentage of this voting block they are in trouble."
She answers "The black poplulation" (getting his listeners to spout his racism for him, classy)
"Right, so you go into Darfur, you go into South Africa, you get rid of the white government there..."
And it just goes on like that.
It's a good thing the right isn't racist. He is suggesting that black people the world over are somehow linked mentally. If you make the black people in Darfur happy, you'll get the black American vote. WTF?
Larry Craig. "I am not gay" enough said
Listen to Brit Hume, rewrite history.
"He was never very popular, even among the conservative base."
Riiight.
Let's start things out with Rush Limbaugh:
He takes a call from a Dittohead. She asks why do the liberals want to go to Darfur when they want us out of Iraq.
His response word for word:
"Yeah, this is, you're not going to believe this. But it's very simple, and the sooner you believe it. The sooner you let this truth permeate the bounderies you have that tell you this is certainly not possible, the sooner you will understand Democrats and everything. You are right, they want to get us out of Iraq, but they can't wait to get us into Darfur. There are 2 reasons. What color is the skin of the people in Darfur?" "It's Black. And who do the Democrats really need to keep voting for them? If they lose a percentage of this voting block they are in trouble."
She answers "The black poplulation" (getting his listeners to spout his racism for him, classy)
"Right, so you go into Darfur, you go into South Africa, you get rid of the white government there..."
And it just goes on like that.
It's a good thing the right isn't racist. He is suggesting that black people the world over are somehow linked mentally. If you make the black people in Darfur happy, you'll get the black American vote. WTF?
Larry Craig. "I am not gay" enough said
Listen to Brit Hume, rewrite history.
"He was never very popular, even among the conservative base."
Riiight.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
I'm Not Gay, I Have Restless Leg Syndrome
Arrest clouds Idaho senator's future - Yahoo News by Matthew Daly, AP
So, another closet gay, homophobe, "pro-family", Republican asshole.
A quick scan of his voting record reveals that he...
voted for cloture on the constitutional admendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman
AND
voted NO on adding sexual orientation to list of hate crimes, at least TWICE.
He, of course, denies what he is accused of and regrets pleading guilty, just like he has denied he is gay for over 20 years. Yeah, I bet you do. I bet you also regret that it is public knowledge.
This man is married, and campaigns on family values. He even voiced his support for Mitt Romney based on them. He once went so far as to speak on the floor about Valentine's Day being his anniversary of the first date with his wife.
Sorry for all the links, and I really don't have anything to add to this issue. This is just a lot of fun when Republicans make it this easy to show how fucking huge their hypocracy is.
So, another closet gay, homophobe, "pro-family", Republican asshole.
A quick scan of his voting record reveals that he...
voted for cloture on the constitutional admendment defining marriage as between a man and a woman
AND
voted NO on adding sexual orientation to list of hate crimes, at least TWICE.
He, of course, denies what he is accused of and regrets pleading guilty, just like he has denied he is gay for over 20 years. Yeah, I bet you do. I bet you also regret that it is public knowledge.
This man is married, and campaigns on family values. He even voiced his support for Mitt Romney based on them. He once went so far as to speak on the floor about Valentine's Day being his anniversary of the first date with his wife.
Sorry for all the links, and I really don't have anything to add to this issue. This is just a lot of fun when Republicans make it this easy to show how fucking huge their hypocracy is.
Monday, August 27, 2007
Roberto Gonzales, a discussion
Liberals and Democrats, please stop cheering like this is a victory. See it as what it really is, another political move by the Bush Administration. A pathetic attempt to end the investigations into what they were getting away with for six years.
So help me, if the Democrats allow them to succeed in this, I will vote for minor party candidates in every election in '08. Because if a small sacrifice like Gonzales' job is enough to prevent Democrats from seeking the truth on just what Bush, Cheney, Rove, and all the rest have done to this country, then there really is no differance between the two parties.
This investigation not only needs to continue now, but needs to continue even after 2008. Just because they no longer serve, does not make their crimes against this country any more legal. Imagine what it would be like if all anyone had to do to avoid prosecution was to quit their job. Fuck that.
We elected the Democrats to give us oversight into what Bush was doing. They damn well better deliver.
So help me, if the Democrats allow them to succeed in this, I will vote for minor party candidates in every election in '08. Because if a small sacrifice like Gonzales' job is enough to prevent Democrats from seeking the truth on just what Bush, Cheney, Rove, and all the rest have done to this country, then there really is no differance between the two parties.
This investigation not only needs to continue now, but needs to continue even after 2008. Just because they no longer serve, does not make their crimes against this country any more legal. Imagine what it would be like if all anyone had to do to avoid prosecution was to quit their job. Fuck that.
We elected the Democrats to give us oversight into what Bush was doing. They damn well better deliver.
Sunday, August 26, 2007
I think it is safe to say Laos is not a huge oil producer
Bush uses Patriot Act to Arrest Vietnam War Hero - redstatehatemonitor on Daily Kos (Warning: Link contains graphic images)
On June 4th we used the Patriot Act to capture some "terrists". I mean, after all, that is all the Patriot Act is used for, right?
What were these terrorists accused of? They were in California plotting to cause an international crisis by plotting to overthrow the government of Laos.
Their leader, Vang Pao, a former Major General for the Laotian Army.
How did this "evil" man get started on his crusade of terror against his former government?
We hired him. Yep, that's right, in 1961 he was contacted by the CIA and created a guerilla army to fight against the Communist government of Laos.
Vang Pao's goal was to overthrow the government which has commited atrocities and install a democracy. Sound familiar? Just like Iraq, but without the lies about WMD's and mushroom clouds... Or any way to give a huge no-bid contract to Halliburton.
On June 4th we used the Patriot Act to capture some "terrists". I mean, after all, that is all the Patriot Act is used for, right?
What were these terrorists accused of? They were in California plotting to cause an international crisis by plotting to overthrow the government of Laos.
Their leader, Vang Pao, a former Major General for the Laotian Army.
How did this "evil" man get started on his crusade of terror against his former government?
We hired him. Yep, that's right, in 1961 he was contacted by the CIA and created a guerilla army to fight against the Communist government of Laos.
Vang Pao's goal was to overthrow the government which has commited atrocities and install a democracy. Sound familiar? Just like Iraq, but without the lies about WMD's and mushroom clouds... Or any way to give a huge no-bid contract to Halliburton.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Iraq body count running at double pace
Iraq body count running at double pace - Yahoo News Article by Stephen R. Hurst, AP
So I figure for my first post, I will get straight to the Iraq War.
Soon we will be told by the Bush Administration something along the lines that there are military successes in Baghdad. Even though the Iraqi government hasn't met any of its responsibilities. They will probably say that the surge is just now succeeding and we need to give the Iraqis a chance now that they have the security they needed.
When this happens, remember the article above. It seems that even though violence is down in Baghdad, it has DOUBLED thoughout Iraq as a whole. In other words, the surge is not solving the violence, just moving it.
Another interesting statistic, the Red Crescent, the number of displaced Iraqis is more than doubled also. Gee, I wonder why there are so many insurgents. Probably people desperate to feed their families.
Once again, the military solution is proven to be incapable of solving the problem by itself. We cannot control the political solution, ultimately. It is time to start moving out. Even Republicans are saying so, now if they would vote for the same things they say...
So I figure for my first post, I will get straight to the Iraq War.
Soon we will be told by the Bush Administration something along the lines that there are military successes in Baghdad. Even though the Iraqi government hasn't met any of its responsibilities. They will probably say that the surge is just now succeeding and we need to give the Iraqis a chance now that they have the security they needed.
When this happens, remember the article above. It seems that even though violence is down in Baghdad, it has DOUBLED thoughout Iraq as a whole. In other words, the surge is not solving the violence, just moving it.
Another interesting statistic, the Red Crescent, the number of displaced Iraqis is more than doubled also. Gee, I wonder why there are so many insurgents. Probably people desperate to feed their families.
Once again, the military solution is proven to be incapable of solving the problem by itself. We cannot control the political solution, ultimately. It is time to start moving out. Even Republicans are saying so, now if they would vote for the same things they say...
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