Sunday, August 29, 2004
Tuesday, August 24, 2004
"Do They Mean Evil Is Coming?"
A Romanian woman is confused and frightened by the Euro-bashing and religious iconography of a Republican presidential campaign rally.
Monday, August 23, 2004
Wednesday, August 18, 2004
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
Saturday, August 07, 2004
Friday, August 06, 2004
Bush at Unity Conference: Spreading Disunity
UPDATE: The White House has the official transcript. And it notes a detail almost too sad to include here:
We actually misnamed the war on terror, it ought to be the struggle against ideological extremists who do not believe in free societies who happen to use terror as a weapon to try to shake the conscience of the free world. (Laughter.)
No, that's what they do.
It's hard when you're used to speaking to pre-selected fanatics. . .
Yep, if you're not smart enough to deal with people that disagree with you, you should stick to speaking to blue-ribbon hand-picked crowds.
U.S. Troops Clash With Insurgents in Iraq
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. helicopter gunships fired on militiamen loyal to
Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the holy city of Najaf on Friday, the second
day of fighting there, witnesses said.
Watch for ginmar's reaction on this.
Thursday, August 05, 2004
The 2004 Perseid Meteor Shower
Try looking around 9 or 10 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 11th when Perseus is hanging low in the eastern sky. You won't see many meteors then, but the ones you do see could be memorable. Shooting stars that emerge from the horizon and streak horizontally through the atmosphere are called 'Earthgrazers.' Slow and colorful Earthgrazers are a good target for city dwellers, because they are so bright.
BBC NEWS | UK | Doubt over airport 'terror plot'
Either Pakistan is pissed they were out of the loop, or the British intellegence people are being tightlipped about sources. My money's on the latter.
Sweet Jesus, I Hate Bill O'Reilly, International
See hilarious "interview" with Garrison Keillor, who was invited to appear under the pretense that his new book would be discussed.
Tuesday, August 03, 2004
Halliburton Neither Admits Nor Denies Wrongdoing (But Will Pay)
US oil services group Halliburton is to pay USD7.5m (GBP4.2m) to settle charges that it failed to disclose a change in its accounting practices during 1998.
Guess the line-item "bribes for African dictators and mid-level bureaucrats" wouldn't fly with the SEC as an offset for ridiculous profits?
Berger Cleared - No Film At Eleven
Because that would be admitting that the original charges were managed so as to take focus from the DNC and the 9/11 report coming out.
However, The Republicans Require A Signed Oath of Loyalty
Only loyal Republican voters/supporters/sycophants are allowed entry to BushCo events.
Otherwise, you're likely to be escorted from the building.
However, it's okay to line the streets on the way to the venue - though the local government may bill the Secret Service to reimburse themselves for providing cops and firemen on overtime to protect the city from any actions taken by evil Bushhaters.
Also, seems okay by me for both campaigns to pick up the tab for any security related alterations made at the request of the Secret Service.
But the wingnuts will crawl out of the woodwork nevertheless.
Otherwise, you're likely to be escorted from the building.
However, it's okay to line the streets on the way to the venue - though the local government may bill the Secret Service to reimburse themselves for providing cops and firemen on overtime to protect the city from any actions taken by evil Bushhaters.
Also, seems okay by me for both campaigns to pick up the tab for any security related alterations made at the request of the Secret Service.
But the wingnuts will crawl out of the woodwork nevertheless.
Teresa 1, Hecklers 0
Hecklers exercise their right to free speech at Kerry stump speeches - Teresa and the rest of the crowd handle it correctly with a combination of a zinger reply and good old-fashioned counter-chants.
Why My Supe Should Not Be Allowed To Email Memos
I swear to GOD, this is real and undoctored. I just copied everything below the address fields. And then I sent it to Scott Adams. I am SO going to hell, and when I get there, I'll be unemployed.
But in the meantime, this is too classic not to save. Usually, my TL contents herself with garbled, Germanic sounding syntax and convoluted, overly complicated explanations. The result is that often what she writes can be taken to mean the exact opposite of what she says she meant to say.
The following is a whole order of magitude better than any of her previous "WTF? is it opposite day AGAIN?" memos.
But in the meantime, this is too classic not to save. Usually, my TL contents herself with garbled, Germanic sounding syntax and convoluted, overly complicated explanations. The result is that often what she writes can be taken to mean the exact opposite of what she says she meant to say.
The following is a whole order of magitude better than any of her previous "WTF? is it opposite day AGAIN?" memos.
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Monday, August 02, 2004
Letter to Thomas Kean from Sibel Edmonds :: 9/11 CitizensWatch :: We are concerned citizens challenging the official story of 9/11
That would be one hell of a coverup scheme.
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