I know this is old, but I only saw it today. You’re welcome.

War Corporatism

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There is only one full day of the Bush presidency left. I am almost afraid to believe it. It is as if I’m almost waiting for some screwball antic to collapse our democracy or start another war or worse. I mean, would it really be that far fetched to have Dick Cheney show up in an M-1 Abrams tank and a shotgun and start shouting “Get off my lawn!”? Because, apparently the man isn’t part of the executive branch anymore, so theoretically … *shudder*

I’m just sayin’, if we can make it through tomorrow and we’re not at war with Iran, Russia or, hell, Belgium, I’ll be happy.

What boggles the mind is that, having lived through the past eight, interminable years, I still can’t quite figure out how we got here. Because of a couple hundred fucked up ballots in Florida? Because he said he was for small government, less spending and completely against a foreign policy of nation building? Because, somehow, after four years of complete bullshit, 51% of the populace wanted “Four More Years!”? WtF? 

So, did we earn ourselves Katrina? The ransacking of the unprecedented budget surplus Bush inherited in 2000? Did we ask for wiretapping of American citizens without warrants, or to lose our souls at torturers? Did we deserve to lose our shirts in the financial markets, or our homes to sub-prime loans?

Well, maybe 51% of us did.

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“Disclose, disarm or face serious consequences.”

Bush is still rolling out the WMD chestnut as justification for the war in this, his last press conference. And he’s apparently only disappointed that no WMDs were found, which I find odd given that he gave a speech about yellow cake uranium knowing that the information he was stating to the American public was false. 

You know, when I was growing up, that was called “lying.”

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If there’s one thing worse than a bully, it’s an ignorant bully. And, friends, that’s what we’ve been dealing with for the last 7+ years. I think after the Dems blew the ‘04 race, I basically got a bunker mentality and have holed up, praying I’d wake up soon, or ‘08 would hurry up and get here.

Well, I think this is a good time for a little bit of perspective of what this administration has been doing, even to its own. Hurry up and head over to This American Life and give this program a listen soon, because it’ll be coming down in the next day or so.

No, this isn’t about the big shit. Not about the Iraq war, not about letting Osama escape, not about illegal spying on American citizens or torture in ghost prisons. It’s about how stupid they/we have been in even the littlest things, how, in one case, we’ll even fight for the right to shoot ourselves in the foot and pay more. Just to prove we’re right, even when we’re wrong. Being undeniably wrong but insisting you’re right?

I. Hate. That. Shit.

Give it a listen. Discuss.

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Hate to do this, but don’t have time for proper posts — plus, I’m not sure any of these warrent a whole post themselves.

• Because I clearly am on some kind of weird sex kick, here’s a story about how giant squid mate. Hint: super long penises that can sometimes cause males to impregnate themselves. Luckily, I am not a giant squid.
• Chrispy’s new girlfriend. In his dreams. According to email he sent me yesterday. But then, who doesn’t love a pantless drunk driver?
• The LAT might have been duped about Puffy being involved with Tupac’s murder. Oops?
• Giant bunny!
• And the Frontline that everyone is talking about today — Bush’s war.

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Some happy links on a Thursday:

Australian Kid Isn’t Sorry About Huge Party. At first, I thought this was an Onion article. But it isn’t. It’s a new report. A real one. And it’s awesome, especially at the end. And I’m not taking my glasses off. They’re famous.

Britain denies releasing badgers in Iraq. “We have not released giant badgers in Basra, and nor have we been collecting eggs and releasing serpents into the Shatt al-Arab river.”

Diane Keaton saying “fuck” on Good Morning America: “”Those lips, I love them. I would like to have lips like that. Then I wouldn’t have worked on my f**king personality. Excuse me, my personality. If I had lips like yours, I’d be better off. My life would be better. I would be married. I have these thin lips.”

And AT&T “is seriously considering plans to examine all the traffic it carries for potential violations of U.S. intellectual property laws.” It’s only a matter of time before this happens, isn’t it? That or we have to reform copyright law immediately. And even that might not stop this type of madness.

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As the Dubya asks for more money, try wrapping your head around how much cash is being taken out of your pocket…to protect us from those non-existent weapons of mass destruction.

 Visual representation here.

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