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?
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?
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."
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.
So, back in September, 2003, our esteemed leaders said:
“There are too many leaks of classified information in Washington. There’s leaks at the executive branch; there’s leaks in the legislative branch. There’s just too many leaks. And if there is a leak out of my administration, I want to know who it is. And if the person has violated law, the person will be taken care of.” George W. Bush, September 2003
Apparently "taken care of" didn't mean "dealt with" or "punished" but rather, quite literally, taken care of…good care. Bush commutes Libby Prison Sentence. Suck it, legal system. If this presidency hasn't delineated the haves and have nots, the uber-elites and the rest of us, you must not have your eyes open.
I suppose it's the utter lack of action or furor that really surprises me. Warrantless wire taps, detention without trial of US citizens, buying off media talking heads under the table, lying about the reasons for war, gutting the Clean Air Act, allowing arscenic in the water supply, torture, secret prisons. I mean, is it such a huge avalanche of shit that all we as a nation can do is bend over and hope to stop taking it up the ass sometime in the next 18 months? Seriously? I mean, Clinton got blown by an intern and $40 million was spent to impeach him. Nixon broke into an office because he was a drugged up, paranoid. These just seem almost laughable in comparison.
Oh, Ray. I'm glad you said something. This whole commuted sentence thing was making me furious earlier, but you actually made me laugh with your pun. Laughing helps. What else can you do, really? It doesn't seem worth the effort to continue to be infuriated every time they bungle something else or flaunt unethical behavior. (Of course, even if it isn't worth the energy, I'll still be infuriated when the next story, whatever it is, breaks).
Snagging the mp3 right now, but it'll prob take me a little while to listen. So don't take my radio silence as ignoring.