Friday, January 23, 2004
This is interesting. The number of words spoken at last nights debate.
Candidates
Edwards: 2641
Kerry: 2128
Lieberman: 2089
Dean: 1968
Clark: 1619
Kucinich: 1550
Sharpton: 1532
Moderators/Questioners
Jennings: 1870
Hume: 1403
Griffith: 1296
Di Staso: 1185
They also have a good piece on how the majority of the panel were conservatives who were doing nothing but asking "gotcha" questions and not the least bit interested in things like policy or what their vision is for being president.
Add another 10 or so billion in pork to this Congress's already shameful record.
And I just heard an interview by so called liberal Juan Cole with Karl Rove on NPR who said that the reason states are in financial troubles is because of their “insatiable” need for spending. Jaun Cole had no response because he was too busy giving Mr. Rove a rim job.
Republican Congressman Bill Janklow, who killed a man while he was recklessly speeding, is sentenced to only 100 days in jail.
Janklow, who is famous for his "tough on crime" policies, felt that he should not spend any time at all in jail for killing another human being because "My political career is wrecked, I can't be punished any more than I've punished myself."
You here that people! His career is wrecked!! Now he's going to have to probably become a rich lobbyist! Hasn't this man suffered enough!
You know what is punishing mr Janklow? Having the Scott family grieve for the senseless death of their son and brother because of you.
Halliburtons letter in USA TodayFriday, Dec 26th:
Halliburton did not choose to import fuels from Kuwait; we were tasked to
do so. In fact, we recommended that the government source fuels from Turkey.
That suggestion save the taxpayers $164 million.
Kuwaiti fuels are more expensive to transport because products travel
farther and through a war zone. Several of our drivers have been killed and more than
60 vehicles have been destroyed or damaged. It is a difficult and dangerous job.
Halliburton followed all government-approved procedures in the contracting
process.
Today:
Oil services company Halliburton Co has told the Pentagon that two employees took up to $6 million in kickbacks for awarding a Kuwaiti-based company with work supplying U.S. troops in Iraq, the Wall Street Journal said on Friday.
Thursday, January 22, 2004
Proof I’m a huge geek.
I love the BBC Sherlock Holmes Mysteries with Jeremy Brett. Just received the second series boxed set in the mail so it’ll be another Holmes filled weekend.
And if that’s not bad enough, I’ve been to the “real” 221-b Baker street and sat in his chair in the study.
And if that’s not enough to convince you, when I read that there were commentary tracks, I actually said out loud “cool”.
Try and top that.
Secretary of State Colin L. Powell conceded Thursday that despite his assertions to the United Nations last year, he had no "smoking gun" proof of a link between the government of Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and terrorists of Al Qaeda.
"I have not seen smoking-gun, concrete evidence about the connection,"
“I continue to believe — I think there’s overwhelming evidence that there was a connection between al-Qaida and the Iraqi government,” Cheney said. “I’m very confident that there was an established relationship there.”
Jesus they are just a bunch of idiots. It’s like they can’t even keep track of their own lies anymore. But hey, its not like the press is paying attention anyway…
HAHAHAHA!!!
"We're very concerned that the traditional state of marriage is under threat in our country by homosexual activists," said AFA representative Buddy Smith. "It just so happens that homosexual activist groups around the country got a hold of the poll -- it was forwarded to them -- and they decided to have a little fun, and turn their organizations around the country (onto) the poll to try to cause it to represent something other than what we wanted it to. And so far, they succeeded with that."
Of course, no such poll can be said to represent an accurate picture of popular opinion. But, clearly, the AFA had hoped Congress would take the numbers it planned to produce as exactly that kind of evidence.
Now, Smith says, his organization has had to abandon its goal of taking the poll to Capitol Hill.
"We made the decision early on not to do that," Smith admitted, "because of how, as I say, the homosexual activists around the country have done their number on it."
First of all, I take offense. I voted in the poll and am not a homosexual or a homosexual activust, although I am willing to learn.
ANd secondly, the irony is priceless. They are scrapping their poll because the results "represent something other than what we wanted it to."
Republican staff members of the US Senate Judiciary Commitee infiltrated opposition computer files for a year, monitoring secret strategy memos and periodically passing on copies to the media, Senate officials told The Globe.Scumbags. Every last one of them. Turns out Republicans have been, through a glitch, secretly monitoring private democratic memos for over a year.
"There appears to have been no hacking, no stealing, and no violation of any Senate rule," Miranda said. "Stealing assumes a property right and there is no property right to a government document. . . . These documents are not covered under the Senate disclosure rule because they are not official business and, to the extent they were disclosed, they were disclosed inadvertently by negligent [Democratic] staff."
Amazing isn’t it? Sure what we did was wrong and completely unethical but I didn’t technically break any law so you can all suck it.
This statement from a man who is the chief judicial nominee adviser on the JUDICIARY committee. Apparently the priciples of the American judicial system, namely learning the difference between right and wrong, are lost on most of the republican members.
It makes me want to spit nickels. I swear.
Wednesday, January 21, 2004
Bush last night:
Activist judges, however, have begun redefining marriage by court order, without regard for the will of the people and their elected representatives.
Imagine if he accidentally said “elections” instead of “marriage”? It would have been a much more accurate statement.
In no particular order and for no paticular reason, my top ten caper movies.
The Score
Come for brando’s fat, stay for de niro’s acting
Sting
Although nowadays the twist ending angle is so played out it takes the surprise out of it in the end, its still a fun movie.
Great Train Robbery
Connery and Victorian England.
Heist
Mamet dialogue being spoken by Gene Hackman
Oceans 11
Just a slick well done film. I didn’t even hate Julia in it, which is an accomplishment.
Sneakers
River will live on forever.
THE Great Muppet Caper.
What was that Neville?
Whats that?
Outside. what was the noise?
Oh yes that. Pig. Climbing up the wall.
Oh.
(return to eating dinner)
Topkapi
Haven’t seen it in years, but I used to love it. Its from the sixties.
Hot Rock
From the seventies, with Redford.
Pink Panther
Peter
Word is Bush knocked over Cheney's water glass at the end of the speech last night. I didn'watch the speech so I don't know, but it sounds funny.
Tuesday, January 20, 2004
I know I know, its such an easy trarget, but I can’t resist.
Rush Limbaugh is now on the “Kerry is elitist” talking points as issued from the RNC, which he follows faithfully.
In order to raise money he is mortgaging the Renoirs. It's a brilliant strategy, too, for Senator Kerry to show how he is in touch. It shows you he understands the plight of the common man.
Ah yes, the same Rush Limbaugh who admits that he does not shop for groceries, but instead has “people” who do that for him, is a regular smoker of fine Cuban cigars and in an interview with cigar afficianado claimed that his favorite Bordeaux is the two thousand dollar Chateau Haut Brion '61 (but he’ll settle for the equally expensive 82). wine.
I hate to say it, but I’m starting to suspect MR. Limbaugh is a bit of a hypocrite.
UPDATE:
Trent Lott has spoken. As I noted below, here is what he said in 2000:
“[A]ny appointment of a Federal judge during a recess should be opposed, regardless of who they are or whether it is Republican or Democrat. I commit myself now to remember that when there is a Republican administration, as well as a Democratic administration.”
Here is him this week now that a federal judge he is personal friends with has been given a recess apooiintment:
"Judge Pickering's record deems this recess appointment fully appropriate."
- Sen. Trent Lott (R-MS), 1/17/04
Well, its not like he ever put integrity at the top of his list anyway....
Watching various political shows last night I have come to the conclusion that virtually all the pundits and pollsters are completely useless idiots.
MSNBC had Hardball with Chris Matthews. His panel included oh so neutral analyzers as Former Republican Congressman Joe Scarborough. As a congressman he tried to oust Newt Gingrich from his speakership because he thought he was too “liberal”. The same Scarborough who when railing about a pork subsidy for a Peanut Festival on his show, inserted a shot of a Jimmy Carter sign, even though the pork subsidy in question was requested by a Republican and had nothing to do with Carter. Gee, Lets listen to his take on the democrats. I’m sure it will be enlightening fair and evenhanded.
Then we jump over to the MSNBC Pollster Pat Caddell. He is almost always introduced as Jimmy Carters former pollster. Yet they leave out the fact that he has been on Hardball for the last 5 years as a virulen Clinton hater who claimed that Reno was “covering up” for the president, and that the democratic party has been “hijacked by a confederacy of gangsters.”
Then we cut to the pollster, Republican Frank Luntz, famous for polltesting words he told newt to use when describing democrats. Words like “corrupt” and “degenerate”. Gee, lets cut to his impartial analysis…
Then alter on we got Pat Buchanans take on it.
I think for about 60 seconds there Dee Dee myers was allowed to talk, but she was drowned out by Chris constantly talking about Deans “temper”.
Freaking liberal media makes me want to puke.
Monday, January 19, 2004
Here's what Orrin Hatch said about Clinton threatening a recess appointment:
"I think you're going to have difficulty getting judges through. They're going to have difficulty on the appropriations process. I think there'll be attempts by some to ... really let the president know you don't do this."
IF Democrats do the same, will Hatch agree it's fair?
Another silent Senator. THis time it is none other than Charles Pickerings close friend and staunch advocate Trent Lott of Missippi. Here is what Trent Lott said about appointing a federal Judge as a recess appointment:
“[A]ny appointment of a Federal judge during a recess should be opposed, regardless of who they are or whether it is Republican or Democrat. I commit myself now to remember that when there is a Republican administration, as well as a Democratic administration.”
Trent Lott, December 15, 2000
Will Trent Lott keep his Commitment?
So far no word. Email him and ask him why.
People are so stupid.
RightMarch.com is making an impact on the radical left's all- out effort to depict President George W. Bush as a modern-day Hitler. Each time MoveOn.com uses some of the $15 million from billionaire George Soros to buy a national TV commercial to call our President another Hitler, RightMarch.com is right there to counter with the truth. Learn all about it at http://www.CNSNews.com
TO anyone with a brain and five seconds to spare would realize that Moveon has never and will enver spend money to buy a national TV commercial to call our President another Hitler. It's just funny that they forward a lie, and then say they will counter there own lie with the truth. IT's like you can't even make fun of these people anymore.
Sunday, January 18, 2004
I call upon all Americans to recognize this day with appropriate ceremonies in our homes and places of worship and to reaffirm our commitment to respecting the life and dignity of every human being.
As Governor Bush executed more prisoners, 152, than any other in history in the same time period. As is the usual with pro-lifers, who beleive abortion is murder yet don't advocate the death penalty for the mothers who get abortions, they are raging hypocrites.
With all the shock and outrage at a few anonymous people on the left comparing Bush to hitler, I found this interesting. FOx news is all over it. THE odious Sean Hannity, who frequently fills in for Rush "femi-Nazi" Limbaugh, thinks anyone who uases this tactic is the lowest of the low. O'Reilly parrots the same tired thing as well.
But recently an Op Ed, as opposed to some anonymous person posting an ad to a website, in the Riupert Murdoch owned NY Post made numerous Nazi comparisons to Howard Dean. FOX News has not mentioned this op ed once, and you'll notice that the op-ed itself has disappeared completly from the Post's website. You can see the Google cached version here. But don't bother searching the Post archives that they say go back 2 years. Its been erased.
Do as I say, not as I do. If anyone questions us, just pretend it never happened. I'm amazed this cretins can look at themselves in the mirror and not be disgusted.
