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I Wish the Fucking Spaghetti Monster Would Just Devour These Idiots
A nice little quote from Undersecretary Hughes, here, proving once again that education isn't the answer : UNDER SECRETARY HUGHES: I haven’t really heard a lot of that. I had one person at one lunch raise the issue of the President mentioning God in his speeches. And I asked whether he was aware that previous American presidents have also cited God, and that our Constitution cites “one nation under God.” He said “well, never mind” and went on to something else. So he sort of was trying to equate that with the terrorists’ (inaudible). So I explained that I didn’t really think that was something you could equate. And he sort of dropped it and moved on. He was one of the opposition leaders in Egypt. This here s why we take issue with things like the phrase' one nation under god' or 'in god we trust'. Because the minute you let it slip in, people DO start insisting that we all believe in god and our constitution advocated worship of their god, etc. etc. You let one simple reference sneak in and ignorance, dishonesty and the attempt to forcibly impose god on the rest of us. To counter, please enjoy the Flying Spaghetti Monster game.
The 80s ARE back in style!
Remember Bill Bennett? He's the former Reagan Secretary of Education, Bush the Elder's Drug Czar... and all-around self-rightious conservative blowhard, complete with a gambling habit. He's not really slowed down much in his retirement. It seems he's got himself a radio talkshow. From Media Matters... Addressing a caller's suggestion that the "lost revenue from the people who have been aborted in the last 30 years" would be enough to preserve Social Security's solvency, radio host and former Reagan administration Secretary of Education Bill Bennett dismissed such "far-reaching, extensive extrapolations" by declaring that if "you wanted to reduce crime ... if that were your sole purpose, you could abort every black baby in this country, and your crime rate would go down." Bennett conceded that aborting all African-American babies "would be an impossible, ridiculous, and morally reprehensible thing to do," then added again, "but the crime rate would go down." It's good to see he's not lost his knack for conservative policy-making.
August 28th, People
On Sunday, August 28, Michael Brown, then the Chief of FEMA, told CNN about the impending landfall of Hurricane Katrina, "[W]e actually started preparing for this about two years ago. We had decided to start doing catastrophic disaster planning and the first place we picked to do that kind of planning was New Orleans because we knew from experience, based back in the '40s and even in the late 1800s, if a category five or five hurricane were to strike New Orleans just right, the flooding would be devastating. It could be catastrophic. So we did this planning two years ago. And actually there's a tabletop exercise with the Louisiana officials about a year ago. So the planning's been in place now. We're ready for the storm... "We are ready, we're going to respond, and we're going to do exactly what we did in Florida and Alabama and the other places. We're going to do whatever it takes to help victims. That's why we've already declared an emergency. President Bush had no reservations about doing that. We're going to lean forward as possible and do everything we can to help those folks in Louisiana or Alabama or Mississippi."
Coming to a theater near you
Finally the administration's lack of movement pays off
Read this article in the NY Times this morning, good to see our president finally coming up with an energy policy. With fears mounting that high energy costs will crimp economic growth, President Bush called on Americans yesterday to conserve gasoline by driving less... "We can all pitch in," Mr. Bush said. "People just need to recognize that the storms have caused disruption," he added, and that if Americans are able to avoid going "on a trip that's not essential, that would be helpful."
Our president then added, "Now if you'll excuse me, Air Force One is waiting to take me back to Crawford."
Be Geeky Enough To Get This Joke
This is fifteen kinds of hilarious, but you have to have at least one foot in geek culture to appreciate a lot of it. BE THAT GEEK FOR ME. Tragic, The Gathering
He can't even manage his bladder...
You've no doubt seen this...
 It's a now infamous note our president wrote to the Secretary of State at the UN Security Council meeting yesterday. Apparently, taking responsibility didn't really sit too well.
Feds Refuse Aid to Powerless Los Angeles
Shortly after the noon hour, on Monday, September 12, 2005, a large section of the city of Los Angeles lost all power, a black out which lasted, in some areas, for as long as two hours. And yet, even as far as an hour into this crisis, White House officials continued to ignore pleas for Federal Aid from Fun Party presidential candidate Michael Heaney. “Mr. President,” Michael Heaney implored, “thousands, tens of thousands of homes are incapable of watching Star Trek, TNG on Spike. Internet services are down across the city, rendering it impossible to read Achewood or play Worlds of Warcraft. People are suffering here, Mr. Bush.” But Federal aid would not come, leaving Los Angeles in a state of panic and despair. Reports coming from inside the powerless metropolis painted a picture of people lounging listlessly outside their places of business, taking off work early and leaving doors and windows open to provide much needed light and fresh air. “It’s a nightmare, but the White House is more concerned with keeping power on over in Iraq than tending to the needs of the people here, at home, “ Heaney complained. “They don’t merely act unconcerned about the fate of the American people, it’s like they aren’t even aware.” And indeed, when questioned about the crisis, White House satanic avatar Karl Rove stated that the White House knew of no request for aid from any channels, official or otherwise, in Los Angeles. President Bush expressed surprise that a power outage had occurred, that a power outage could have occurred, and that there was a city called Los Angeles in the United States. “Isn’t that Mexican or something?” President Bush queried,. Through the course of the tragedy, Heaney continued to place responsibility squarely on the shoulders of the Federal Government. ‘Slow FEMA response has left many in this city with lukewarm beer, or trapped in light traffic congestion at lights that just blink red over and over. Frankly, I didn’t realize a first world nation could produce crisis response this sloppy.” Power was restored to virtually the entire city by early that evening, but many still expressed feelings of bitterness and fear. “Frankly, we feel betrayed, “ Heaney stated, “Some are suggesting that we need to move beyond finger pointing or placing blame, but I say that without accountability, we’re just inviting the same thing to happen to us again, and I know by the faces I see out there, faces asking, “Mr. Bush, why did this have to happen,” that a lot of others feel the same way! We’re in the same boat as New Orleans, with the exception that the city isn’t completely covered in water and dead people, and FEMA isn’t actually preventing aid from reaching the needy!” Los Angeles city officials could not be reached for comment.
Is nothing sacred?
More from the Times... March of the Conservatives: Penquin Film as Political Fodder
On the conservative Web site WorldNetDaily.com, an opponent of abortion wrote that the movie "verified the beauty of life and the rightness of protecting it." What's it called? The Aristocrats!
You always remember your first time
A headline in today's NY Times read, "President Says He's Responsible in Storm Lapses." That's right, folks, this is the closest our president has come to admitting a mistake. He slipped up for the first time in his 5 years in office. Let the healing begin.
Condi and the soft bigotry of low expectations
Did you see this in the NY Times? Rice Defends Bush's Race Record and Calls for Rebuilding Fairly Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, defending President Bush's record on racial issues, said yesterday that the hurricane disaster that disproportionately struck poor blacks in New Orleans "gives us an opportunity" to rectify historic injustices that she experienced as an African-American growing up in the South.
Finally, an opportunity presents itself...
Finally, Republicans offer help for jobless
One of the benefits [and I use that word quite losely] about being one of the American jobless, is that I was able to catch the opening remarks of the John Roberts confirmation hearings. For those who might have missed out, it amounted to the Republican majority committee members telling Roberts that if he really wants the job he should keep his mouth shut.
CBS' Andrew Cohen wrote a nice piece about it. Here's a taste...
Here is what Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) said: "But just because we are curious does not mean that our curiosity should be satisfied. You have no obligation to tell us how you will rule on any issue that might come before you if you sit on the Supreme Court." Sen. Richard Lugar (R-Ind.), who isn't even on the Committee but who helped introduced Roberts, also pushed for a lack of oversight: "Under the judicial confirmation standards that prevailed throughout most of our history," Sen. Lugar said after generally describing Roberts' qualifications, "my remarks could appropriately end at this point, and this Committee and the Senate as a whole could proceed to consider Judge Roberts' nomination in light of the outstanding qualifications just summarized."
Hmmm... you think this would work in the real world? INTERVIEWER: Mr. Shelby, what would you say is your management philosophy?
ME: I think my resume speaks for itself, and I'm afraid I'm going to have to limit my answer to that statement. Any further discussion might be prejudicial to my future performance as your employee.
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