A Case of The Crazies

It's kind of good that the hardcore, far right fringe, uber conservative crowd at alt tend to congregate in just 3 or 4 blogs. Their insular nature makes it easier to keep an eye on them. And laugh at them...and occasionally shake your head in wonder that people really think this way...

These come from the same woman (taken from the blog of alt's resident Zionist and poll taker):

I would go with other, since half of America wants handouts, free money taken from others, what they can do, own and even eat controlled by the Government, and what others can do, own and even eat controlled by the Government as well. They want the current far left type leaders who are not unlike Hitler or Stalin in social and economic policies. The other half of America still has some idea of freedom, though to different degrees, ranging from those of us who want small Government, to those who like Shrub and McCain and are borderline being like theier fellow Liberals who want the above. It is kind of sad to see so many sell their freedom so cheap for Socialist Progressive Politically Correct shackles made to look like handouts. The dream is still here for some of us though, so Happy 4th of July and God Bless America and all the other Nations that are free because of the USA.

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Ok, from the point of view of someone who spent time laerning how criminals deliver BS, I am under the opinion that this was a setup and Jackson nt only knew he was being taped, but was in on duping idiots on the Right as well as Left. First off, Obama has been loosing ground with Whites due to his close friends' and Wife's anti-White views. How does he and his people (his press people) get the Whites to stop seeing him for a possible anti-White Racist? Stage an event where a prominent Black figure, calls him anti-Black and shows anger towrd Obama for not just being a Pro-Black leader. Now, the media plays up Jessie as wrong and Jessie says sorry. Let's face it, he has no credibility outside the Black Racist community anymore anyway, so it does not hurt him to play the part of angry Black in order to make Obama not appear to be the same type of Racist, Jessie is.

I'm not saying Obama is Racist, though he certainly looks it from the company he keeps. I actually think he is a Liberal Elitist and a Marxist instead (or to a greater degree), who looks down on the White Working class, not due to Race, but because he sees them as dumb sheep stupid enough to believe in a God and to hold the idea that they should stand up on their own, rather than as Government held todlers.

Still, Jackson's words ring hollow to me and I firmly believe that this was a staged event to draw idiots into seeing Obama as somehow not tied to Black Racist, such as his former Church, Wife and frienmds/advisors. In the short term it appaers to be working, as so many on the Right and in the Middle seem to now think Obama is not still tied to those he called friends who are Racist. From the start I have said that my problem with Obama and even Hillary have nothing to do with Race or Sex, and instead have to do with both being damn near Commies in their ideology.

Too many have made Race a pro or negative thing in this campaign as a smoke screen to delay the average American from hearing the extreme views of Obama. It is a good tactic and one I think the Liberals will use against any who bring up Obama's voting record, or his policies should he be elected. They will call you a racist if you disagree, even if you have facts showing how his leftist views and actions are not good for the Nation. It worked for Commies elsewhere, it will here too. Jessie is just another example of how it can.

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The Fake News is More Accurate than the Real News


Bush Tours America To Survey Damage Caused By His Disastrous Presidency

God Bless 'Merica
and the freedoms we have that allows us these moments of silliness.

Olbermann for President

From the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America mailing list...

I'd like to introduce you to three incredible Americans.

Melissa Stockwell, Scott Winkler and Carlos Leon served in Iraq and suffered serious injuries. Since then, they have overcome incredible obstacles to earn the right to represent the US at the 2008 Paralympics in Beijing, China. IAVA will be sponsoring their journey from now until the games begin in September. We are hoping to raise $20,000 to help Melissa, Scott and Carlos pursue their dreams of gold.

Can you make a tax-deductible contribution to help us reach our goal? Take a minute to watch a short video about their incredible journeys.

Melissa Stockwell was the first female amputee from the Iraq war. Less than a year after losing her leg, she ran the New York City Marathon. She had never swum competitively before losing her leg, and recently became the first Iraq war veteran to qualify for the 2008 Paralympic Games in Beijing.

Carlos Leon managed to survive an entire year in Iraq as a Marine in the Sunni triangle, only to tragically break his neck in a swimming accident just weeks after returning home. After attending a Paralympic Military Sports Camp, Leon discovered a hidden talent and passion for throwing the discus. Carlos is headed to Beijing as the best in the world in the discus.

Scott Winkler was unloading an ammunition truck near Tikrit while under fire when he fell and became paralyzed from the chest down. He was introduced to sports during a Paralympic Sports Clinic. At the clinic, he tried throwing the shot put for the first time, and less than a year later he broke the world record. He is expected to dominate his field in Beijing.

Together these athletes carry the hopes and dreams of 30,000 other injured soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. They are role models for turning adversity into opportunity.

Can you donate today to help us reach our goal of $20,000 to help them get to the games? Your contribution will help Melissa, Scott and Carlos cover the expenses they'll incur over the next few months of training.

Along the road, Melissa, Carlos and Scott will be updating us on their progress. You can follow their journeys at www.iava.org/warrior-champions.

We're honored to be helping these three veterans represent our country at the Paralympics. Can you help them get to Beijing?

Thanks for your generous support.

Sincerely,
Paul Rieckhoff
Iraq Veteran
Executive Director
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

BREAKING NEWS

The White House and Congress have reached an agreement on the new GI Bill. The bill will now be included in the Emergency Supplemental Funding for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The House of Representatives gave their overwhelming stamp of approval to the plan on Thursday afternoon with a vote of 416-12. Once the Senate passes the updated version of the bill, it will go to the President's desk for his signature.

Last week, Paul told you about the final hurdles facing the new GI Bill. The President was threatening to veto it, and a small group of representatives in the House was planning to stall the bill on a technicality. But people like you have shown extraordinary support for this bill over the past several weeks. By keeping the pressure on the President, you truly made a difference.
In fact, on the Senate floor yesterday, Vietnam veteran and Senator Jim Webb mentioned your impact when he said, "I would like to again express my appreciation to the veterans' service organizations, many of whom communicated their support of this bill directly to a skeptical White House."

Our hard work in fighting for the new GI Bill continues to pay off. The White House and members of Congress put aside their differences to come together and show real support for our troops. This fight will be remembered as a great example of Washington choosing patriotism over partisanship.

This development comes at an especially fitting time, since we're only a few days away from the 64th anniversary of the original GI Bill being signed into law.
We are about to make history ourselves. While we wait for the President's signature, I'd like you to know how inspiring your support has been throughout this fight.

Thank you for standing with us.

Sincerely,
Patrick Campbell
Iraq Veteran
Legislative Director
Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Don't Let Him Get Away with This One

I want to give you a quick update on where things stand in our fight for a new GI Bill.

The bill has passed with strong bipartisan majorities in the Senate and the House of Representatives, and it has the support of every major veterans organization. Congress has promised to send a final version of the bill to the President's desk by the 4th of July. Unfortunately, and surprisingly, he has threatened to veto it.

We need to make sure he signs it.

Please take a minute to add your name to the petition at www.GIBill2008.org, urging President Bush to sign the new GI Bill into law.

If the President signs the bill into law, our newest generation of veterans returning from Iraq and Afghanistan will finally receive World War II-style educational benefits. With one signature, President Bush can ensure a new generation of leaders gets the bright futures they have earned.

Please add your name to the list of Americans who want the President to sign the new GI Bill.

Let's renew our promise to our veterans and provide them with the opportunity to attend college on the new GI Bill. Spread the word to your family and friends by forwarding this message and asking them to add their name to the petition at www.GIBill2008.org.
Thank you for making your voice heard.

Sincerely,

Paul Rieckhoff

Iraq VeteranExecutive DirectorIraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America

Just Another Reason Why I Love The Daily Show...

Sometimes...it takes a "fool" to bring about the only useful statements in the king's court.

Repairing the Damage, Before Roe

By WALDO L. FIELDING, M.D.
Published: June 3, 2008
With the Supreme Court becoming more conservative, many people who support women’s right to choose an abortion fear that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that gave them that right, is in danger of being swept aside.

When such fears arise, we often hear about the pre-Roe “bad old days.” Yet there are few physicians today who can relate to them from personal experience. I can.
I am a retired gynecologist, in my mid-80s. My early formal training in my specialty was spent in New York City, from 1948 to 1953, in two of the city’s large municipal hospitals.
There I saw and treated almost every complication of illegal abortion that one could conjure, done either by the patient herself or by an abortionist — often unknowing, unskilled and probably uncaring. Yet the patient never told us who did the work, or where and under what conditions it was performed. She was in dire need of our help to complete the process or, as frequently was the case, to correct what damage might have been done.

The patient also did not explain why she had attempted the abortion, and we did not ask. This was a decision she made for herself, and the reasons were hers alone. Yet this much was clear: The woman had put herself at total risk, and literally did not know whether she would live or die.

This, too, was clear: Her desperate need to terminate a pregnancy was the driving force behind the selection of any method available.

The familiar symbol of illegal abortion is the infamous “coat hanger” — which may be the symbol, but is in no way a myth. In my years in New York, several women arrived with a hanger still in place. Whoever put it in — perhaps the patient herself — found it trapped in the cervix and could not remove it.

We did not have ultrasound, CT scans or any of the now accepted radiology techniques. The woman was placed under anesthesia, and as we removed the metal piece we held our breath, because we could not tell whether the hanger had gone through the uterus into the abdominal cavity. Fortunately, in the cases I saw, it had not.
However, not simply coat hangers were used.

Almost any implement you can imagine had been and was used to start an abortion — darning needles, crochet hooks, cut-glass salt shakers, soda bottles, sometimes intact, sometimes with the top broken off.

Another method that I did not encounter, but heard about from colleagues in other hospitals, was a soap solution forced through the cervical canal with a syringe. This could cause almost immediate death if a bubble in the solution entered a blood vessel and was transported to the heart.

The worst case I saw, and one I hope no one else will ever have to face, was that of a nurse who was admitted with what looked like a partly delivered umbilical cord. Yet as soon as we examined her, we realized that what we thought was the cord was in fact part of her intestine, which had been hooked and torn by whatever implement had been used in the abortion. It took six hours of surgery to remove the infected uterus and ovaries and repair the part of the bowel that was still functional.

It is important to remember that Roe v. Wade did not mean that abortions could be performed. They have always been done, dating from ancient Greek days.

What Roe said was that ending a pregnancy could be carried out by medical personnel, in a medically accepted setting, thus conferring on women, finally, the full rights of first-class citizens — and freeing their doctors to treat them as such.

Waldo L. Fielding was an obstetrician and gynecologist in Boston for 38 years. He is the author of “Pregnancy: The Best State of the Union” (Thomas Y. Crowell, 1971).

Xenophobia and Donuts

Dunkin' Donuts yanks Rachael Ray ad

By Carol Beggy and Mark Shanahan
Globe Staff / May 28, 2008

Does Dunkin' Donuts really think its customers could mistake Rachael Ray for a terrorist sympathizer? The Canton-based company has abruptly canceled an ad in which the domestic diva wears a scarf that looks like a keffiyeh, a traditional headdress worn by Arab men. Some observers, including ultra-conservative Fox News commentator Michelle Malkin, were so incensed by the ad that there was even talk of a Dunkin' Donuts boycott.

"The keffiyeh, for the clueless, is the traditional scarf of Arab men that has come to symbolize murderous Palestinian jihad," Malkin yowls in her syndicated column. "Popularized by Yasser Arafat and a regular adornment of Muslim terrorists appearing in beheading and hostage-taking videos, the apparel has been mainstreamed by both ignorant and not-so-ignorant fashion designers, celebrities, and left-wing icons."

The company at first pooh-poohed the complaints, claiming the black-and-white wrap was not a keffiyeh. But the right-wing drumbeat on the blogosphere continued and by yesterday, Dunkin' Donuts decided it'd be easier just to yank the ad. Said the suits in a statement: "In a recent online ad, Rachael Ray is wearing a black-and-white silk scarf with a paisley design. It was selected by her stylist for the advertising shoot. Absolutely no symbolism was intended. However, given the possibility of misperception, we are no longer using the commercial."

For her part, Malkin was pleased with Dunkin's response: "It's refreshing to see an American company show sensitivity to the concerns of Americans opposed to Islamic jihad and its apologists."

This is how I feel somedays...

A Cartoonish Life of Quiet Desperation

Who would have guessed that when you remove Garfield from the Garfield comic strips, the result is an even better comic about schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and the empty desperation of modern life? Friends, meet Jon Arbuckle. Let’s laugh and learn with him on a journey deep into the tortured mind of an isolated young everyman as he fights a losing battle against loneliness in a quiet American suburb.

http://garfieldminusgarfield.tumblr.com/

Sacrifice


KIA Soldier Took Wife's Place in Iraq
April 16, 2008Richmond Times - Dispatch


A Virginia National Guardsman who re-enlisted so his wife, also a member of the National Guard, wouldn't have to go back to Iraq was killed April 16 when his vehicle struck a roadside bomb south of Baghdad.

Staff Sgt. Jesse Ault of Dublin in Pulaski County was 28. He was serving with E Company in the 429th Brigade Support Battalion out of Roanoke.

A native of Wheeling, W.Va., who grew up in Middlebourne, W.Va., Ault joined the U.S. Army while still in high school and joined the National Guard after moving to Virginia.

Yesterday, his wife, Betsy Ault, said she and her husband were dating in 2004 when their unit was deployed to Balad, Iraq. They returned to Virginia and married, she said, and her husband was "100 percent family," relishing time spent playing with her son, Nathan, 10, and their toddler, Adam, 1. He was so devoted to the family, she said, that he decided to take her place after her unit was told it was being sent to Iraq.

"Jesse separated from the Guard after the deployment [to Iraq], but I was still serving when my unit was alerted early 2007," she said. "Jesse loved our family so much and saw how important it was for me to stay with my sons, he joined the National Guard again to take my place on the deployment.

"The day he landed in Kuwait, I found out we were pregnant. He was allowed emergency leave to come home to see the birth of our daughter, Rachel." Rachel is now 4 months old.
Mrs. Ault is still a member of the Guard but is in the process of being discharged, according to Guard Maj. Alfred Puryear.

Ault was killed just three days after another Virginia National Guardsman, Staff Sgt. Jeremiah McNeal of Norfolk, was killed near Baghdad.

"There should be no doubt that the Virginia National Guard has an important role in the global war on terrorism," said Maj. Gen. Robert B. Newman Jr., adjutant general of Virginia, in a written statement yesterday. "Now more than ever, we all need to strengthen our resolve and continue to stand behind our men and women serving in Operation Iraqi Freedom."

Mrs. Ault said her husband "was a loving and dedicated father and husband and a brave and loyal soldier."

"Jesse loved all things University of West Virginia and Jeff Gordon," she added. "He cheered for the Denver Broncos and the Atlanta Braves. He liked fishing and golf and loved to ride sleds down the hill with Nathan."

Check it Out

Dear IAVA Supporter,

Thanks to your continued support, the new GI Bill has made some amazing progress in Congress in the last 48 hours. The Bill now has over 50 co-sponsors in the Senate and 188 in the House of Representatives. We are working hard to get it passed this year so our troops can start getting the benefits they deserve as soon as possible.

Today, IAVA ran ads in newspapers across the country, targeting influential Congressmen- both Democrats and Republicans- who haven't yet signed on. We've also launched a new website that will make it even easier for you to get involved in supporting the new GI Bill, at www.GIBill2008.org

At www.GIBill2008.org, you can get the latest updates on the progress of the Bill, see if your representatives have signed on and visit the Action Center. With a single click, you can submit a Letter to the Editor of your local newspaper, write your Senator or Congressman and tell your friends that you support the new GI Bill.

Forward this email on to your friends and let them know just how easy it is to support the new GI Bill. Be sure to check back at www.GIBill2008.org for updates.
Thank you for your support.


Sincerely,

Paul Rieckhoff
Iraq Veteran
Executive Director

Tales of Douchebaggery #2

Scenes from a Courthouse

I had the pleasure of sitting on a jury pool two weeks ago. Now..in the 21 years since I turned 18 I have been called to jury duty five times. This past time was the first since 2002. I was still under the impression that people were supposed to dress up somewhat. I can recall my earliest jury summons notices stating that jurors should dress appropriately for a serious civic duty.

I can remember wearing a suit to my first two times...and most of the men wearing at least shirts and ties. The people in "street" wear were so few that they stood out.

Oh lordy how the times have changed in a small span of time.

I was only one of two men in a suit this latest time. A few were in business casual...sweaters and such...but most were in jeans and t-shirts...or worse. A few of the younger kids looked like they were on call as extras in a 50 Cent video....complete with ballcaps, shades and and way too fucking much bling. The women were even worse. One lady was in pajama bottoms.

I thought it was odd and sad that the defendants in the halls were dressed better than the prospective jurors.

Anyway...the real douchebaggery comes not from the slovenly dress of my fellow jurors (and my crotchety complaining about it)...but from their behavior.

I really, really, really hope I never have to face a jury. Because these people sure ain't my peers.

I say a conservative estimate of the percentage of people who slept in the jury pool room was 40%...slept through the head judge's speech....the intro of a visiting Japanese judicial official (Japan is adding the jury system to it's legal system)...the instructional video...the talk from the bailiff...etc, etc, etc. The snoring was so loud at times people were laughing. People couldn't stay off their cell phones even when explicitly told to...and at least three dummies took off their shoes (one with some serious foot stink) and used chairs as footrests so they could recline and sleep. At least two people got into arguments with the court officers...one shouting...when they were told they couldn't bring food back into the room.

Ach. Maybe the Japanese legal official will go home and declare the jury system is not a good idea. Then again...the Japanese are better behaved as a people.

Tales of Douchebaggery #1

The first in a series of recountings of douchebag behavior. This one comes from the restaurant world...where many will come from.

My Russian manages a restaurant and is rich with these tales. We are both convinced people are socially devolving...becoming more rude, self-centered and stupid.

A tale of Two Douchebags.

Last week...two women came into Russian's restaurant...loaded down with shopping bags. And when the server came to their table...they demanded to know what they could get for free. They became so rude that the young, female server was reduced to tears and went to get Russian for help. They two ladies wound up getting bread and water. And demanded refills.

Yep...these two went into a business establishment...in the business of selling food...and demanded to be given something for free. And sat for 90 minutes...during the busy lunch rush taking up a booth that could have been filled with paying customers.

Oh yes, they also complained about the service on their way out. And didn't leave a tip.

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I can't even get into the mindset of a person who goes into a business and demands freebies. Aggressively demands freebies. And expects the staff to be happy about it and to cater to them.

My Latest Obsession

Lemur Kingdom.

It's like Meerkat Manor but better...because it's about lemurs. And lemurs rule.

http://animal.discovery.com/tv/lemur-kingdom/lemur-kingdom.html

Urge Surge

Just when I think I can get by just fine without the whole BDSM thingie in my life...

Someone on Alt has to go and write something so painfully sexy that my lust and my trousers swell in equal amounts.

Damn them.

Attention Lurking Visitors

Yes you...and you...and even you. All the people from Alt to whom I gave the addy of this blog. There are a half dozen or so of you (I know you visit because I track the locations of visitors) who don't have blogs here but come visit.

I'm all about the interactivity. So I'd like to ask you to become interactive here. I appreciate that you take the time to read what I write...but how about a little acknowledgement? Make a profile here and give me your thoughts.

Stop lurking! No wallflowers here, folks.

Thanks.