US Develops Lethal New Viruses

Saddam has WMD! Saddam has WMD! Must invade! Must invade! But us... well... we can make all the WMD we want! And FUCK YOU! You're either with us or...

Bush Backers Get Big Bucks

"More than 70 American companies and individuals have won up to $8 billion in contracts for work in postwar Iraq and Afghanistan over the last two years, according to a new study by the Center for Public Integrity. Those companies donated more money to the presidential campaigns of George W. Bush—a little over $500,000—than to any other politician over the last dozen years, the Center found."

Madison Avenue Hits New Low

Looking to eat better? How about a nice healthy bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken?

Right Wing Soy Farmer Sues Left Wing Muckracker

movie at 11 wins academy Award.

Of course what was he thinking, his brother was involved, somehow, in a homegrown terrorist bombing, although he still has yet to be charged with anything, his trial is still going on. We will probably never know what was going on, and still will probably never know why the ATF knew not to go to work that day, why the bomb was detonated on the wrong side of the building from the ATF, instead killing a day care center, and of course, the Middle Eastern involvement, as there were eye witness accounts of meetings, and some other people in the downtown OKC area.

Oh, and the whole movie was about our obsession with guns, and he sleeps with one. Didn't he See Roger and ME? Or any of The Awful Truth? Read Stupid White Men? I think he knew what he was getting into.

Puffy Uses Sweatshop Labor

If you weren't convinced enough that Puff Daddy was a piece of shit, here's some more evidence.

Surrender the Drug War

From Bureaucrash:

Politicians have been waging the failed war on drugs on our behalf for too long. If we as individuals surrender our part of the drug war politicians will lack the power to regulate the private lives of others. Sign our declaration of surrender, and demand the government give up the war on drugs and our freedoms.

Please visit our new Surrender the Drug War campaign where you can learn about, surrender and fight the drug war.

October 31st is our day of action for this campaign. It's no coincidence that it's on Halloween; the drug war is one of the cruelest tricks the government has perpetrated on us. Instead of compassion, government uses force to regulate the private lives of individuals.

Surrender the Drug War!

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Group-think & Leftist Reasoning

Arnold King, a hired-geek for Corante, rips Lessig and other Left-bent techies for their "elitist group-think" and uses their Bush-hatred and "Jeffersonian" distrust of the motives for the Iraq war to denounce their ability to lead the nation.

King's rant reminds me of one of the comments made during my recent "wank session" on LGF.

For the vast majority of people the vast majority of the time, the definition of "right" and "wrong' is driven primarily by clan membership and nothing else.

Overwhelmingly, people choose up sides and then they pick their arguments to rationalize their choices.

It is -- in general -- useless to try to convince people of a position in radical departure from their stated positions. The positions themselves are not at issue.

The positions that most people state are simply battle flags they fly to tell themselves and each other who they side with.

Read the arguments like flags to know what side folks are on, but not as ends in themselves.

So, here's my question—do you find that you side with the Left and support Leftist issues because it's popular to support these issues in your circles (and because these causes are championed by your personal heroes), or do you do so because you've thoroughly researched these issues and have decided, based on your own studies, that the positions taken by the Left appeal more strongly to your personal convictions?

How often do you thoroughly read the arguments presented by the non-antagonistic Right, and really ponder them, rather than glancing at them and immediately dismissing them because they take a Right-wing position? If and when you do read the Right, do you ever feel as though the points they raise are fair? Do you become agitated because these thoughts lead you to question your previously held convictions and therefore dismiss them, as say a fundamentalist Christian might do when shown the evidence of evolution?

To tell you the truth, sometimes I feel like my friends make me feel bad for taking a stance that they disagree with, and that they exert a fair amount of peer pressure which at times I may be susceptible to cave into. Am I alone, or does anyone else feel the pressure of this so-called "group-think"?

Screw your trailer indicator

Ah, yes, the U.S. economy is perking up, the global economy is back on track, and just to prove how great everything is, Sony's firing 20,000 employees. Everything's lovely.

Who are the "historical revisionists?"

The White House proves yet again what a douche George W. is.

Remember when Bush said, "This nation acted to a threat from the dictator of Iraq. Now there are some who would like to rewrite history---revisionist historians is what I like to call them. Saddam Hussein was a threat to America and the free world in '91, in '98, in 2003."

Yeah, heh, well, get a load of this.

uhhhh, napster's back

napster, napster people man, i have no words. the parrot's dead, the wonderwall works, and the sigur ros album rocks. and um, people, napster is worth that advertising problem. yea, napster costs money, and well, about time. music is not free, my demo cost me 10,000.
ok, i stop bitching now. Just do it.

Staring At Breasts Can Make You Live Longer!

Supposed Dr. Karen Weatherby has performed a test to conclude that staring at funbags for 10 minutes can increase heart rate enough to compensate for a half hour of exercise!

Don't worry ladies. The Urban Legends site can't find proof. However, if you'd like to aid in further research, contact our staff.

Advocates Attack 'Sesame Street' Sponsorship

"Sesame Street, long one of the Public Broadcasting Service's flagship shows, has come under fire for airing corporate sponsorship messages from McDonald's.

"Commercial Alert, a nonprofit public advocacy group backed by Ralph Nader, has sent a letter to Gary Knell, president and chief executive of the show's production company, Sesame Workshop, asking that McDonald's messages not be shown before or after episodes of the children's series."

Fox News Threatens to Sue Fox Proper for Simpsons Gag

"During an interview broadcast today on NPR's Fresh Air, Simpsons creator Matt Groening revealed that the Fox News Network had threatened to sue The Simpsons over a parody of the right-leaning news channel. The highly sensitive news organization, which is headed by Roger Ailes, made headlines this summer with an ill-starred lawsuit against humorist Al Franken's book, Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them. The Fox suit was thrown out in court and only succeeded in making Franken's book a bestseller. According to Groening, the Simpsons team refused to cut out the segment, which Groening told Fresh Air he 'really liked,' figuring that Rupert Murdoch wouldn't allow the Fox News cable network to sue the Fox Broadcast Network, which carries The Simpsons. The Fox News Network did back down on its threat, although it has told The Simpsons creators that in the future, cartoon series will not be allowed to include a 'news crawl' along the bottom of the screen, which might 'confuse the viewers.'"

In D.C., a Diverse Mix Rouses War Protest

"Tens of thousands of antiwar demonstrators marched in Washington yesterday to call for an end to the U.S. occupation of Iraq, turning out in smaller numbers than for prewar protests but making plain their opposition during a noisy yet peaceful procession."

The Myth Of Antiwar Democrats

"Since Dean has emphasized his early opposition to the war in Iraq as his calling card in the race, it is easy to assume that his antiwar stand and his criticism of Lieberman, Gephardt, Kerry and Edwards for supporting the resolution authorizing the use of force must account for his strong showing -- especially in New Hampshire.

"Wrong. When the Democracy Corps team asked whether voters in those three states wanted a Democratic nominee 'who opposed the Iraq war from the beginning' or one 'who supported military action against Saddam Hussein but was critical of Bush for failing to win international support for the war,' voters in all three states chose the second alternative. Dean's position was preferred by only 35 percent of the likely voters in the New Hampshire Democratic primary -- fewer than supported it in Iowa or South Carolina -- while 58 percent chose the alternative."

Don't Say We Didn't Tell You So

"According to records made available to The Washington Post and interviews with arms investigators from the United States, Britain and Australia, it did not require a comprehensive survey to find the central assertions of the Bush administration's prewar nuclear case to be insubstantial or untrue. Although Hussein did not relinquish his nuclear ambitions or technical records, investigators said, it is now clear he had no active program to build a weapon, produce its key materials or obtain the technology he needed for either."

CA Peace Group Infiltrated By Terror Task Force Agent

"Peace Fresno was infiltrated by an agent working for the Fresno Sheriff's Department. Aaron Kilner, known by Peace Fresno activists as Aaron Stokes, attended several Peace Fresno meetings. Peace Fresno activist Nicholas DeGraff remembers him taking voluminous notes and several members say they saw him at peace vilgils held at Shaw and Blackstone. He was also on the bus local anti-globalization activists took to attend the WTO ministerial-level conference on Agricultural Science and Technology demonstration in Sacramento in June 2003.

"Aaron Kilner died in a motorcycle accident on August 30, 2003. In his obituary in The Fresno Bee he was identified as a member of the Fresno County Sheriff's department. The obituary went on to say that he was 'assigned to the anti-terrorist team.' Local activists believe that this 'anti-terrorist team' is, in fact, the Joint Terrorism Task Force (JTTF) that has recently been formed in this area.. When members of Peace Fresno saw the picture and read of Kilner's association with law enforcement they began piecing the story together." (c/o aphid)

THINK ROCK!

My inside sources tell me that Jakeneck has been way too serious, if not depressing, with its commentary lately. I thought I'd insert a little fun & some 1-2-3-zen here:

2003 World Rock Paper Scissors Championship!

Protestors Converge on DC

Check DC IMC for updates. Watch live on C-SPAN.

neckspeak open fo' bidness

recognizing the need for more rountable discussion on the neck (and at the recommendation of aphid), i've set up a chat room accessible to all. just check the sidebar and hop on in when you've got some time to spare. perhaps we could even consider organizing a meeting time for weekly discussions. all in favor?

Chill out, sun

Brace yourselves for the solar storm set to hit Earth @ 3pm today. Electromagnetic events could mess up your cell phone so get naked and stuff yourself in an underground hole to avoid any possible side-effects.

Not much happening any more

Time to break out the old red beret. R.I.P. Fred 'Rerun' Berry.

In other news, Walmart hires illegal immirgrants. Way to go, Mom&Pop Killer!

They are talking, They are pissed. NOW BRING THEM HOME!!! DAMN IT

Bring Us Home Now, we're going to start going AWOL like you did, or just kill ourselves
Now the soldiers are getting pissed, morale is low, and the little R&R breaks are doing nothing but swelling up a shitstorm for ShrubCO. Tomarrow in DC, there will be a rally for bringing them home, Sponsored by United for Peace and Justice, International Answer (yea, i know about the supposed anti-semitism and pro-palestinian bias, but, it's alleged i do beleive), and had not i had family coming, i would have been on a bus yesterday. (And how many times do you get a chance to see Jerry Seinfeld on stage?)
I encourage anyone who can make it down there to get down there. I feel horrible that i can't make it, AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN THERE!!!! I'm still angry about it.
Look, we know it's about oil, as there is still, as of this writing, no water, stable electricity, basic services, medicine, security, but, the oil wells are safe and secure. and i guess there isn't even enough oil to pay for all the hell we have bestowed on the Iraqis, who might have been better off still with Hussein. At lest there was a form of peace when he was still in power. Iraq is more worse off now than ever.
I know those are strong words. Yea, this post is probably a little knee jerk. I'm just a little angry. All the lies, guess it's getting to me. Can you get couselling because the President is lying to you? Or do you just boil over with rage? Or just live on XanaX?
Read this book. 324 pages of whoppers.
And where is that 87 billion going? Probably not to Iraq, or the soldiers that need it most. I want cameras at Dover. I want an investigation into why this is going so badly. I want Rove, Bush and Rummy escorted to Gitmo. 2 years Later, No sign of anything we were promised. Some dude with kidney failure and a long beard can evade us? I doubt it. Protected? Yea. Hussein is worth more alive and invisible, than captured and visible too. Both of them and some MIA WMDs are better to scare us with.
And given that there is so much other filler out there, as in

1. She has the right to die. Sorry. If she won't be getting better, let her go now. Assisted Suicide is all right.
2. Kobe's probably guilty. Which part of NBA do you not understand?
3. Liza beat up David, well ok, that's just funny.
4. I'm rambling. I should stop now.

So have fun in DC, if you can make it and are going, and good luck people. You have a lot of support, and oddly enough, some of it's coming for the military.
Directions, Maps and Times

May The Lord Strike Me Down

Oh... It just doesn't get any better than this: The actor playing Jesus in Mel Gibson's upcoming film The Passion of Christ was struck by lightning during filming! (c/o Protocols)

Don't Miss RHP Nov 14

If you haven't made it out before, Nov 14 the night to make it!
Come out and show your support! Click here to order tickets online.

Bush Bans Media Access to KIA Homecomings

"Since the end of the Vietnam War, presidents have worried that their military actions would lose support once the public glimpsed the remains of U.S. soldiers arriving at air bases in flag-draped caskets.

"To this problem, the Bush administration has found a simple solution: It has ended the public dissemination of such images by banning news coverage and photography of dead soldiers' homecomings on all military bases."

have fun storming the castle

news roundup anarchists plan to infiltrate buckingham palace during bush's upcoming uk visit | dennis miller is eyeing a senate run | edward kennedy (an outspoken critic of g.w. bush) has been awarded the g.h.w. bush award for excellence in public service | "conflicts between the bush administration and the intelligence community marred the reporting on iraq's weapons" | senate to pass ban on partial birth abortion

Didn't they bury this game in Mexico or something?

Ever wonder what today's kids would think about the beloved video games of our childhood?

A new classic

Everyone was at a dead halt in a traffic jam and this driver thought to himself, "Wow, this seems worse than usual."

He noticed a police officer walking between the lines of stopped cars, so he rolled down his window and said, "Officer, what's the holdup?"

The officer replied, "The President is depressed, so he stopped his motorcade and is threatening to douse himself in gasoline and set himself on fire. He says no one believes his stories about why we went to war in Iraq, or the connection between Saddam and al-Qa'ida, or that his tax cuts will help anyone except his wealthy friends; the press called him on the lie about Iraq trying to buy uranium from Nigeria, and now Campbell Brown is threatening to sue him for a sexual innuendo he made at a recent press conference. So we're taking up a collection for him."

The driver asks, "How much have you got so far?"

The officer replies, "About 14 gallons, but a lot of folks are still siphoning."

Ashcroft Goes After Protesters

"Atty. Gen. Ashcroft is pulling out all the stops to prosecute protesters."

In response to an April 2002 Greenpeace demonstration, John Ashcroft has ressurected a law from 1872 used only twice in American history to prosecute anyone! If convicted, Greenpeace could lose its tax-exempt status and go bankrupt! "The extraordinary effort made to find and use this obscure law strongly suggests a campaign of selective prosecution — the greatest scourge of the 1st Amendment."

It gets better! Three nuns who were involved in a demonstration at a nuclear missile silo are being charged with "obstructing national defense" which carries a 30-year prison term if convicted! What the f*ck is this guy thinking?!

Saint of Circumstance

Mother Teresa has bean beatified.

The Libertarian Case for the Democrats

"[L]ibertarians shouldn't be distracted by what policies the president, deep down, really wants. They should care about what he can get."

Our dear friend Julian Sanchez offers this interesting piece in Reason, which contends that, based on the Republican administration's fiscal irresponsibility and mere lip-service to Libertarian ideals, Libertarians may in fact be better off voting for Howard Dean.

A poem, For Blind Lovers Of America

Nothing to do but sit and write this poem,
Wasted, and i feel my lips pasted,
Another person to tell me my life is all wrong,
But i am too young to be a veit cong,

A voice so pure and clean,
Another nutcase in the means,
More to be said, not a break clean,
But for someone else, a mean,

What does it take to spark outrage,
300 dead, , not finished in our age,
Something found today, but isn't mine
Sonthing regained, but i've lost my mind

I don't capitalize i, because i feel so small,
But all we need is someone wanting to give all
sonewhere a voice is yelling, no one listening,
Sonewhere neurons fire, and only a greasing

No end, just a continuation
No rhyme or reason,
Just looking for a function
Just a voice, a link for continuation

Sorry to say, i feel there is a gun,
To my head, and this isn't fun,
And there is a pattern, 3.14.......
And waking up is a horror,

And this in not something i adore.

(c) fonadi, written, in a stream, not a edit, 10:20CST.

analogy

bwahahaha

"Bush told his senior aides Tuesday that he 'didn't want to see any stories' quoting unnamed administration officials in the media anymore, and that if he did, there would be consequences, said a senior administration official who asked that his name not be used." (c/o atrios)

One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words

You were five outs away from history, dumbass.

We knew a guy named Colin had to be full of shit...

Greg Thielmann, a top aide of Colin Powell's, says that Powell knew "Iraq didn't pose an imminent threat to anyone – not even its own neighbors." Well duh!

Wilson adds ammo to hit war credibility gap

US News reports...

Just as former Ambassador Joseph Wilson's story that Bushies blew his CIA wife's cover to get back at his criticism of the war in Iraq was getting old, he has stumbled on new ammo to hit the administration's credibility. Wilson tells us he plans to circulate the text of a briefing by analyst Sam Gardiner that suggests the White House and Pentagon made up or distorted over 50 war stories. You know some tall tales, like the Pvt. Jessica Lynch story. But there's more, says Gardiner, a war gamer who has taught at the National War College. Like how defense officials said the first Iraqi unit marines encountered, the 51st Mechanized Infantry Division, had surrendered four days before it actually did. And he says Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Richard Myers gave bad or deliberately incomplete info on several topics. Sure, propaganda has always been used in war to deceive and demoralize the enemy. But these guys went way overboard, Gardiner says. "Never before have so many stories been created to sell a war," he insists. "And they probably didn't need it."

Here's the briefing: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, and Part 6.

score 1 for medical marijuana

the supreme court today refused to hear a federal case against doctors who prescribe medical marijuana to their patients, upholding an appeals court decision which says that prohibition on such behavior violates doctor's free speech rights.

Diebold Story Going Mainstream

"[A] former worker in Diebold's Georgia warehouse says the company installed patches on its machines before the state's 2002 gubernatorial election that were never certified by independent testing authorities or cleared with Georgia election officials.

"If the charges are true, Diebold could be in violation of federal and state election-certification rules. The charges also raise questions about the integrity of the Georgia election results and any other election that uses patched Diebold systems that have not been re-certified."

press on full tilt

kucinich announces his presidential bid and the a.p. skewers him. god forbid they should mention why the city defaulted and why, in the end, kucinich did the right thing for cleaveland, and hence why he won his congressional race.

more proof that americans (particularly american conservatives) are feeble-minded and ignorant

the myth of liberal media seems to be as pervasive as the myth that saddam had anything to do with 9/11, whereas 45% of americans think the media is too liberal (which constitutes the majority in this poll)! why, that's just about as many people as voted for bush (if you can transpose the beliefs of 100 alabamans, or whoever they surveyed for this poll, onto the national populace)!

try to name me one liberal political show on television that isn't hosted by a comedian and then tell me how liberal the media is... what do we have, the daily show & bill mahr?

"we've come for your markets, chuck"

arnold aims to deregulate the energy markets in california. well guess whose pocket he's in? enron's! wtf?!?!

dirty sneaky evil bastards

get a load of this—someone (likely at the white house) has been sending letters supporting the war to different newspapers around the US. the letters are signed by different soldiers from the hometown that each paper is published in. the problem? all the letters are the same!

and now for something that will make starre flip the fuck out: bush plans to relax policies on endangered species.

if you want to get angry over something real substantial, like your pocketbook, check out these figures: all-time tax revenue low, all-time government spending high. will this bastard actually get reelected for bankrupting the country?

bling kong this halloween @ the knit!

Bush fixes sights on Cuba

The war in Iraq may not be the only alleged form of retribution Dubya intends to act out on his daddy's behalf. Bush is now pressing for regime change in Cuba.

What the American press fails to mention, obviously, is that the Bush family has a long and sordid history of backing Cuban insurgents in the overthrow of Fidel Castro. In fact, Jeb Bush is currently harboring anti-Communist Cuban terrorists in Florida, like Orlando Bosch, who were trained and funded by Bush Sr. who was a CIA operative working in Cuban affairs during JFK's administration. In fact, during his own presidency, Bush Sr. aggressively lobbied for the release of several Cuban terrorists from American prisons, who were likely CIA operatives in Operations Northwoods and Mongoose (lest we forget Otto Reich and the Cuban-Contra connection).

Despite this information, as recently as May of this year, Jeb was calling for the toppling of Castro's administration. Look's like Dubya's about to follow suit. It's nice to see they're still beating them same ol' dead horse after all these years.

HAHAHAHAHA. Do Not Screw With Chicago.

Fred you dumb bastard.
now please go away, where no one can hear you.

Lies, Alleged Law Breaking, and a Basis of Reality in Arcturus

Remarks (Fabrications and Lies) by the President (Idiot Son Of An A**hole, thanks mike) at the 2003 Republican National Committee Presidential Gala

So, last night, while most of you were watching the Yankees lose to Boston or the Cubs beat Florida, somebody let it speak. The president gave a speech at the RNC Presidential Gala, which is a fundraiser. I started to listen to him, but I think after about 20 words, I had to stop.

"But the war on terror is more than just chasing down the killers or holding tyrants to account. The war on terror -- our security comes in the war on terror from the spread of human liberty. (Applause.) See, free nations do not develop weapons of mass destruction. Free nations do not intimidate their neighbors. Free nations are peaceful nations. And so one of the missions of this administration is to spread freedom. I understand that freedom is the deepest need and hope of every heart. And I believe that freedom is the right of every person, and the future of every nation. And that's exactly what we're now doing in Iraq. We believe that freedom is not America's gift to the world, we believe that freedom is God's gift to each and every individual.

Well, he has really hit the nail. If we are in Iraq to spread human liberty, then that must come from jittery emotionally detached soldiers with itchy trigger fingers and not the slightest chance of restoring any form of order. And free nations do not develop WMDs, well of course, and that is why Rummy is once again firing up old nuke plants, and of course, lest you need to be reminded of The Patriot Acts I & II

"This is historic times."

"And we say, you must measure to show us whether or not a child can read or write and add and subtract."

Grammar not your strong suit I take it?

And yes, George, these are historic times, as you have given us a terrorist attack and terrorist governments, school systems that can't afford to teach, and not a dime to fund a complete education or jobs creation effort to ensure a future for our children. Flipping burgers is not going to be a easy way for Future generations to pay for these imperialist wars. Oh wait, that's the idea.

"And we've got to make sure that there's certainty in the tax code. This tax relief we passed, because of a quirk in the rules, will go away. For the sake of economic vitality, for the sake of job creation, the Congress must make the tax relief permanent"

So unless I hit the jackpot, or somehow end up in the top of the capitalist money pile, uh, I will be paying for you mistakes for a long time to come. Tax relief shout be for everyone, not just a few friends who got you a job you can't handle.

"You know, I wasn't sure what to expect when I became your President. I was certain there would be some challenges. I wasn't exactly sure what to expect, but I knew there was going to be some problems to solve. And therefore, I knew I needed to surround myself with really strong, competent, capable people. I've assembled a great administration of Americans -- (applause) -- of Americans from all walks of life who have put their country above self."

I should probably stop ripping this apart, but, instead, ask for your help. Roll on the comments please. Click the link, print the speech, and assume the porcelain goddess praying position, cause you just might not want breakfast on you keyboard and screen. Some great greasy whoppers have been spoken. And if this continues, 2005 might be a little too long to wait.

rummy in the backseat?

donald rumsfeld says the white house is keeping him out of the loop on his own operations (ie., postwar iraq). wtf's up with the cowboy president running amok?

clark quake

There's some insurrection in the Clark camp.. DraftClark.com, the site arguably responsible for his running has just published the following:

"By the time you read these words, the bell will be tolling for Wesley Clark's candidacy. It will be clear across the country that the campaign of Wesley Clark is nothing more than the Gore campaign with a better candidate - this will mean that activists, the people who can create a field organization that can win Iowa and New Hampshire, will know that this campaign is nothing more than a media creation.[more...]

(c/o Kos)

Democracy in Peril, Take Note!!!!

A line to hurt California, and a warning to us all.
At least someone's got the flag the right way round.
Now of course, that this Recall Election, Special Intrest subversion of democracy is in full swing, (ok a bad cliche) it might be a good time to think about the Outcomes.

1. Arnold gets 20% of the vote and wins. Yes, If the Recall "Yes Votes" get a majority, and then Arnold gets the majority of those, out of 135 canidates, it could be higher or lower. but could still be winning. Of course, keep your hopes up for Mary Carey too.
2. Recall is said no to, and Davis stays, kills the recall provision, and all will be good. (This is what we all want, everywhere)
3. Davis is recalled, Gary Coleman is elected, and Friday Larry Flint launches a recall effort. (ok, that would be just fun. it would be followed Monday by California's falling off into the ocean.
4. You really want to find out? Well, there's always military intervention. (and i had a bad feeling about riots this afternoon, you know that all of a sudden something really bad is about to happen and i have no idea what where or how, just bad bad bad feeling.)

Anyway, to chime nafta, "Reresentative democracy is a sham" (anyone seen or heard from him, i figured he's be foaming at the mouth over this!)

[update 12pm EST] ok, so it looks like it will lean towards the first outcome. aghnold will win with an ass-grabbing Diebold and chad counting slim margin. as in really, no matter what happens when I get out of bed tomarrow, there will be a few lawsuits, some name calling, and probably some form of unauthorized Arnie-Orgy Celebration party video. Probably with Rove, Rummy, Cheney, and Issa, ganging up on some old pieces of paper and a greenish blowup doll. Damn nazi lovers win it again. damn it Damn it Damn it. Make it Stop!!!!!! Or at least teach the world to roll.

[update 7:30, 10/8/03] I hope California enjoys it's ass grabbing Nazi loving Terminator Govenor. celebrity won, by grabbing about 45% of the actual recall vote, but sadly, only about 10% of the total population of the State, excluding the Illegal aliens, which might be found at a Planet Hollywood running the kitchen. (but i think arnie pulled out of that one) So it actually seemed that California didn't actually care enough about it's own state to turn out and vote on it. 20% of the state turned out to vote. I would have expected at least 40 to 49 % of the state. not 50 of course.
Why does this bother me so much? Why make something like this my first post? Well, Bohemian Grove, Nazi Sympathizing, Bad Actors getting elected to powerful positions do that to me. And of course, those damn Diebold voting machines.

Only In New York

Just in case you've been living under a rock these past few days, allow me to introduce to you one Antoine Yates, a 31-year-old Harlem man who, in the tradition of Tarzan and Ace Ventura, believes he has a special connection with exotic wild animals. Unfortunately for him, his pals "Al" The Alligator and his roommate, a 500-pound Bengal tiger have been removed from his apartment in the Drew Hamilton Houses on Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard and shipped to refuges in the midwest, after an anonymous caller told police on Thursday that "someplace in the city, there is a large wild animal who is biting people."

"I was just trying to create a little garden of Eden, something that this world lacks," Yates told reporters.

"He just has a love for animals," concurred his sister, Cynthia Yates. "There's nothing wrong with that."

A second tiger, some cubs, two Rottweilers, rabbits and a tarantula also lived in the apartment, until some family members, including children, moved to Philadelphia in June, taking the animals with them, neighbors said.

weapons of more distraction

oh they got tons of reasons why they can't find the weapons—he never had 'em, his scientists lied to him, he smuggled 'em out, he destroyed 'em all pre-invasion—but that's not the issue here now is it—the issue is, who's to blame in "intelligence" for "convincing the white house" that saddam was a threat? they say all the intelligence proved he had weapons... so far all the intelligence proves is that intelligence agents are full of shit. where'd this "evidence" come from & who can we string up for it, if they won't give us the bush admin, hmm?

in the meantime, america has confiscated thousands of guns in iraq in the last few months, and for some reason, are spending $20 million of our tax dollars on buying brand new guns to give to the iraqi police, rather than just giving them the firearms they've confiscated.

we went because saddam was a "threat," right folks? cuz to me, it kinda looks like we went to bolster the arms, contracting & energy industries. oh and speaking of which, look who's paying for bush's reelection...

holy crap!

roy, of siegfried & roy—those "ambiguously" gay vegas magicians, just got neckzilla'd by a white tiger! the dude's on the verge of death! the thing lunged at him and dragged him offstage by his neck! jesus! (c/o the circus lolita)

insanity & creativity revisited

some of you may recall my screed a couple years back on the link between insanity and creativity and my conversation with shred lexicon subsequently thereafter.

welp, take a gander at this: Biological Basis For Creativity Linked To Mental Illness

faking the evidence

cia investigator david kay says there are no weapons in iraq—yet. i guess they still have to plant 'em. or fabricate 'em. remember those "mobile weapons labs" that turned out to be legally acquired munitions rigs? yeah, now they're reinvestigating those. i wonder what "evidence" will turn up now that they have NOTHING to go on.