tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-145201682011-11-27T17:27:22.543-06:00Ruminations on the inevitability of the collapse of civilization.St!ff M!ttenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00984143098703194868noreply@blogger.comBlogger461100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14520168.post-89205790409971799812010-07-29T09:24:00.003-05:002010-07-29T09:33:37.775-05:00

Okay, Raw Story has posted an article about tea baggers planning a protest at a southern California mosque. In that article Raw Story quotes part of an email from the protest planner:One of the emails, obtained by CAIR, declared: "Islam is not a religion. It is a worldwide political movement meant [sic] on domination of the world. And it is meant to subjugate all people under Islamic law...."

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Okay, so Brad at Sadly, No! quotes this from Dana Milbank's WaPo article about Glenn Beck at CPAC:In an apparent reference to John McCain, Beck condemned a "guy in the Republican Party who says his favorite president is Theodore Roosevelt." He then read disapprovingly the Roosevelt quote that "we grudge no man a fortune in civil life if it is honorably obtained and well used . . . so long as the

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Homeland security says that when Joe Stack flew a plane into the IRS offices in Austin, TX it was not an act of terrorism. First, let's look at the merits of that assertion.This is how the DOD defines terrorism:The calculated use of unlawful violence or threat of unlawful violence to inculcate fear; intended to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals that are

St!ff M!ttenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00984143098703194868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14520168.post-77394394464139407962009-11-21T11:07:00.006-06:002009-11-21T11:24:18.131-06:00

More bad news:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8366255.stm"This plan won't stop copyright infringement and with a simple accusation could see you and your family disconnected from the internet - unable to engage in everyday activities like shopping and socialising," it [Lobby organisation The Open Rights Group] said.Not to mention working, banking, studying, job searching, etc.If you can

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Congratulations on winning the Nobel Peace Prize. Perhaps now would be a good time to try and fucking earn it!PS - And I mean that in the most optimistic and hopeful way possible, sir. Please don't let this prize be one for empty rhetoric with no follow through. As much as I hate to resort to Rik Emmett quotes: "Fight the good fight every moment."PPS - Sorry about the cheezy 80s pop-metal, but

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Qaddafi's not doing Obama any favors with this (from the NY Times):Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, the Libyan leader, took the lectern at the United Nations on Wednesday morning for his first address at the General Assembly, and delivered a long and rambling diatribe — far exceeding the 15-minute limit on speeches — against the United Nations Security Council and a host of other perceived enemies, while

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This doesn't sound encouraging:...Citizens United is arguing that the McCain-Feingold law is unconstitutional.But the court has already ruled otherwise. In 2003, In McConnell v. FEC, the court ruled on a challenge to the McCain-Feingold Act brought by Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), among others. The justices voted 5-4 to uphold the law. Normally, that would answer the question and put an end to

St!ff M!ttenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00984143098703194868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14520168.post-90463046833489495092008-10-25T13:45:00.000-05:002008-10-25T13:46:00.395-05:00

For example:http://www.lasvegassun.com/videos/2008/oct/22/983/

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I keep thinking that people are going to see through the absurd rumors floating around about Obama, but then I guess it's all to easy to overestimate the intelligence of my fellow Americans:

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(Well, at least one reason why)This is from From NBC/NJ's Matthew E. Berger on MSNBC's First Read:“I’ve been warned that Flyers fans, they get so enthused, that they boo everybody at the drop of the puck,” she said at a Philadelphia fundraiser Saturday afternoon. “But what I thought I’d do is I’d put Piper in a Flyers jersey, bring her out with me. How dare they boo Piper!”She uses her daughter

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Haven't these people ever read any Sinclair Lewis? I know, ask a stupid question about stupid people...

St!ff M!ttenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00984143098703194868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14520168.post-70128857640358738872008-10-07T14:32:00.001-05:002008-10-11T00:40:40.563-05:00

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...of feudal society. The GOP is trying to move us back to that happier time:http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/09/11/gop-seeks-to-contest-voters-from-foreclosed-homes/After all, it doesn't really make sense to allow those who don't actually own a piece of this country to have any say in it's goverment. Oh, perhaps for now we can give 3/5 of a vote to those who merely rent their little piece of

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...but instead of weeping, do everything you can to make sure it doesn't come true:http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/sep/10/uselections2008.barackobama

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DESTROY EVERYTHING IS ON TOUR NOW and gas prices are brutal!We could use some help with the remaining leg of our summer tour. Please help us out and get a good deal on a T-shirt for yourself while doing us a solid favor.Now though Noon on Wednesday the Destroy Everything T-shirts shown above are only $9 Bucks! All shirts are in stock in all sizes and will ship Wednesday at 3PM for a fast

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Now, can someone please pry that flintlock from his cold, dead hands?

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I'm all for making fun of emo kids. They set themselves up for it, and it makes for an easy cheap shot and a quick laugh. But when it comes to hunting them down and beating the crap out of them, I have to take a moment and ask: Come on... really? Isn't that ultimately self-defeating, guys?Here's a chart to reference (click to enlarge):Note that guys who beat up emo kids are actually worse than

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This from the BBC News website:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7175325.stmThe speedboats, believed to belong to Iran's Revolutionary Guards, came within about 200m of the US vessels, Pentagon officials said."I am coming at you. You will explode in a couple of minutes," the Iranians said in a radio transmission, according to US officials.That's a very provocative transmission, to be sure,

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Swopa has a post up at Needlenose.com commenting on a recent NYT op-ed by Gail Collins. In reference to the youth appeal of Obama described by Kevin Drum in this post, Swopa writes:"...if you lived through the 1990s and saw how Bill Clinton campaigned on hope and ending partisan divisions, only to be dragged through the mud in epic fashion, it's hard to view Obama's rise without a tinge of dread.

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This can't be right:http://tinyurl.com/25uwrlWell, of course it's not right. But I mean, can it be accurate? I've never heard of Harris Online polls. I wonder what their survey methods are who does their statistical analysis. Then again, look who's president. Perhaps these numbers are correct and George Bush did actually win the 2000 election. Heckuva' job, American people.

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You know, if you're so thin-skinned and hyper-sensitive that any perceived insult or slur on your religion causes you to boil over into an indignant fury that can only be assuaged by beating someone to death, then you deserve to be ridiculed, mocked and punched real hard in the sack. I mean to jail some teacher and then deport her because she allowed the children in her class to name a teddy

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Draco is not as obedient a son/lackey as Lucius would prefer.

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First there's this. Then there's this.Remind you of anything?

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John Hawkins at Right Wing News, has stumbled upon what he sees as a plot involving Mark Kleinman and Oliver Willis. Mark and Oliver, believing their respective cats are out of their respective bags, offer up confessions (ostensibly to throw Hawkins off the scent). But what Mark and Oliver don't realize is that they are actually siblings separated during infancy and raised separately to protect

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...But at what cost?In the late 80s and early 90s we had a rash of TV evangelist scandals: Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, Garner Ted Armstrong. More recently: Jihadists around the world have been giving Islam a bad name (too many examples to chose just one link for this). Ted Haggard has been exposed as a hypocritical pervert. Pat Robertson has been sticking his foot in his mouth. Now, Jerry Falwell

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Ryan Crocker, our ambassador to Baghdad, while talking with reporters about Cheney's surprise visit to Iraq, said:“The reality is, with the major effort we’re making ... for the Iraqi parliament to take a two-month vacation in the middle of summer is impossible to understand,”Impossible to understand? Here's an explanation.So, why are we still in Iraq?

St!ff M!ttenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00984143098703194868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14520168.post-61036161922636469192007-05-05T10:01:00.000-05:002007-05-05T10:11:11.387-05:00

Reason #1,428,715,221 why religion is the root of all evil:http://www.aina.org/news/20070425181603.htm[WARNING: disturbing video clips]Shit like this really brings out the intolerant reactionary in me. I just want to round these fuckers* up and torture them to death.*By "these fuckers" I mean not only everyone who took part in stoning this young girl to death, but also anyone who condones the act.

St!ff M!ttenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00984143098703194868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14520168.post-88844139152815133332007-04-27T11:52:00.000-05:002007-04-27T12:07:06.059-05:00

So George Tenet says his words were twisted:Tenet argues in an interview with 60 Minutes that the infamous "slam dunk" phrase -- uttered during a pivotal meeting with the president and his top advisers -- referred to whether they could make a public case for the invasion and not whether Iraq had WMDs.So what George was saying then was: It's not that Saddam has WMDs, it that's the American people

St!ff M!ttenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00984143098703194868noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14520168.post-15585895492715482742007-03-27T15:45:00.000-05:002007-03-27T15:56:45.700-05:00

Yet another way that GWB & friends are hastening the end of human civilization:http://www.spiegel.de/international/spiegel/0,1518,473166,00.htmlhttp://www.wlfoet5.demon.co.uk/food/intro.htmhttp://www.commondreams.org/headlines03/0528-05.htmhttp://www.twnafrica.org/news_detail.asp?twnID=374...Thanks a lot, asshole. Now what am I going to drizzle on my cornbread? (I expect your answers to that

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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/6387611.stmJust gotta' lower the standards a little bit more...

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Mark Foley's 2004 campaign button:

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The marketing department is issuing a directive for the re-branding of the Global War on Terror. Please update your letterheads and press release templates with the new logo art:Please update all PR materials with this new artwork ASAP.Thanks--Bob MurkyCEO, Murky Propaganda Inc.

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Grumble, grumble, snarl,retired from Halliburtonso go fuck your self.Grumble, grumble, snarl,had just one bottle of beer--shot him in the face.Grumble, grumble, snarl,nuclear weapons program--must invade Iran.

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From Marita the left-wing(ed) goalie: Pam from Atlas Shrugs, has made a startling new discovery.And so, in solidarity: shrieking harpyAnd while we're at it: vicious hag and self-loathing skankBombs away! Pass it along, please.(for more info about google bombing: try wikipedia)

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If this guy is kidding...... he's fucking hilarious. If he's serious, it's still fucking funny but in an "at him" rather than a "with him" kind of way.

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GWB: Is that all natural fibers?Hu Jintao: Watch the wrinkles, Ham-hands!

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...would still stink.

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For the full story of whatever the hell this is all about, go here

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[click image to enlarge]Shameless self-promotion through the smearing of political enemies: It's not just for Republicans anymore.

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Here's one to get you started:Uh-oh! I think I need a bathroom break... I wonder if that's possible... Hmmm, getting urgent! I wonder what George would do in this situation?...image attribution: REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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Suppose I was a car salesman and you were in the market for a new car. Then suppose I showed you a car that looked like exactly what you want in a car (whatever that may be: sleek, boxy, sporty, luxurious... whatever). And then I told you that it was priced just within your desired price range (again, whatever that may be). Then I asked you if you wanted to take a test drive. You'd want to go,

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