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Sunday, December 31, 2006
Requiem for a Bastard
By Hunter: Of all of Christ's teachings, the one Christians rebel against most gleefully is the "turn the other cheek"... the admonitions against vengeance and violence are simply ignored... With due respect -- which is to say, none -- don't celebrate Saddam's death with glee and call yourself a Christian... while I felt no pity for Saddam's death, I did at the least feel pity for us, as a nation and as a world, for all our religions and all our laws. The grim celebrations of the event were yet another reminder: we are not who we claim to be, not even the best of us. We have less honor than we claim, and fewer morals than we profess to. Saddam was caught, practically stuffed and mounted already. The killing blow itself was not justice met, just vengeance satisfied.Labels: Christianity, death penalty, Saddam Hussein
While You Were at War . . .
By Richard Clark: Without the distraction of the Iraq war, the administration would have spent this past year -- indeed, every year since Sept. 11, 2001 -- focused on al-Qaeda. But beyond al-Qaeda and the broader struggle for peaceful coexistence with (and within) Islam, seven key "fires in the in-box" national security issues remain unattended, deteriorating and threatening... Global warming... Russian revanchism... Latin America's leftist lurch... Africa at war... Arms control freeze... Transnational crime... The Pakistani-Afghan border... As the president contemplates sending even more U.S. forces into the Iraqi sinkhole, he should consider not only the thousands of fatalities, the tens of thousands of casualties and the hundreds of billions of dollars already lost. He must also weigh the opportunity cost of taking his national security barons off all the other critical problems they should be addressing -- problems whose windows of opportunity are slamming shut, unheard over the wail of Baghdad sirens. (Ed. note: Read Mr. Clark's opinion piece for details about the seven key issues.)Labels: Iraq war, richard clark
A Sign of Hope for our Policy Towards Latin America?
By musicalhair: Over at Yahoo I saw an article about [Senator] Harry Reid going to Bolivia to meet with Evo Morales... We will all be substantially better of if the Democrats can take the lead in at least presenting [a] way to have relations with South American (Central American and Caribbean as well) countries in a way that goes beyond the never ending drug wars and the equally never ending internal meddling/military coup/dictator installing... Real steps towards restoring the beacon of freedom and global brotherhood that we are supposed to represent can replace the torches lit in the name of "yer either with us or agnist us"... I think Senators Reid and Salazar meeting with President Evo Morales could be the start of more harmonious and just relations in our hemisphere. Am I dreaming a little too much, like a child dreaming of puppy dogs and rainbows?Labels: bolivia, evo morales, harry reid, south america
Consumption obsession
By VictorM: In an excellent post, statusquobuster makes the valid point that America is in the throes of class warfare. The super rich keep getting richer at the expense of the rest of us, in part because they have conditioned us to spend beyond our means, getting into debt, gambling, and buying crap we don't need. He talks about how some people have resisted and have started groups or campaigns like "The Compact" and "Buy Nothing Day" but they are few. Then this line stood out: "The book 'Not Buying It: My Year Without Shopping' was a success." Huh? How was that book a success? People went out and bought it, of course! Oh the irony.Labels: buy nothing day, class warfare
Religion: The worst and best of 2006
Religion took center stage in the news many times during 2006. In Religion Today, we have a small review of some of the major stories, most of which were negative. But one case was different, when the heart of Christianity had a glowing and inspirational moment.
Saturday, December 30, 2006
And they vote
By rasbobbo: overheard in safeway:-- "they killed saddam today."
-- "yeah, i saw the flag at half staff."
gerry ford just cannot catch a break.
Labels: gerald ford, Saddam Hussein
New Way Forward... to where?
By VictorM: Doesn’t this extensive round of consultations Mr. Bush is conducting with various experts to arrive at a “new way forward” alarm you? I mean, the man started the war and has been in charge ever since. Shouldn’t he have been coming up with “new ways forward” all the time? Adjusting to the enemy as needed? Surrounded by experts every step of the way? The current get-togethers and slogans denote panic and just how clueless this administration really is about how to conduct this war.Labels: George Bush, Iraq war, new way forward
Saddam Hussein and our safety
By VictorM: The United States had Saddam Hussein hanged. A ruthless dictator is gone. Fine. No tears from me, that's for sure. But now, a question for you: after hundreds of thousands dead and wounded, near complete destruction of Iraq's infrastructure, half a trillion dollars of American tax players' money spent, and the death of Saddam, will the Department of Homeland Security threat level go to green?And now I'll answer the question I have been asked a thousand times over the last few years: isn't the world safer without Saddam? The answer: NO!
Labels: Saddam Hussein
School band defy officials to appear in London parade
By VictorM: Officials for a Fort Meyers, Florida school banned the marching band from traveling to England for a parade because the kids would be "safer in America." But with the help of governor Jeb Bush, the pupils forced a vote by their families, who overturned the ban. The students raised the money and are now in England where they will lead the parade. Bob Bone, the parade's executive director, said of the person who set the ban: "Here is an educator that seems to delight in the knowledge that he is ignorant of the facts. London is not a city under siege... Fort Myers's murder rate is several times higher than that in London and you are three times as likely to be the victim of rape or violent crime," Mr Bone said.This story is a good example of what fear does to people.
Labels: fear, london, marching band
Friday, December 29, 2006
Iraq: You know your country is in trouble when
By Riverbend, an Iraqi female blogging from Baghdad: A day in the life of the average Iraqi has been reduced to identifying corpses, avoiding car bombs and attempting to keep track of which family members have been detained, which ones have been exiled and which ones have been abducted.
You know your country is in trouble when:
1. The UN has to open a special branch just to keep track of the chaos and bloodshed, UNAMI.
2. Abovementioned branch cannot be run from your country.
3. The politicians who worked to put your country in this sorry state can no longer be found inside of, or anywhere near, its borders.
4. The only thing the US and Iran can agree about is the deteriorating state of your nation.
5. An 8-year war and 13-year blockade are looking like the country's 'Golden Years'.
6. Your country is purportedly 'selling' 2 million barrels of oil a day, but you are standing in line for 4 hours for black market gasoline for the generator.
7. For every 5 hours of no electricity, you get one hour of public electricity and then the government announces it's going to cut back on providing that hour.
8. Politicians who supported the war spend tv time debating whether it is 'sectarian bloodshed' or 'civil war'.
9. People consider themselves lucky if they can actually identify the corpse of the relative that's been missing for two weeks.
Al Gore: Person of the Year
By LadyInBlack: After thirty years of perseverance, commitment, and passion, his message is finally reaching the people it must reach in order for us to now begin the work needed to sustain our planet and our future, while also fulfilling his own personal visionary quest. And he is now sharing that fulfillment with all of us and telling us through his work as a private citizen that we all have that power within us to make changes, and that indeed for all of us to use that power would certainly move mountains. He is without a doubt the leader of a grassroots movement finally taking root, and hopefully uniting our world in a common cause: The cause of taking care of our planet, and each other. There is then no other person we could entertain recognizing this year as our Person of the Year other than the Honorable Al Gore.Labels: al gore, person of the year
The Meaningless Presidency of Gerald Ford
By Tim Dickinson: America’s most forgettable president since Millard Fillmore has died... The fact that “Ford Disagreed With Bush About Invading Iraq,” would have been totally un-newsworthy if the man were still alive. But now that he’s dead his Monday-morning quarterbacking is front-page news. Perhaps if he had used his ex-presidential platform to speak out prior to the invasion of Iraq, this might have been interesting, even important. But Ford’s from-the-grave “I wouldnta done that” is just about as uninteresting as the fact that he almost fired Henry Kissenger: “I often thought, maybe I should say: ‘Okay, Henry. Goodbye,’ ” Ford said, laughing. “But I never got around to that.” Perhaps in another life president Ford could have built a legacy beyond the controversial pardon of his predecesor. But, well, he never got around to that.Labels: gerald ford
Growing up under Bush
By ReadHead: I was born in 1988. I was 12 years old when President Bush was "elected". I will cast my first vote in the 2008 election... the American political system has been dominated by the incompetence of the Bush administration. One might expect such a repulsive executive would lead to outrage among the youth... Instead, it's lead to widespread apathy and detachment... Instead of taking to the streets with signs and songs, the youth has taken no unified public action... Basically, we lack inspired leadership... Policy-wise, no leader has articulated a position that engages the youth enough to activate us... If the Democrats are counting on this generation for their future well-being, they had better adjust their television screens. They're risking creating the most politically-disengaged generation ever. This is what the Republicans are counting on, because when these MBAs-to-be grow up primarily concerned with their finances, that's who they'll turn to.Labels: democrats, republicans, youth
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Bush: Biggest Villain of the Year
By VictorM: This is the opinion of the American people in response to an AP/AOL poll asking the question: "If you were asked to name a famous person to be the biggest villain of the year, whom would you choose?" These are the top five answers:-George W. Bush, 25 percent
-Osama bin Laden, 8 percent
-Saddam Hussein, 6 percent
-President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of Iran, 5 percent
-Kim Jong Il, North Korean leader, 2 percent
Labels: George Bush, Osama bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, villain
Brazil Transfixed by 4th Anorexia Death
By VictorM: After the much-publicized death of model Ana Carolina Reston, Brazil is reeling from what is now the 4th high profile death due to anorexia nervosa. Just as Italy has done, the fashion industry in Brazil seems poised to bar modeling by girls younger than 16. That, it appears to me, is the extent of the proposed solution to this problem. Are they kidding? The problem is not the age of the girls; the problem is the fashion industry perverse fascination with super thin models, who serve as role models for many young girls. Why not demand that models have a minimum body mass index, as a Spanish show just recently did? But I doubt we’ll demand that the models feed themselves as long as the current setup feeds the greed of the fashion executives.Labels: ana carolina reston, anorexia, models
Gerald Ford's take on the Iraq War and GOP retribution
By Steve Benen, commenting on president Gerald Ford's just revealed criticism of the Bush administration handling of the Iraq war as a "big mistake": will Ford's criticisms of the Bush gang's handling of the conflict change the way the former president will be honored? Based on his comments to Bob Woodward, Ford's concerns were very much in line with those of many congressional Democrats, most of whom were dismissed by the right as weak on national security and dangerously ignorant on foreign policy. As it turns out, Ford agreed with Democrats that the U.S. should only go to war when a conflict is "directly related to our own national security" -- and Iraq didn't fit the bill. I'm curious; will this temper the GOP's praise of the former president?Labels: gerald ford, Iraq war
Bush, Iraq, and Blackjack
By bobinson, commenting on president Bush considering increasing the troop level in Iraq, called by some as "doubling down": "Doubling down" comes from Blackjack. It is what one does when the odds are in favor of the player to win. If the player is dealt, for instance, a nine and a two, and the dealer is showing a two, the odds are better than even that the player will be dealt a card that will beat the dealer. Bush, however, wants to "double down" with his ten and two while the dealer is showing an ace. They call that "throwing good money after bad."Labels: double down, Iraq war
Once Again, Viagra Wins
By Eesha Pandit: Planned Parenthood and two female employees of Union Pacific filed a lawsuit that would require the company to provide coverage for FDA-approved prescription contraceptives... The plaintiffs asserted that the policy of excluding coverage for prescription contraceptives from a comprehensive employee health plan constitutes sex discrimination... Union Pacific... attorneys... argued that this policy is not discriminatory "because fertility is 'normal,'" and, therefore, birth control is not "medically necessary."... Under this logic, carrying a pregnancy to term is not a sufficient health risk and an unwanted pregnancy falls at least several rungs below erectile dysfunction on the scale of health-care coverage priorities; effectively meaning that Viagra is more medically important than birth control. I wonder if all this will change when there's finally a viable male contraceptive on the market.Labels: contraceptive, planned parenthood, union pacific, viagra
Bacteria in Digestive Tract
By VictorM: Researchers found that "Obese people have a distinctive mix of bacteria in their digestive systems that seems to make them prone to gaining weight... Obese people have more digestive microbes that are especially efficient at extracting calories from food... when the scientists transplanted these bacteria from obese mice into lean mice, the thin animals start getting fat."May I suggest they call this bacteria Rush Limbaugh?
Labels: obese, obesity, rush limbaugh
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
Climate change at crisis level
By Mercury News: Global warming is the greatest environmental threat that humanity has ever faced... The United States produces about one-fourth of the world's carbon dioxide emissions, yet we're the only major nation that officially denies there's a problem. This is the year for all of us -- government, business, individuals -- to aggressively attack global warming... Sadly, the Bush-Cheney administration, loyal lackey of the energy industry, has consistently opposed any national efforts to reduce carbon emissions... That puts the pressure on Congress -- particularly California Sen. Barbara Boxer, the new chair of the Environment and Public Works Committee. Congress needs to pass sensible and veto-proof legislation to reduce U.S. production of greenhouse gases.Labels: climate change, global warming
Soy is making kids 'gay'
By VictorM: So I'm reading this page about soy and the author says "Soy is feminizing, and commonly leads to a decrease in the size of the penis, sexual confusion and homosexuality." He goes on to explain how soy has a lot of estrogen and how if you consume a lot of soy as a child it suppresses you testosterone and voila, we have gay babies. Well, I have no idea if this guy is on to something or if he's a kook -- I'm betting on kook -- but it just sounds like another homophobe backpaddling away from the "being gay is a choice" mantra because even they are realizing how lame that position is.And on a side note, if the soy quote is true, wouldn't it mean that gay men commonly have small penises?
Labels: homosexuality, soy
America's High Anxiety: Health Care
By Mortimer B. Zuckerman: If there is one single source of risk our policymakers must tackle, it is health insurance. We must not muddle on, a band-aid here and a band-aid there. We must find some way to provide universal health insurance, especially to cover all children. This is one of the critical reasons that Americans are nervous and no longer believe that the next generation will be better off.The deep disquiet in this newly anxious American nation was evident in last month's midterm elections. Whichever party better focuses on healthcare will do a world of good for itself and the country.Labels: health care, universal health insurance
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006
David Beckham: Time for The States?
By VictorM: David Beckham is soccer's best known star in the United States. At 31, he no longer figures in England's National Team's plans and his playing time at Real Madrid has been sparse. A move back to the English Premier League -- it's highly doubtful he'll play for one of the big clubs there -- or a move to the USA would mean the same thing: admission that his career at the highest level of the game is over. So, he can warm the bench at Real Madrid, languish in a middle-of-the table club in England, or he can try to be the man who pushes soccer over the top in the USA. His positive impact on the sport in the USA is almost certain, and it's a nicer epitaph than finishing 9th in the Premiership. But the time to make the move is now. With his effectiveness declining and the level of play in USA's Major League Soccer increasing, Beckham may not be worth nearly as much in 2 years.Labels: david beckham, epl, mls, real madrid, soccer
Racism and the American Legal System
By daveinchi: the USofA has both the highest number of prisoners in the world, and the highest per capita... we lock up black men 8 times as often as white men, and hispanics almost three times as much... It's interesting to make some international comparisons: South Africa under Apartheid was internationally condemned as a racist society...South Africa under apartheid (1993), Black males [in prison]: 851 per 100,000;
U.S. under George Bush (2004), Black males [in prison]: 4,919 per 100,000...
If that last statistic isn't a little frightening to you, you're probably a fucking racist.
Labels: legal system, racism
The Slippery Barak Obama
By VictorM: After the Democratic National Convention in 2004 I remember reading a comment in a conservative blog that said "we gotta stop this guy." And so it has come to pass to some that Barak Obama must be stopped -- the politics of personal destruction against Senator Obama have begun. The "his middle name is Hussein" angle went nowhere -- even conservative pundits boo-hoo it. The "he's not black enough" is losing steam. They are even trying to taint him on a land deal with sinister implications -- does that ring a bell? So far, all attempts to smear him have backfired; Obama's light is shinning ever brighter. His name is a constant fixture in front pages of major newspapers and the "is America ready for a black man?" discussion is a serious topic. His detractors are likely to get desperate and stop at nothing. Senator Obama should be prepared for the "Obama wears French speedos" charge.Labels: Barack Obama, barak obama
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- Ask A Real Guy - D, asks: My boyfriend doesn't like talking about our relationship... but I can't get it out of my head until I get it off my chest and 'resolved.' ... How do I get him to just sit tight and give me some closure on our relationship bumps?
- Funny Pictures - When dads babysit: beer feeding time
Monday, December 25, 2006
Dare I say... Merry Christmas!
By Tom Ball: Happy Hanukkah!Happy Kwanza!Happy Winter Solstice! Let's be clear. It's okay to say any one of these AND exclude the others if you wish... It drives me nuts (and I'm probably not the only one) when some people get soooooo uptight about various seasons greetings. They think that being culturally sensitive means being culturally neutral. That is NOT true. Instead, the way to cultural sensitivity is through cultural acceptance. That means that we embrace different cultures and revel in the brilliance of diversity they offer. It does not mean that we ignore those differences and treat others as though their cultural make-up is some ambiguous hodge-podge of innocuous thoughts worthy only of the most generic well-wishing. Nor does it mean that we should be fearful of expressing the joys of our own preferred celebration.Labels: Christmas, hanukkah, kwanza
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- Ask A Real Guy - Who should say "I love you" first?
- What Boobs! - Boobs being naughty for Christmas.
How Religious-based is your Christmas?
By stormbear: The Christmas tree is often explained as a Christianization of the ancient Pagan idea that the evergreen tree represents a celebration of the renewal of life. In actuality, when the Roman Empire was converted en masse to Christianity, many cultures did not give up their Pagan ideals and traditions and so they were incorporated into the Christmas tradition... When the first missionaries began converting the Germanic peoples to Christianity, they found it convenient to provide a Christian reinterpretation for popular feasts such as Yule... versus trying to confront and suppress them.Labels: Christianity, Christmas, yule
Christmas in Iraq
By VictorM: Wondering how Christians in Iraq may be celebrating Christmas, I found this, via Juan Cole: "The Our Lady of Salvation Church in Baghdad appeared almost deserted on Christmas Eve. Christian celebrations of Christmas were limited to private homes. Iraqi Christians had announced last week that they would suspend official celebration, out of solidarity with the tragedy of the Iraqi people." Iraqi Christians, who had enjoyed relative freedom under the regime of Saddam Hussein, now face fear of attacks by powerful Islamic groups or Shiite militias. Few are making any use of the Christmas lights and decorations of yesteryear.
Sunday, December 24, 2006
Pope urges global goodwill
By VictorM: Pope Benedict said people should strive to “overcome preconceived ideas and prejudices, tear down barriers and eliminate contrasts that divide—or worse—set individuals and peoples against each other, so as to build together a world of justice and peace.”Does that mean he's going to tell his flock to lay off gays, stop opposing pro-choice candidates, insult Islam, and cover-up for child molesters? After all, when it comes to moral leadership, one ought to lead by example. Pope Benedict, unfortunately, does not pass that test. If only he listened to his own message. Anyway...
Happy Holidays to everyone!
Labels: pope benedict
Italian Poet Dies With Help From a Doctor
By VictorM: Piergiorgio Welby, an Italian poet died when a doctor removed his respirator. Mr. Welby had muscular dystrophy for 40 years. Mr. Welby was sedated and then removed from an artificial respirator, something that for years had been his wish. It doesn't surprise me that the case is controversial but the comment by a politician with ties to the Vatican that his "death cannot go unpunished, if only because it was committed in such a violent, scandalous and exploitative way” is utter nonsense and right down ridiculous. Opponents of such practice may claim whatever motivation they wish but statements like that just reveal a streak of sadism. Mr. Welby's death was an act of courage and compassion by his doctor.Labels: Piergiorgio Welby
Religion's Credibility and Homosexuality
By Oliver "Buzz" Thomas: Christianity is in danger of squandering its moral authority by continuing its pattern of discrimination against gays and lesbians in the face of mounting scientific evidence that sexual orientation has little or nothing to do with choice... The suffering that gay and lesbian people have endured at the hands of religion is incalculable, but they can look expectantly to the future for vindication. Scientific facts, after all, are a stubborn thing. Even our religious beliefs must finally yield to them as the church in its battle with Galileo ultimately realized. But for religion, the future might be ominous. Watching the growing conflict between medical science and religion over homosexuality is like watching a train wreck from a distance. You can see it coming for miles and sense the inevitable conclusion, but you're powerless to stop it. The more church leaders dig in their heels, the worse it's likely to be.Labels: homosexuality, religion
One in 20 Latinos 'goes hungry'
By VictorM: One in 20 Latinos in the US regularly goes hungry and as many as one in five does not have proper access to nutritious food. We can go on about the many reasons for this situation but the first question that came to mind was: how many of you read those statistics and either don't care or think Latinos deserve that fate? Given recent public opinion polls about attitudes towards Latinos and the voting records of large portions of our country, I bet more than one in five.
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Saturday, December 23, 2006
He said she was better in bed than me
Amber asks: "[My boyfriend] finally told me he has been seeing another girl the whole time we have been dating. Then to make it worse, like a dummy I wanted to know why. He ended up telling me she was better in bed than me. He said I didn't know enough, blah, blah...It has given me a complex. It hurts to hear the one you love tell you someone else is better than you. What do I do other than cry?" (Answer at Ask A Real Guy)
Return of the Military Draft?
By Ezra Klein: The Bush administration's VA Secretary, Jim Nicholson, just said that our society would benefit from "replacing the all-volunteer force with a tough draft purged of the deferments that allowed many to avoid service in Vietnam." Meanwhile, Mark Krikorian wants a draft so we have a bigger military to fight more awesome wars. And Charlie Rangel wants a draft so we have a more diverse military that will make it nearly politically impossible to fight any wars. Meanwhile, I don't want a draft because, unlike Krikorian, Rangel, and Nicholson, I'd actually be vulnerable to it, so such a plan looks less like an awesome political theory abstraction and more like my life would be in the hands of the fools and knaves currently running our government. I didn't feel this way about national service a few years ago, incidentally. But one effect of the Iraq War was to shred any illusions that our leaders are wise and prudent and take seriously the lives entrusted to their care.Labels: draft, Iraq war, military
Insurer to limit policies in state
By VictorM: Global warming or climate change, whatever you want to call it, has pretty much become a foregone conclusion for most people. But many good people, caught between scientific mumbo jumbo and the argument of naysayers, still have doubts. Well, for you fence-sitters, here's something you should be able to understand: "Allstate Corp., one of Maryland's largest insurers, will stop writing homeowners' policies in coastal areas of the state, citing warnings by scientists that a warmer Atlantic Ocean will lead to more strong hurricanes hitting the Northeast... Allstate also decided recently to let thousands of homeowner policies lapse in the Carolinas, New York and Texas, and to no longer write new policies in parts of Virginia and all of Connecticut, Delaware and New Jersey. " Executives at Allstate, unlike political pundits and paid consultants, are only taking one side -- the bottom line. They aren't fooling around waiting for proof that satisfies everyone; they already know all they need to know -- global warming is here!Labels: climate change, global warming, insurance
Virgil Goode's America
ByMeteor Blades, commenting on Congressman Virgil Goode's anti Koran and anti-Muslim statements: According to an August Gallup Poll, 39% of Americans believe that Muslims should carry special identity cards. According to a poll taken to accompany the Discovery Channel's Ted Koppel program, "The Price of Security," 25% of respondents believe Muslims should be put in camps until they can prove they are loyal to the United States. If Virgil Goode were making his statement in a vacuum, just some latterday Ku Kluxer without a sheet, nobody would care. But a Congressman? How does he feel about the two Buddhists - Reps. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii and Hank Johnson of Georgia - who will be serving this term? What about the 15 Mormons? Unless Goode apologizes, a censure vote ought to take place in the first session of the 110th.Labels: koran, muslim, virgil goode
N.J. Governor Signs Gay Civil Unions Law
By VictorM: It is now the law in New Jersey that gay couples have all the rights and responsibilities of marriage allowed under state law but without the title of "marriage". Many gay couples welcomed the new law, but some same-sex couples remained lukewarm because the law creates, according to them, an inferior institution than that of marriage. While I don't disagree with their assessment, any expectations that our society will go from "staying in the closet" to full "same-sex marriage" is utterly unrealistic, particularly when a segment of the population is so homophobic. As long as this new law is not viewed as the final destination, but instead, another big step in the right direction, there is ample reason to rejoice over the law's passage for anyone who cares about civil rights.Labels: civil rights, gay couples, same-sex marriages
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Friday, December 22, 2006
Miss Nevada, Miss USA, and Donald Trump
By san antone rose: So now Miss Nevada has been stripped of her title due to racy photos. Miss USA has been sent to rehab... These women are asked to look, talk, and walk like sexbots for... then when the women actual act like sexbots the pageant officials go "Whoa, there, girlie girl. You've gone too far!" It's ridiculous. It's a double standard... it's all about the sex. Sex sex sex sex sex. The judges encourage it. The music they play. And the clothes!... And Donald "trophy wife" Trump can eat my shit and die. I've been eating chalupas all day, so I'm sure it'll taste real good. Fucking prick "I'll give you a second chance, because I'm a male authority" condescending asshole.Labels: donald trump, miss usa, miss virginia
Iraq: One Way Or The Other
By Ned Lamont: If you believe the Churchillian rhetoric, it's time to move from Donald Rumsfeld's minimalist force to Colin Powell's overwhelming force. To do that, you must prepare the American people for the real costs of war, financial and human - with the prospect of higher taxes and a draft; and you must sober up the people to the fact that we will be in Iraq a long time, as long as necessary to transform the country and the region. To stay or to go - we cannot have it both ways... Sen. John McCain said we must send the troops necessary to win the war; otherwise, it is "immoral" to leave our outnumbered troops to die. It is high time for Washington to decide. Splitting the difference is politically palatable, but it is the coward's way out and simply delays the inevitable.
Social Security Reform
By Jonathan Singer: I see little reason for Social Security to be a top priority of the coming Congress -- at least in its first months. If, however, Democratic leaders decide to move forward with an attempt to plug the long-term deficit in Social Security (the trust fund could run out in 30 to 40 years) then they should craft a plan largely on their own without the input of the White House... While this might make it more difficult to pass refo