Here's a quote: ""What comes across as the most important source of Bush's uniqueness as president is the nearly unbelievable degree of his essential unfitness to be president -- his profound immaturity, his pathological selfishness, his cynicism, above all his relentless corruption."
Sound like anybody you know? Well, it's not. Michael Kelly said it a few years ago. He said it about Bill Clinton. I inserted Bush's name in there to illustrate the point that Michael Kelly was a partisan hack who fulsomely praised Bush while pretending that Bill Clinton was "relentlessly corrupt." I am sorry that his two young sons have to grow up without their dad. Nobody deserves that, and nobody deserves to die because of their political opinions. That said, I disagree with Peggy Noonan. First off, in no way does he deserve to be buried in Arlington National Cemetary (yes, La Noonan really suggested that). Secondly, I say that journalism as a profession is only improved by the loss of Michael Kelly. See you in Hell, pal.
Anybody with an interest in transcribing / correcting / countering Rush Limbaugh should aquaint themselves with Rush vs. Reality. Though the site is on official hiatus now, it is a monumental effort, containing almost daily refutations of Rush's worst lies and bloviations. Worthy stuff, and I look forward to the time when the creator of the site decides to come out of retirement.
You know, The Daily Howler is a great website. If they're not part of your daily round, I highly recommend them. They have their finger on the pulse of the Kool Kidz; the journalists who treat politics and their profession as if they were all in junior high school.
OK. Bartcop's up. Whew. What a relief. I was jonesin' hard.
Now, you gotta go and read this. Here's an excerpt: "After using the "good offices" of UN diplomacy... to ensure that Iraq was brought to its knees, its people starved, half a million of its children killed, its infrastructure severely damaged, after making sure that most of its weapons have been destroyed... the "Allies"/"Coalition of the Willing"(better known as the Coalition of the Bullied and Bought) - sent in an invading army!
Operation Iraqi Freedom? I don't think so. It's more like Operation Let's Run a Race, but First Let Me Break Your Knees."
Here it is, two o' clock in the frickin' afternoon on the west coast, and Bartcop still hasn't updated. Get the lead out, Cop! Fer chrissakes, I'm just a slacker with a blog, but Bartcop is an institution. I'm allowed to skip days. Not BC.
Instant Poll: Was Natalie Maines' comment out of line?
Heck no! I agree with her 127 33% Yes, it's un-American 166 43% Yes, but I won't burn any Dixie Chicks CDs over it 44 11% No, but performers should stick to performing 30 8% Don't care 16 4%
You probably know by now that a hideous alien she bitch is advancing on Florida, even as we speak. According to Ms. Coulter, "swarthy, patriotic Cubans" are "the nation's best Americans." (scroll down) Ah, Ann. She can't decide whether she wants to round up the swarthy ones or just fuck them.
Hell, I may have to go out and buy the new Pearl Jam album. Watch for the freepertrash to start organizing Pearl Jam boycotts over this: Incensed fans walked out of Pearl Jam's concert Tuesday after lead singer Eddie Vedder impaled a mask of President Bush on a microphone stand, then slammed it to the stage.
Thanks to T-Rock over at The Funny Farm for the note about my broken archive link. It is fixed now, and you can go back and read the posts from the glory day(s), when I was actually trying to be funny.
Giving a new meaning to embedded journalism.
"two western journalists were allegedly arrested, beaten up and deprived of food and water in Iraq by American armymen. Luis Castro and Victor Silva, both reporters working for RTP Portuguese television, were allegedly held for four days, had their equipment, vehicle and video tapes confiscated, and were then escorted out of Iraq by the 101st Airborne Division of US army to Kuwait City, Jeddah-based Arab News reported.
It said that despite possessing the proper 'Unilateral Journalist' accreditation issued by the Coalition Forces Central Command, both journalists were detained.
"I have covered 10 wars in the past six years in Angola, Afghanistan, Zaire, and East Timor. I have been arrested three times in Africa, but have never been subjected to such treatment or been physically beaten before," Castro said in an interview to Arab News.
"I believe the reason we were detained was because we were not embedded with the US forces," Castro said. "Embedded journalists are always escorted by military minders. What they write is controlled and, through them, the military feeds its own version of the facts to the world. When independent journalists such as us come around, we pose a threat because they cannot control what we write.""
Enzyme powered batteries that run on alcohol?
Hey, it's geeky science stuff with a practical application. If I had cash, I'd find a way to invest in this, yo.
It's April Fool's Day, a time when all good Americans should feel a twinge of pity for George W. Bush. Maybe you could send him an email to let him know they didn't name the day after him.
