Everyone Loves Scare Tactics
In a story that's becoming all too typical it turns out FOX news is trying to scare students away from voting in the swing state of Arizona. Shocking. A reporter actually said that voting in Arizona if you aren't a permanent citizen is a felony- which is just wrong, especially since the story was being directly targeted to students. Oh, and in case you think it was a slip. There were actually 2 different broadcasts where the stupid threats were made.
First we have endless "alerts", Saddam is totally going to kill us all, Dick says voting for Kerry will cause the terrorists to strike, Soldiers are told not re-upping their service will get them sent to Iraq, and now this.
Am I the only one who wishes they'd stop trying to scare us? It's like the really crappy horror ride at the State Fair- it's not scary- It's mostly just annoying.
Friday, September 24, 2004
Thursday, September 23, 2004
Bush calls Iraq War "Catastrophic Success and other stupidity...
That's right. A Catastrophic Success.
Asshole.
And speaking of, the new head of the new Domestic/International Version of the CIA is Porter Goss. The guy who said he wasn't qualified to do the job, until it was offered to him. I just can't fucking believe it. I'm so glad a partisan Bush-head now has the authority to spy on me too. Ashcroft wasn't bad enough don't ya know.
These people want us to be scared of fucking Cat Fucking Stevens. Come the fuck on! Peace Train? The shithead wrote fucking Peace Train!!! And we're supposed to be afraid of him? BAH! Keep your eyes out for Big Bird- I heard he might be a terrorist too!
That's right. A Catastrophic Success.
Asshole.
And speaking of, the new head of the new Domestic/International Version of the CIA is Porter Goss. The guy who said he wasn't qualified to do the job, until it was offered to him. I just can't fucking believe it. I'm so glad a partisan Bush-head now has the authority to spy on me too. Ashcroft wasn't bad enough don't ya know.
These people want us to be scared of fucking Cat Fucking Stevens. Come the fuck on! Peace Train? The shithead wrote fucking Peace Train!!! And we're supposed to be afraid of him? BAH! Keep your eyes out for Big Bird- I heard he might be a terrorist too!
Wednesday, September 22, 2004
The Dark Tower VII
For anyone who is even a casual reader- now that Steven King has finished his 7th and final volume of the Dark Tower series- I cannot urge you strongly enough to go to the bookstore- buy the first volume and enjoy what is in my opinion one of the most amazingly complex worlds any fiction writer has channeled. As a writer myself- I'm jealous of his achievement. But in a good way.
As a thing I've been reading for 16 years- since I was 13- I'm sad to see it end. That's two things that have been a large part of my life since the first whiskers poked out of my face that's ended this year- the other being Phish. Bittersweet. Bittersweet.
Oh, and lest I forget- Kerry is still showing cajones. A good sign- Keep it up boy. And go after this jackass Porter Goss too- box the bastard's ears!
For anyone who is even a casual reader- now that Steven King has finished his 7th and final volume of the Dark Tower series- I cannot urge you strongly enough to go to the bookstore- buy the first volume and enjoy what is in my opinion one of the most amazingly complex worlds any fiction writer has channeled. As a writer myself- I'm jealous of his achievement. But in a good way.
As a thing I've been reading for 16 years- since I was 13- I'm sad to see it end. That's two things that have been a large part of my life since the first whiskers poked out of my face that's ended this year- the other being Phish. Bittersweet. Bittersweet.
Oh, and lest I forget- Kerry is still showing cajones. A good sign- Keep it up boy. And go after this jackass Porter Goss too- box the bastard's ears!
Tuesday, September 21, 2004
Porter Goss as head of the CIA?
OK. This is from Michael Moore. It's Porter Goss openly admitting he shouldn't get the job. But he's still gonna be confirmed.
Assholes.
Oh yeah, he's the first openly political appointee since, guess who? George Senior in the 70's. Nice.
Assholes.
OK. This is from Michael Moore. It's Porter Goss openly admitting he shouldn't get the job. But he's still gonna be confirmed.
Assholes.
Oh yeah, he's the first openly political appointee since, guess who? George Senior in the 70's. Nice.
Assholes.
Monday, September 20, 2004
Support the Troops?
In yet another example of the Bush Administration's Bully-Boy tactics the following story popped up on www.prorev.com
DICK FOSTER, ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS - Soldiers from a Fort Carson combat unit say they have been issued an ultimatum - re-enlist for three more years or be transferred to other units expected to deploy to Iraq. Hundreds of soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team were presented with that message and a re-enlistment form in a series of assemblies last Thursday, said two soldiers who spoke on condition of anonymity. . . A Fort Carson spokesman confirmed the re-enlistment drive is under way and one of the soldiers provided the form to the Rocky Mountain News. An Army spokesmen denied, however, that soldiers who don't re-enlist with the brigade were threatened. The form, if signed, would bind the soldier to the 3rd Brigade until Dec. 31, 2007. The two soldiers said they were told that those who did not sign would be transferred out of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team. "They said if you refuse to re-enlist with the 3rd Brigade, we'll send you down to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, which is going to Iraq for a year, and you can stay with them, or we'll send you to Korea, or to Fort Riley (in Kansas) where they're going to Iraq," said one of the soldiers, a sergeant. The second soldier, an enlisted man who was interviewed separately, essentially echoed that view. "They told us if we don't re-enlist, then we'd have to be reassigned. And where we're most needed is in units that are going back to Iraq in the next couple of months. So if you think you're getting out, you're not," he said. The brigade's presentation outraged many soldiers who are close to fulfilling their obligation and are looking forward to civilian life, the sergeant said. "We have a whole platoon who refuses to sign," he said.
In yet another example of the Bush Administration's Bully-Boy tactics the following story popped up on www.prorev.com
DICK FOSTER, ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS - Soldiers from a Fort Carson combat unit say they have been issued an ultimatum - re-enlist for three more years or be transferred to other units expected to deploy to Iraq. Hundreds of soldiers from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team were presented with that message and a re-enlistment form in a series of assemblies last Thursday, said two soldiers who spoke on condition of anonymity. . . A Fort Carson spokesman confirmed the re-enlistment drive is under way and one of the soldiers provided the form to the Rocky Mountain News. An Army spokesmen denied, however, that soldiers who don't re-enlist with the brigade were threatened. The form, if signed, would bind the soldier to the 3rd Brigade until Dec. 31, 2007. The two soldiers said they were told that those who did not sign would be transferred out of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team. "They said if you refuse to re-enlist with the 3rd Brigade, we'll send you down to the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, which is going to Iraq for a year, and you can stay with them, or we'll send you to Korea, or to Fort Riley (in Kansas) where they're going to Iraq," said one of the soldiers, a sergeant. The second soldier, an enlisted man who was interviewed separately, essentially echoed that view. "They told us if we don't re-enlist, then we'd have to be reassigned. And where we're most needed is in units that are going back to Iraq in the next couple of months. So if you think you're getting out, you're not," he said. The brigade's presentation outraged many soldiers who are close to fulfilling their obligation and are looking forward to civilian life, the sergeant said. "We have a whole platoon who refuses to sign," he said.
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