Yet Again

Once again it is Keith Olbermann who has moved me to post here, if only to once again link to a remarkable commentary he gave yesterday, on the 5th anniversary of 9-11.
Mr. Olbermann is quickly becoming the modern Edward R. Murrow- it is a shame he lacks the enormous stage Murrow stood on. One cannot help wondering if the media was set up the way it is now back in the 50's- if we ever would've knocked McCarthy off of his perch.
Watch it and tell your friends.

Keith Olbermann

I've never actually watched this guy before, but if this is how he always reports- I'm gonna start. If you are an Amercian who is afraid not of terrorists overseas, but of those holding the yolks of power here, you must watch this and ponder it deeply.

http://movies.crooksandliars.com/OlbermannBlastsRumsfeldOnFacism.mov

In case you missed it, here's what Rumsfeld said and what Olbermann is reacting to:

http://movies.crooksandliars.com/TSR-Rummy-Fascists.mov

WHOO HOO HOO!!

I just finished the first draft of my 6th 'alt sci-fi' novel. It's called "The Music of Dreams." I pride myself on the fact my novels don't summarize well, but the story is based on the idea of a society where Music is treated the way religion is- and different types of music are like different religious sects. The story starts out with a little girl named Sarah who's dog runs away. Sarah lives in the Bluegrass town called the Folken on an isolated island peninsula. This simple act sets her on a path to be exiled from her home with her brother and set out into the world. Sarah starts to have dreams about music unlike anything she's ever heard and she follows the path her dreams set out before her- even when it brings her great tragedy. This book is the 3rd "official" book in what I'm calling the "Incarnations of America" series. The 4th will be started after I take my requisite 2-3 week hiatus during which I plan to write a short story about this freaky photograph I have in my kitchen from a Dead show in 86 when I was 8 years old- yet you can clearly see me in the photo as I look now as a 30 year old. Even my own mother pointed me out in the picture and asked if it was taken last year. Anyway, the best part is I've got that fantastic feeling of relief and satisfaction that comes at the end of a long writing project where you finally know that your doubts you had 1/2 way through that there wasn't enough story to carry you through were wrong. I'm also amazed at how each book I write gets easier as I learn to feel comfortable in my own style.

Booknotes

I've just realized that the entire cycle of novels I'm currently writing are in large part a response to my use of deux ex machina through the character Rain in my first novel of the same name. It always bothered me- I wanted to know where this weird character with her big backpack and her curious ability to ward off mutual destruction with a few choice words came from. It wasn't that she was odd and powerful- it was that I didn't know how she became that way. Music of Dreams and Exodus Enisode will answer my question and take away my guilt.

Boston Legal

I don't actually watch this show regularly, but if this clip is any indication, I'm really missing out on a hell of a show.
James Spader sums up the Bush years quite nicely in 3-4 minutes. PLEASE! Check it out.

HERE

The Year in Review

Jib-Jab, the people that brought us the great send up of John Kerry and W in 2004 now brings us the 2005 year in review. Hearing everything at once really does make you say, Wow, I'm glad this stupid year is almost over. Seriously- how much can a guy fuck up in one year and still get out of bed in the morning?

In other news,
The question on everyone's mind regarding the ILLEGAL WIRE TAPS OF US CITIZENS boils down to one thing- has his stupidness FINALLY gone too far to the point where the media isn't going to let him go- has Teflon Bushy FINALLY screwed the pooch for good.

We'll see.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

The FBI has a list of activities you should be on the lookout for- apparently we should be looking for someone we already see...

Thanks to Bob Harris for being so damn funny.

Bush to Bomb the Media- Can CNN be far behind??

Apparantly during a sit down last year the little Bushie that could floated the idea to Tony "I'm not a bad guy I swear" Blair that the US bomb Al Jazeera because they dared to be critical of the administration- thus raising questions about the bombs that have actually fallen on Al Jazeera reporters in Iraq.
Did I mention that Al Jazeera's headquarters are in Qatar- which is supposed to be a US ally.
Look out Canadian Broadcasters!
Apparantly the guy that leaked the memo that discusses Bush's suggestion is in a big pile of dookie. Classy.

For Fuck's Sake!!

House scumbags cut 50 Billion dollars in spending last night- entirely on the backs of the poor.
One word.
ASSHOLES
12 billion in cuts to medicaid
14 billion in cuts to student loans.
Can I say it again?
Yes I can.
Assholes!

Dear Mr. O'Reilly,

You are a jackass. I am a guttersnipe. This is a formal request that you please put me on your list of EVIL FAR LEFT WING Blog sites. I'm not important and I have no power- I'm the perfect target. So please- consider me a threat even though I'm not- it worked with Saddam "I'm a jackass too" Hussein- you fuckin' ninny.

THE EMERALD ISLE

I'm goin to Ireland tommorrow for the first time. Woohoo.
Be back in a couple of weeks.

SAMUEL ALITO- SCALIA II-- THE SEQUEL

Brief HERE

Sounds lke he's a super dick. So Dummy is once again demonstrating his inability to make decisions for himself. The Right Wing Nutjobs say they don't like Miers so he pulls her back and then pushes forward this Alito guy who is a right wing nut job which is exactly what the right wing nut jobs wanted.
Gee- ya think putting forward a highly contraversial nominee has somehting to do with burying the Scooter Libby/Rove/Cheney are criminals story? Real subtle there Junior. Real Subtle.

MERRY FITZMAS!!

Okay, so the whole administration isn't going down- yet. But be patient. This thing isn't over- not by a long shot. This is how it works- you chip away and little by little the dam of scum will break. Clearly the Fitzter is a pretty cautious guy- but we knew that. I think the important thing is that there is still going to be an ongoing investigation. If that ends up getting dropped, then we can start howling. Until then. See ya Scooter. Have a nice day. You Dick.

Best Week Ever??

Indictments are coming.
Miers is bumming.
White Sox win the World Series- Fuck Texas!!

The only stain on this terrific week is the terrible casualty count but once those indictments roll in at least there will be some sense that the monsters who perpetrated the all around Iraq atrocity will pay for their sins.
Oh yeah one more time
FUCK TEXAS!!!!!!!!

2000 American Soldiers Lost Over Oil and Lies- I can't wait for these Fuckers to get indicted.



Thanks to Billmon for this graphic illustration.

Pwezident Bush is Qwanky.

Apparantly having his entire White House fall down around his ears is making wittle pwesident Bush a trifle qwanky at his staff and senior leaders. Awww.
Here's the world's smallest violin to play a tune for ya.
I got an idea!!
Why don't you just resign!!!!
Then you can have all the nappies you want.
Won't that be nice?

FEMA EMAILS and Assorted Bric-a-Brac

The folks over at Michael Moore have been nice enough to put all of the already infamous FEMA emails in one place. See them HERE. (if you don't know these are emails between FEMA officials in DC and the one or two FEMA officials that were actually in N.O.- damning would be a very nice way of putting it.

Tommy, Tommy, Tommy
MUGSHOT ANYONE
Let me get this straight. The prosecutor is just out to get you. The judge is just out to get you. Paranoid much?

Syria,
UN Report used as drumbeat for war? Well thankfully we all know the President is above such nonsense. Er. Gulp.
(Note that Con Daleeza wants to be sure "Syrian officials are held accountable." And they should be. Then we can hold our own officials "Accountable" for torture in Iraq.

Nice Climate Change Video- Just in time for Halloween

There's few things scarier than nature these days. There's a great video HERE about the Shrub Administration and his zombies. Check it out.

The Huffington Blows Down the NYT

Arianna gives a nice break down of all of the Plame stuff as well as unloading on the NYT's remarkable ability to shove its head up its own ass.

This Can't Be Real!!

Harriet Miers, the probable next Supreme Court Justice, has a BLOG?
Some of the people in the Blogrole make me think it might be fake- but I can't be sure. That's the best and worst thing about the world we live in these days- it's impossible to know the difference between reality and a good joke- because reality has literally become a joke.
UPDATE Okay- after giving it a closer read- I'm gonna say 99.999% it's a joke. But a damn good one. Check it out!
In other news- Cheney is sending his spokesman out of the country at the same time Fitzgerald is supposed to be finishing up. Hmmm. Article is titled "Cheney spokesman departs country..."