GuyS: here's my question for you
GuyS: the NBA
GuyS: donating to the tsunami victims
GuyS: $1000 for each point they scored
WEINISH: yep
GuyS: i appreciate the gesture, but don't you feel like it's kind of tacky?
GuyS: i mean, these guys make MILLIONS
GuyS: and now they're making a game out of how much money they're going to give to the disaster relief effort?
GuyS: so if someone has a shitty game everyone loses? even though he still takes home a big paycheck?
GuyS: why does it have to be a game?
GuyS: why does it have to be fashionable?
GuyS: just write a fucking check, ok?
GuyS: do you hear me? Or am i off base?
WEINISH: you're 100% on the money.
WEINISH: AMERICUHHH, FUCK YEAH!!!
Saturday, January 08, 2005
Friday, January 07, 2005
Hmmm...
Okay, so the Bush White House pays off a black commentator so he can convince other blacks their Education plan works.
Okay, so the Republicans in Congress pressure and threaten a Congressman to pass a terrible Medicare bill that many have now gone against.
Okay, so the President lies about a budget surplus to pass a tax cut to the wealthy that will lift all ships, but really sinks small boats while creating yachts.
Okay, so the President cherry picks the information he needs to bring a nation to war in the Middle East with no plan on winning the peace, or getting the troops home.
But his detail-less Social Security Plan, that's being conducted honestly. Rest assured.
Okay, so the Republicans in Congress pressure and threaten a Congressman to pass a terrible Medicare bill that many have now gone against.
Okay, so the President lies about a budget surplus to pass a tax cut to the wealthy that will lift all ships, but really sinks small boats while creating yachts.
Okay, so the President cherry picks the information he needs to bring a nation to war in the Middle East with no plan on winning the peace, or getting the troops home.
But his detail-less Social Security Plan, that's being conducted honestly. Rest assured.
The Countdown has Begun
How many days til the movie TSUNAMI hits the theatres?
How many days til America stops giving a shit? I'll go with 23, since that's when Iraq begins it's breakup.
How many days til America stops giving a shit? I'll go with 23, since that's when Iraq begins it's breakup.
In the Battle Over Ideas
Conservatives are winning, clearly:
The Bush administration paid a prominent black journalist to promote President Bush's education law and give Education Secretary Rod Paige media time, records show.It's the Republican way. I'd say Armstrong represents "the dark side."
Armstrong Williams, a nationally syndicated radio, print and television personality, was paid $240,000 by the Education Department to promote the No Child Left Behind Act.
The contract required Williams' company, the Graham Williams Group, to produce radio and TV ads that promote the controversial law and feature one-minute "reads" by Paige. The deal also allowed Paige and other department officials to appear as studio guests with Williams.
Williams, one of the leading black conservative voices in the country, was also to use his influence with other black journalists to get them to talk about No Child Left Behind.
Hotel Rwanda
This is a movie everyone needs to see. It tells a true about story about everything that is wrong and right in this crazy world.
After you see it think about "nation building" and the campaign against it by leading Conservatives in this country. When George W. Bush ran for office on a platform of "we're not nation builders" he basically meant, "we don't care if black people in Africa get slaughtered since they really don't have anything to offer."
During the film I thought to myself the Rwandan military leaders were no different than some of our own in that if you couldn't do something for them they couldn't do anything for you, but those were the bad people in the film/reality.
I don't want to get too into it since most of you haven't seen it, but you all should.
After you see it think about "nation building" and the campaign against it by leading Conservatives in this country. When George W. Bush ran for office on a platform of "we're not nation builders" he basically meant, "we don't care if black people in Africa get slaughtered since they really don't have anything to offer."
During the film I thought to myself the Rwandan military leaders were no different than some of our own in that if you couldn't do something for them they couldn't do anything for you, but those were the bad people in the film/reality.
I don't want to get too into it since most of you haven't seen it, but you all should.
From Shit to Crap
It's called progress:
Be patient people. The OWNERSHIP SOCIETY is right around the corner.
The economy added 157,000 payroll jobs in December, the Labor Department said this morning, slightly fewer than economists had been predicting, but an improvement over the economy's performance the month before.The overall unemployment rate remained unchanged at 5.4 percent.I love how a bad jobs report is viewed as a pretty good one since it meets the low expectations.
The figures for December come after two months of sharp swings in employment trends. For October, the Labor Department reported an increase of 337,000 jobs, a surge that far exceeded expectations. For November, the department had originally reported an anemic 112,000 jobs, but that figure was revised today up to 137,000...
It's a solid report," said Mark Zandi, chief economist at Economy.com, a research firm based in West Chester, Pa. "There were just enough jobs to create just enough income to keep consumers spending and the economy moving forward."
But he said the sluggish rise in wages for a second straight month meant that the "very slow gains in employment are not enough to give workers any leverage in negotiations with their employers."
"That's good news for business - it means that profits should be strong - but not for the average American," he said.
Be patient people. The OWNERSHIP SOCIETY is right around the corner.
The Simple Minds
Not sure how many of you know this but Hollywood apparently has studios in Ohio and the nation's Capital.
And it inspires.
And it inspires.
Thursday, January 06, 2005
Unreal
The Alberto Gonzales hearings:
It's really unbelievable that the man responsible for giving the President the green light to ignore the Geneva Conventions, which led to torture in Cuba and Iraq, which led to world embarrassment, and became an official recruiting tool against the US Amred forces, is going to be confirmed!
Who doesn't get confirmed if this guy does? What is the purpose of having hearings at all if this guy gets confirmed? Are the 55 Republican Senators who would confirm him that gutless, blind, and partisan that they can't even see how poorly Gonzales exercised judgement as White House Counsel?
This country should be ashamed.
"I hope that things will be different if you are confirmed," Senator Leahy said.If he's confirmed! Which basically means he will be.
It's really unbelievable that the man responsible for giving the President the green light to ignore the Geneva Conventions, which led to torture in Cuba and Iraq, which led to world embarrassment, and became an official recruiting tool against the US Amred forces, is going to be confirmed!
Who doesn't get confirmed if this guy does? What is the purpose of having hearings at all if this guy gets confirmed? Are the 55 Republican Senators who would confirm him that gutless, blind, and partisan that they can't even see how poorly Gonzales exercised judgement as White House Counsel?
This country should be ashamed.
The Humanitarian Jocks
Some clients of Arn Tellem will be giving up hard earned cash to Tsunami struck nations:
NEW YORK: Tracy McGrady, Kobe Bryant, Jermaine O’Neal and four other NBA players have promised to donate US$ 1,000 (Rs 44,000 approx.) for every point they score in a game later this week to help victims of the Indian Ocean earthquake-tsunami.It's believed many of the players signed on to this because they belived the "shoot-a-thon" was something completely different.
Bob Sura of the Houston Rockets, Jalen Rose of the Toronto Raptors, and Pau Gasol and Mike Miller of the Memphis Grizzlies also are taking part in the US$ 1,000-per-point donations, which will be made to UNICEF.
Agent Arn Tellem said he will match the highest donation made by any of the players.
On Tuesday, the Washington Wizards sold ‘Tsunami Relief Bands’ for a minimum donation of US$ 2, with all proceeds going to UNICEF. The Wizards wore the wristbands during their game against the New Jersey Nets.
Bryant, McGrady, Miller and Gasol will base the size of their donations on the number of points they score in tomorrow’s games, and O’Neal, Sura and Rose will donate US$ 1,000 for each point they score on Friday.
Tellem said the programme, called ‘shoot-a-thon,’ hopes to raise about US$ 2,50,000.
Peter Beinart
I'm posting the whole thing since you can't read it without being a paying customer:
Give the Bush administration a B. Its initial reaction to the tsunami was awful: A pathetic $15 million in aid and four days of presidential silence while the death toll mounted. But, when the pressure grew strong enough, the Bushies--as they sometimes do (remember the Homeland Security Department and the 9/11 Commission)--reversed course and did the right thing. And, since then, America's humanitarian and symbolic response has been good.
More disturbing, and more revealing, has been the response of the conservative intelligentsia. On December 28, in its first editorial on the catastrophe, The Wall Street Journal attacked liberals for politicizing the event. "One might think that a disaster of this scale would transcend normal national or political considerations," its editors wrote. "But in the world of environmental zealotry, even an event such as this is seen as an opportunity to press the agenda." The next day, the Journal, never one to use tragedy to "press the agenda," published an editorial titled "death by environmentalist," which blamed environmentalists for exacerbating the threat of malaria in tsunami-stricken areas. Two days later, the Journal used the tsunami to attack the United Nations, Western Europe, and taxes, (and, in its web edition, to defend America's military presence in Asia).
The Journal was symptomatic. In general, the right has been fairly quiet about the tsunami. (As of this writing, The Weekly Standard's website had yet to devote a single article to the topic. A Nexis search of "tsunami" as The New Republic went to press revealed 417 discussions on CNN and a mere 116 on Fox.) But, even when they have written about it, conservatives have focused (with notable exceptions, such as Michael Fumento's article on National Review Online) on the U.S. response. On January 3 alone, National Review Online devoted three articles to rebutting charges that the Bush administration had been "stingy." On Fox's flagship Sunday show, the panel discussion focused on--you guessed it--whether President Bush had done enough.
Almost entirely absent from conservative commentary has been any discussion of how the tsunami will affect South and Southeast Asia. Indonesia, the largest Muslim country in the world, is emerging from decades of military rule. Now its military is overseeing disaster relief in the very region where, a month ago, it was putting down an armed rebellion. In the months before the tsunami, Muslim-Buddhist violence in Thailand had been threatening to spiral out of control. Sri Lanka has a religiously and ethnically based civil war as well. For all three fragile democracies, the tsunami's social and political consequences will likely prove profound. The newspapers have devoted considerable space to those consequences. Why don't conservatives seem to care?
Because the tsunami has uncovered a dirty little secret about the right today: Conservatives are fascinated by American power, but they are not all that interested in the world. In the 1990s, observers frequently noted the Republican Congress's indifference to the world beyond U.S. shores. In 1998, then-House Majority Leader Dick Armey infamously said that "I've been to Europe once. I don't have to go again." When Republican Representative Sonny Callahan assumed the chairmanship of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Foreign Operations in 1995, he noted that he had never voted for a foreign aid bill. He proceeded to oppose funding the Wye River Accord between Israel and the Palestinians, quipping, according to The Washington Post's Robert G. Kaiser, that "every time somebody walks in the White House with a turban on his head ... the president says, 'Let me give you a little bit of money.'" In 1999, John McCain worried about the "growing isolationism in the Republican Party."
Conventional wisdom holds that all this has changed since September 11. And, in a sense, the right has been transformed--conservatives have grown extremely interested in using the U.S. military to stop terrorism and nuclear proliferation. But that's not the same as becoming interested in the world. True internationalism means taking an interest in events overseas even when they don't bear directly on the war on terrorism; when they are not easily amenable to American power. It means being interested in the world, at least partly, merely because we live in it. By that standard, the isolationism of the '90s remains alive and well. Even in the best conservative publications, there is little reporting from abroad, and most of what there is involves the war on terrorism. A while back, National Review Online, the flagship website of the U.S. right, published a blog discussion about the African leaders with the strangest names, as if to say, "Who could possibly care?"
The tsunami is an almost perfect case study in conservative isolationism. It is a massive event in the recent history of the world. And yet it is a trivial event in the history of American power. None of the devastated countries threaten the United States; none are staging grounds for a conflict between the United States and a foreign power; the tragedy offers no role for the U.S. military except in delivering humanitarian supplies. And so conservatives feel compassion, as all decent people do. But, politically, they aren't that interested. Why should they be? Sri Lanka's fate has little bearing on U.S. national interests.
But the irony is that defeating Islamist terrorism requires convincing people around the world that the United States does not act merely out of narrow national interest. To win over global hearts and minds, the United States must show Muslims, and others, that we are benevolent--that we want a better world for them; that we are not just in it for empire and oil. That means financial generosity--giving money for economic and social development rather than only military assistance. But it also means what might be called intellectual generosity--a genuine curiosity about the rest of the world, even when our safety is not directly threatened, even when the dramas aren't primarily about us.
It is that curiosity that is so profoundly absent from Bush, who tries to see as little as possible of the countries he visits. (When Bill Clinton went to Africa in 1998, he visited six countries in eleven days; when Bush went in 2003, he visited five countries in five days.) And which is absent from his administration more generally, which invaded Iraq yet scorned the advice of those specialists who knew the country best. Today's conservatives want to dominate and transform the world--as long as they don't have to learn too much about it in the process.
Peter Beinart is the editor of TNR.
It's Called Gratitude...
...and THAT'S WRONG!
I'm sure a lot of people are like me and get frustrated watching Tsunami coverage since the cable news has now reached the saturation point, and now it's all about how they can profit from the event. I know they're all in the business of making cash, but there's something wrong with it. At least after 9/11 we stopped running advertisements for a while, but now it seems like a ratings battle between Larry King and Neil Cavuto, or something.
I guess I have to expect this is what would happen.
What bothers me way more is recognizing the country we have seemingly become, or are perceived to be by others.
It seems to me our leaders are giving cash/charity not because it's the right the thing to do, but rather they want to let everyone know that we're a great and giving nation. We want recognition for our giving, and it's wrong. When you give you do so because it's the right thing to do, not because you want everyone to know you did your part. It's not much different than those ribbon/magnets on every car that I was waxing about a few weeks ago.
Many Americans give because it's the right thing to do. Sometimes it takes a reminder like this for us to realize to give. Most of us definitely fall into that boat. But it seems to me the White House isn't in that boat. They want BANG for their BUCK. They want all the other nations to say, "Look, we were wrong, they really are a giving country..." They need that receipt, but they're never going to get it. Our first response to this crisis speaks volumes about who these people are, and if you're expecting to be recognized for it then you have no idea what charity is, and they don't.
If this happened under Clinton, or ANY PRESIDENT prior to George W. Bush, I would feel differently. I would know the United States is giving because it's the right thing to do, not because we're trying to buy back respect.
I'm sure a lot of people are like me and get frustrated watching Tsunami coverage since the cable news has now reached the saturation point, and now it's all about how they can profit from the event. I know they're all in the business of making cash, but there's something wrong with it. At least after 9/11 we stopped running advertisements for a while, but now it seems like a ratings battle between Larry King and Neil Cavuto, or something.
I guess I have to expect this is what would happen.
What bothers me way more is recognizing the country we have seemingly become, or are perceived to be by others.
It seems to me our leaders are giving cash/charity not because it's the right the thing to do, but rather they want to let everyone know that we're a great and giving nation. We want recognition for our giving, and it's wrong. When you give you do so because it's the right thing to do, not because you want everyone to know you did your part. It's not much different than those ribbon/magnets on every car that I was waxing about a few weeks ago.
Many Americans give because it's the right thing to do. Sometimes it takes a reminder like this for us to realize to give. Most of us definitely fall into that boat. But it seems to me the White House isn't in that boat. They want BANG for their BUCK. They want all the other nations to say, "Look, we were wrong, they really are a giving country..." They need that receipt, but they're never going to get it. Our first response to this crisis speaks volumes about who these people are, and if you're expecting to be recognized for it then you have no idea what charity is, and they don't.
If this happened under Clinton, or ANY PRESIDENT prior to George W. Bush, I would feel differently. I would know the United States is giving because it's the right thing to do, not because we're trying to buy back respect.
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Zactly
TalkingPointsMemo.com:
Here's a question -- one I don't know the answer to, but one which I suspect may have an uncomfortable answer. We know that Al Gonzales has been White House Counsel for the last four years and that he's played an instrumental role in several legal findings and memos which have given legal sanction to torture (or what I guess we might call 'the act formerly known as torture'). What if Gonzales had had some roughly equivalent position in Argentina or Chile in the late 1970s? Would he have faced subsequent legal vulnerability and/or consequences?Yeah, he's qualified for the highest court in the world...
Strip the question of drama and theatrics and assumptions. I'm curious to hear a purely factual answer.
-- Josh Marshall
Nice Game
Wow, was that the worst National Championship Game possible? I mean, Tommy Frazier certainly ran roughshod over Florida back in the day, and Nebraska shattered some fibulas along the way, but this game had two Heisman winners and many hopefuls as well.
So, this guy fumbles, momentum swings, Oklahoma loses their steam, USC gains it, and the game was over.
Bob Stoops let USC dictate the game by not runnnig the ball even when USC's defense was stout. Of course USC is going to be tough on the run in the first quarter since they are loaded with All Americans, and have great team speed. But the OU offensive line is loaded with All Americans, and needed to take control if they were going to win. I thought they would do that. I never thought Stoops would coach scared, and he seemed to. How about a pitch to the outside instead of going right up the middle?
As for Auburn's claim to the National Title, I think Lee Corso nailed it: Get your rings, buy your shirts, let the school honor you, maybe even the SEC, and in 10 years have your reunion. What's the difference?
However, lets not forget about this rarely spoken fact: USC played Auburn last season when USC was #8 and Auburn #6. USC SPANKED THEM 23-0. The game was never close, and player like Reggie Bush weren't hardly involved. It was Hershel Dennis and Mike Williams then. Both are better now, but USC whipped them in Auburn, so that has to be worth something.
Finally, enough with the claim that this conference is the best, or that conference is because it changes every year. The Big 12 was decent this year, as was the SEC, Big 10, and Pac 10. Each had great teams and moments, end of story.
Late.
So, this guy fumbles, momentum swings, Oklahoma loses their steam, USC gains it, and the game was over.
Bob Stoops let USC dictate the game by not runnnig the ball even when USC's defense was stout. Of course USC is going to be tough on the run in the first quarter since they are loaded with All Americans, and have great team speed. But the OU offensive line is loaded with All Americans, and needed to take control if they were going to win. I thought they would do that. I never thought Stoops would coach scared, and he seemed to. How about a pitch to the outside instead of going right up the middle?
As for Auburn's claim to the National Title, I think Lee Corso nailed it: Get your rings, buy your shirts, let the school honor you, maybe even the SEC, and in 10 years have your reunion. What's the difference?
However, lets not forget about this rarely spoken fact: USC played Auburn last season when USC was #8 and Auburn #6. USC SPANKED THEM 23-0. The game was never close, and player like Reggie Bush weren't hardly involved. It was Hershel Dennis and Mike Williams then. Both are better now, but USC whipped them in Auburn, so that has to be worth something.
Finally, enough with the claim that this conference is the best, or that conference is because it changes every year. The Big 12 was decent this year, as was the SEC, Big 10, and Pac 10. Each had great teams and moments, end of story.
Late.
Curbing Your Rights
It's beyond the pale that Republicans want to cap a person's ability to collect damages from insurance companies, and negligent doctors and businesses so they can limit the amount of money democrats receive for election campaigns. That's right, so Republicans can win elections they want to stop you from being able to sue for damages, but that's what they're trying to do.
Mr. Mandate:
Maybe they're just lying? No, never, never, not them...
And by the way, if you read the article you'll notice it mentions democrats and their "trial-lawyer" allies who are against this. Sure, lawyers are against it, as are democrats, but the reality is EVERY AMERICAN WHO IS NOT AN EXEXCUTIVE AT AN INSURANCE COMPANY who understands the reality of the situation is, or should, be against Bush's plan.
It's not just those evil "trial-lawyers" but it's even a few others, like a woman whose baby was left to die by a Bush supporter.
We do it all for the children!!!
Mr. Mandate:
Empowered by reelection and a more Republican Congress, President Bush and his White House aides are betting that 2005 will be the year for big strides in the longtime conservative crusade to curb lawsuits and bring to heel trial lawyers who profit at the expense of corporations.You mean to tell me the Republicans don't have strong support to end "frivolous lawsuits?" I mean, come on already! I've been hearing for years how this is just killing the medical industry, raising premiums, and yet there's not enough GOP support?
But as Bush heads to Illinois this morning to launch a major campaign to change the nation's laws on medical-malpractice and class-action lawsuits, allies on Capitol Hill and top business groups warn that prospects for change are less favorable than many had assumed after Bush's victory two months ago.
Maybe they're just lying? No, never, never, not them...
And by the way, if you read the article you'll notice it mentions democrats and their "trial-lawyer" allies who are against this. Sure, lawyers are against it, as are democrats, but the reality is EVERY AMERICAN WHO IS NOT AN EXEXCUTIVE AT AN INSURANCE COMPANY who understands the reality of the situation is, or should, be against Bush's plan.
It's not just those evil "trial-lawyers" but it's even a few others, like a woman whose baby was left to die by a Bush supporter.
We do it all for the children!!!
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
More Numbers
Damn Hollywood Elite:
Btw, all the Senators are millionaires, but I don't see them reaching into their own pockets, including DOCTOR FRIST who is pasted all over my t.v.
Sandra Bullock, the star of "Speed" and "Miss Congeniality", has donated $1 million to the American Red Cross appeal to support relief efforts in countries affected by the earthquake and subsequent tsunamis in the Indian Ocean.So Bullock essentially offered about 7% of what Bush initially offered on behalf of the nation.
It's not the first time for Sandra Bullock to give large donations. Sandra Bullock also donated $1 million following the terrorist attacks on the U.S. on September 11, 2001.
Btw, all the Senators are millionaires, but I don't see them reaching into their own pockets, including DOCTOR FRIST who is pasted all over my t.v.
Fun with Numbers
Today:
So when Scott Mclellan says things like "most of the country..." just realize he's talking not about people, but about the geography, which ISN'T IMPORTANT!
Hey, MOST OF ASIA HELD UP REALLY WELL DURING THE TSUNAMIS!!!
The governor of Baghdad was assassinated today, one of the highest-profile killings of an Iraqi official in months , and four American soldiers and a marine were killed in attacks by insurgents.This weekend on the Mclaughlin Group, moronic columnist Tony Blankley of the Washington Times chimed in on the "Most Under Reported Story of the Year" to which he added, "the fact that 18 of the 21 provinces in Iraq are secure..." Eleanor Clift of Newsweek rightly pointed out those are the provinces with hardly any people in them. Blankley said nothing.
The steady violence prompted Iraq's interim president, Ghazi al-Yawar, to urge the United Nations to look into whether Iraq should go ahead with the scheduled Jan. 30 elections...
"Most of the country is in a secure enough environment to proceed with those elections," Mr. McClellan said, adding that American forces were working with Iraqi security officers to improve conditions in places where they are not yet adequate so "as many people as possible can participate."
So when Scott Mclellan says things like "most of the country..." just realize he's talking not about people, but about the geography, which ISN'T IMPORTANT!
Hey, MOST OF ASIA HELD UP REALLY WELL DURING THE TSUNAMIS!!!
My Guy
My first favorite baseball player:
Defense is not a high enough priority when it comes to the Hall of Fame.
Cooperstown, NY (Sports Network) - Five-time American League batting champion Wade Boggs and nine-time National League Gold Glove award winner Ryne Sandberg received baseball's highest honor on Tuesday, as both were elected into the Hall of Fame.I wasn't sure if he'd get in, but considering he barely made it I'd say it's pretty unlikely that Donny Baseball will get in.
Boggs, who spent 11 seasons of his illustrious career as a third baseman with the Boston Red Sox, was elected in his first year of eligibility. Sandberg, who was a standout second baseman with the Chicago Cubs for 15 of his 16 seasons, was chosen in his third year of eligibility.
Defense is not a high enough priority when it comes to the Hall of Fame.
Sail On!!!
The S.S. Bullshit is docking:
The Bush administration has signaled that it will propose changing the formula that sets initial Social Security benefit levels, cutting promised benefits by nearly a third in the coming decades, according to several Republicans close to the White House.Professor Krugman helps guide you through the waters with an everything you need to know about the current state of social security, and the b.s. that surrounds it.
RARE!
WaPo:
I wonder if these people destroyed all their mirrors to avoid looking at themselves?
A dozen high-ranking retired military officers took the unusual step yesterday of signing a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee expressing "deep concern" over the nomination of White House counsel Alberto R. Gonzales as attorney general, marking a rare military foray into the debate over a civilian post.That's right, military officers take the unusual step of pointing out how bad this guy is, but Republicans still plan on supporting him.
The group includes retired Army Gen. John M. Shalikashvili, former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The officers are one of several groups to separately urge the Senate to sharply question Gonzales during a confirmation hearing Thursday about his role in shaping legal policies on torture and interrogation methods.
Although the GOP-controlled Senate is expected to confirm Gonzales to succeed Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, some Democrats have vowed to question him aggressively amid continuing revelations of abuses of military detainees in Iraq, Afghanistan and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
The letter signed by the retired officers, compiled by the group Human Rights First and sent to the committee's leadership last night, criticizes Gonzales for his role in reviewing and approving a series of memorandums arguing, among other things, that the United States could lawfully ignore portions of the Geneva Conventions and that some forms of torture "may be justified" in the war on terror.
I wonder if these people destroyed all their mirrors to avoid looking at themselves?
The Juice
Nice.
Can you imagine being seated next to his murderer?
"Hey, can you get me a drink?"
"Uhhh, yeaaaah, suuure."
And check this:
MIAMI (AP) - O.J. Simpson plans to root like crazy at the Orange Bowl.Obviously if he roots it's "like crazy."
Can you imagine being seated next to his murderer?
"Hey, can you get me a drink?"
"Uhhh, yeaaaah, suuure."
And check this:
Simpson said he was surprised USC was favored in this game because the Sooners have more experience. Yet he thought a freshman, Oklahoma running back Adrian Peterson, could make a huge difference.It was the site of Adrian Peterson that killed Nicole and Ronald!
"He's the one player who's probably going to have the greatest impact on the game," Simpson said. "You can be in the perfect defense and it doesn't matter, he'll make an adjustment, he'll make a move and he'll score. He's the type of athlete that you can't defend. He scares me to death."
Monday, January 03, 2005
First
Most people are taught that it's the "first impression that matters most." Over the last few years we've all been told how important it is to "give the first responders the tools they need." It's pretty apparent that being first, or doing something first, is important.
That's why it's so hard to believe the sincerity of President Bush as he gets behind this humanitarian task force which includes his father and former President Bill Clinton. In addition, he'll be sending his brother Jeb over there because he has dealt with the Florida hurricane disasters. I mean, what would the world do without these 3 Bushes?
Bush's first response was a measly $15-30 million for one of the largest disasters ever, only to be followed up with a not-so-whopping $350 million. Considering ESPN, per se, does $1 Billion in sales for the year, that should give you some idea of where we're at.
Again, his first repsonse was a joke, and now he's doing his best to look very interested. In his mind the only thing that matters right now is how he can get his judges onto the Federal bench the next few years. This situation is merely sidetracking that, and his absurd Social Security and tax reform plans.
I believe his father cares. I believe Clinton cares. Afterall, these are bright men, distinguished, who made careers for themselves on their own. Men who brains. Even Jeb, to some extent, has accomplished things on his own. George W. Bush, please, nothing.
Please, this guy ran for office promising to not be a "nation builder." That was his PROMISE! You think he's concerned with helping nations rebuild now?
Get real.
That's why it's so hard to believe the sincerity of President Bush as he gets behind this humanitarian task force which includes his father and former President Bill Clinton. In addition, he'll be sending his brother Jeb over there because he has dealt with the Florida hurricane disasters. I mean, what would the world do without these 3 Bushes?
Bush's first response was a measly $15-30 million for one of the largest disasters ever, only to be followed up with a not-so-whopping $350 million. Considering ESPN, per se, does $1 Billion in sales for the year, that should give you some idea of where we're at.
Again, his first repsonse was a joke, and now he's doing his best to look very interested. In his mind the only thing that matters right now is how he can get his judges onto the Federal bench the next few years. This situation is merely sidetracking that, and his absurd Social Security and tax reform plans.
I believe his father cares. I believe Clinton cares. Afterall, these are bright men, distinguished, who made careers for themselves on their own. Men who brains. Even Jeb, to some extent, has accomplished things on his own. George W. Bush, please, nothing.
Please, this guy ran for office promising to not be a "nation builder." That was his PROMISE! You think he's concerned with helping nations rebuild now?
Get real.
The Party Planner
An interview with Bush's inaugural party planner
Their THEME is about honoring them! Their THEME!!!
My THEME for 2005 is going to be about honoring SHMUCKS who tank radio stations. I won't actually be doing anything about it that necessarily affects them one way, or another, but it's just going to be my thing.
I imagine such contacts prove useful when you are raising money for the inauguration. You are asking underwriters for $250,000 a pop.Not sure if they do, but this woman sure does.
We are raising the funds so that parade tickets stay at a price that anyone can afford. We need underwriters to help us.
I hear one of the balls will be reserved for troops who have served in Iraq or Afghanistan.
Yes, the Commander-in-Chief Ball. That is new. It will be about 2,000 servicemen and their guests. And that should be a really fun event for them.
As an alternative way of honoring them, did you or the president ever discuss canceling the nine balls and using the $40 million inaugural budget to purchase better equipment for the troops?
I think we felt like we would have a traditional set of events and we would focus on honoring the people who are serving our country right now -- not just the people in the armed forces, but also the community volunteers, the firemen, the policemen, the teachers, the people who serve at, you know, the -- well, it's called the StewPot in Dallas, people who work with the homeless.
How do any of them benefit from the inaugural balls?
I'm not sure that they do benefit from them.
Then how, exactly, are you honoring them?
Honoring service is what our theme is about.
Do you think President Bush and the first lady like to dance?
Their THEME is about honoring them! Their THEME!!!
My THEME for 2005 is going to be about honoring SHMUCKS who tank radio stations. I won't actually be doing anything about it that necessarily affects them one way, or another, but it's just going to be my thing.
Deportes
After watching more sports than one should the last few weeks I've noticed a few things.
First, Lloyd Carr is a horrible football coach. For years this guy has held onto a job by beating another horrible football coach, but that has ended.
Throughout this college football season I've heard how good Michigan is, and how losing to Notre Dame was a flueke, blah, blah, blah. This team not only lost to ND, but got crushed by their southern rival, and then lost the Rose Bowl by giving up 35 points to a team who ran the same play over, and over, and over.
I could understand it if the Michigan offense was bad because they have young players at key positions, but the defense is filled with more top recruits than probably any defense in the country. Yet every week I hear commentators speak about Defensive Coordinator Jim Hermann as a talented coach. Jim Hermann this, Jim Hermann that, Jim Hermann SUCKS!
Fire these guys already. Lets not forget the reason Carr got the job in the first place!
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Second thing I noticed is Chad Pennington is so overrated it's scary. Looking back on all the teams that passed him by in the NFL Draft I cannot blame them. The guy has no arm at all, and even less of one this season because he apparently didn't know how to slide, which led to an injured shoulder.
In yesterday's Jets/Rams game he threw a "bomb" downfield to Santana Moss, who was wide open, and only 5 yards from the endzone. There's not another starting QB in the league who doesn't get that ball into the endzone for a touchdown. Pennington underthrew the ball, of course, which enabled the defensive back to knock it away. For those who think Moss is overrated, it's not Moss, it's Chad. In college Moss had the uncanny ability to beat players one on one down the field. For some reason he rarely gets that option with the Jets, but I can't just blame Pennington for that.
Pennington does make good decisions, and when he's in rhythm he is very accurate, but overall, he's not that good. Maybe he'll regain arm strength and be better next year. Maybe he'll even go on some crazy streak and win a playoff game, or two. Who knows?
Here's something to think about for Jets fans: If Kurt Warner, who shouldn't be starting for the Giants, was the current QB for the Jets, would they be better? I maintain they would be. Sure, the guy gets hit and fumbles like no one I've ever seen, but he has a great arm, is extremely accurate, and can make every throw in the book. Plus, he's a veteran who has won big games, albeit with an incredible cast. But considering how poorly matched up Pennington is with Paul HACKett's offense, I think Warner would do at least as well. Plus, he wouldn't get hit half the amount of time he did on the Giants because the Jets offensive line is good.
Speaking of Giants quarterbacks...
Eli Manning is going to be awesome. He had a very good game last night against the Cowboys to end his first season on a high note. It's hard to say he made any mistakes in the second half of last nights game. This kid is going to be the class of the NFL. There is nothing he cannot do on the football field. For all of those Giants fans who question the pick, and salivate over Ben Roethlisberger (who I also dig), think about how good Eli would be if he was throwing the ball to a 6'6" Plaxico Burress, a posession receiver as good as Hines Ward, and a slot receiver with the abilities of Antwaan Randle-El. Then add the offensive line, and great running game into the mix. If Manning had that setup right now he'd be unstoppable, and he will be.
Last night's offense was so bad, and unidentifiable, that ESPN played the WHO's "WHO ARE YOU" as background music when listing the starters. If you "really wanna know", the starters were Tiki Barber, Ike Hilliard, David Tyree, Jamaar Taylor, Visanthe Shancoe, Marcellus Rivers, and the worst offensive line you'll ever see.
If you listened to Joe Theismann you'd know everything was Eli's fault, and he's right. How dare he throw a ball that hit Tiki Barber in the helmet? Oh, I think I hear Paul Maguire making a prediction about whether, or not, the Giants are going to get a first down here. "I think they made it by an inch..." Yes, you're right, and I think you suck by a mile!
Dear ESPN,
Please, get a new crew for Sunday Night Football that features Mike Golic.
Thank you,
America
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Of course there were other bowl games last week such as Ohio State's beatdown on Oklahoma State. Yes, yes, I know, no one cares, but I must say the Buckeyes, asssuming they're not on probation, will make a serious run at the National Title next season. A lot of tough road games, but there's too much talent there, including one of the two most exciting players in college footall: Ted Ginn.
Btw, all those who think OSU will get probation, it's not going to happen. All the things they're being accused of have been investigated, and are now being rehashed. They will luckily escape unscathed, but I've been wrong before.
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Reggie White died. That's 50% of the Eagles great defensive line dead before the age of 45. If I was Clyde Simmons I'd be taking care of myself, BIGTIME.
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Stephon Marbury is retarded.
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Someone should shoot the ref who called a charge on Wil Bynum in the Georgia Tech/Kansas game on Saturday.
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Oklahoma wins.
First, Lloyd Carr is a horrible football coach. For years this guy has held onto a job by beating another horrible football coach, but that has ended.
Throughout this college football season I've heard how good Michigan is, and how losing to Notre Dame was a flueke, blah, blah, blah. This team not only lost to ND, but got crushed by their southern rival, and then lost the Rose Bowl by giving up 35 points to a team who ran the same play over, and over, and over.
I could understand it if the Michigan offense was bad because they have young players at key positions, but the defense is filled with more top recruits than probably any defense in the country. Yet every week I hear commentators speak about Defensive Coordinator Jim Hermann as a talented coach. Jim Hermann this, Jim Hermann that, Jim Hermann SUCKS!
Fire these guys already. Lets not forget the reason Carr got the job in the first place!
...
Second thing I noticed is Chad Pennington is so overrated it's scary. Looking back on all the teams that passed him by in the NFL Draft I cannot blame them. The guy has no arm at all, and even less of one this season because he apparently didn't know how to slide, which led to an injured shoulder.
In yesterday's Jets/Rams game he threw a "bomb" downfield to Santana Moss, who was wide open, and only 5 yards from the endzone. There's not another starting QB in the league who doesn't get that ball into the endzone for a touchdown. Pennington underthrew the ball, of course, which enabled the defensive back to knock it away. For those who think Moss is overrated, it's not Moss, it's Chad. In college Moss had the uncanny ability to beat players one on one down the field. For some reason he rarely gets that option with the Jets, but I can't just blame Pennington for that.
Pennington does make good decisions, and when he's in rhythm he is very accurate, but overall, he's not that good. Maybe he'll regain arm strength and be better next year. Maybe he'll even go on some crazy streak and win a playoff game, or two. Who knows?
Here's something to think about for Jets fans: If Kurt Warner, who shouldn't be starting for the Giants, was the current QB for the Jets, would they be better? I maintain they would be. Sure, the guy gets hit and fumbles like no one I've ever seen, but he has a great arm, is extremely accurate, and can make every throw in the book. Plus, he's a veteran who has won big games, albeit with an incredible cast. But considering how poorly matched up Pennington is with Paul HACKett's offense, I think Warner would do at least as well. Plus, he wouldn't get hit half the amount of time he did on the Giants because the Jets offensive line is good.
Speaking of Giants quarterbacks...
Eli Manning is going to be awesome. He had a very good game last night against the Cowboys to end his first season on a high note. It's hard to say he made any mistakes in the second half of last nights game. This kid is going to be the class of the NFL. There is nothing he cannot do on the football field. For all of those Giants fans who question the pick, and salivate over Ben Roethlisberger (who I also dig), think about how good Eli would be if he was throwing the ball to a 6'6" Plaxico Burress, a posession receiver as good as Hines Ward, and a slot receiver with the abilities of Antwaan Randle-El. Then add the offensive line, and great running game into the mix. If Manning had that setup right now he'd be unstoppable, and he will be.
Last night's offense was so bad, and unidentifiable, that ESPN played the WHO's "WHO ARE YOU" as background music when listing the starters. If you "really wanna know", the starters were Tiki Barber, Ike Hilliard, David Tyree, Jamaar Taylor, Visanthe Shancoe, Marcellus Rivers, and the worst offensive line you'll ever see.
If you listened to Joe Theismann you'd know everything was Eli's fault, and he's right. How dare he throw a ball that hit Tiki Barber in the helmet? Oh, I think I hear Paul Maguire making a prediction about whether, or not, the Giants are going to get a first down here. "I think they made it by an inch..." Yes, you're right, and I think you suck by a mile!
Dear ESPN,
Please, get a new crew for Sunday Night Football that features Mike Golic.
Thank you,
America
...
Of course there were other bowl games last week such as Ohio State's beatdown on Oklahoma State. Yes, yes, I know, no one cares, but I must say the Buckeyes, asssuming they're not on probation, will make a serious run at the National Title next season. A lot of tough road games, but there's too much talent there, including one of the two most exciting players in college footall: Ted Ginn.
Btw, all those who think OSU will get probation, it's not going to happen. All the things they're being accused of have been investigated, and are now being rehashed. They will luckily escape unscathed, but I've been wrong before.
...
Reggie White died. That's 50% of the Eagles great defensive line dead before the age of 45. If I was Clyde Simmons I'd be taking care of myself, BIGTIME.
...
Stephon Marbury is retarded.
...
Someone should shoot the ref who called a charge on Wil Bynum in the Georgia Tech/Kansas game on Saturday.
...
Oklahoma wins.
Sailing Forward
Does the S.S. Bullshit...
If Mr. Bush were not so serious about privatizing Social Security, his urgency would be silly. Compared with other challenges looming for the government, it's a non-problem. The shortfall in the Medicare hospital insurance fund is two to three times the size of the Social Security shortfall, and that fund is projected to be insolvent some two to three decades before Social Security. Taken together, the costs of the Medicare prescription benefit and of making the tax cuts permanent - Mr. Bush's two main domestic initiatives - are 5 to 8.5 times larger. And his hair is on fire over Social Security?From sea to shining sea.
Damn!
About 5 years ago I was telling one of my closest friends, SP, about an idea/website for shoppers. It would be called "Barcode.com" and it would be a shopper's website as well as a service.
The gist is simple: phones would have barcode readers embedded into them, and while you were shopping you could scan any item at any store to find out where you could get it for less, or you could buy it online at Barcode.com. The phone would list places in the neighborhood you were shopping around so you could actually go and buy it. Truly a great idea, if I may say so myself. In fact, SP really liked it as well.
With no clue how to start a business like this I let it evaporate into the air of lost ideas. Well, to say it's annoying to watch a program about how Google plans on doing this as a big part of their company in the near future is an understatement.
Here's to hoping I come up with a better plan, and actually capitalize on it in 2005! This goes for my buddy as well.
The gist is simple: phones would have barcode readers embedded into them, and while you were shopping you could scan any item at any store to find out where you could get it for less, or you could buy it online at Barcode.com. The phone would list places in the neighborhood you were shopping around so you could actually go and buy it. Truly a great idea, if I may say so myself. In fact, SP really liked it as well.
With no clue how to start a business like this I let it evaporate into the air of lost ideas. Well, to say it's annoying to watch a program about how Google plans on doing this as a big part of their company in the near future is an understatement.
Here's to hoping I come up with a better plan, and actually capitalize on it in 2005! This goes for my buddy as well.
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