Showing posts with label bushies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bushies. Show all posts

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Turdblossom in the GOPunchbowl


Turdblossom in the GOPunchbowl: http://bit.ly/aw3yQl  With reference to the recent book by Karl Rove combined with the old saw about "That went over like a turd in the punchbowl". Example: G. W. Bush to Diary - 'Looks like Rove put a Turdblossom in the GOPunchbowl. Hey! I kind of like that! Heheheh...' Also with reference to the lack of finding of WMD's and the plans for war...buy the book... And yet another former staffer rats out the Bushies...






Please note: This posting appears almost simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary

Monday, January 11, 2010

NineEleven Denial or 911 Denial


Image licensed under Creative Commons by Bryan Thatcher

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NineEleven Denial or 911 Denial: Is a topic we'd much rather not talk about, but its out there. And its being pandered and bandied about by none other than the likes of...Rudy Giuliani? Its making us sick. "America's Mayor" (remember all the video of him escorting people to safety during the 911 attacks?...) has downgraded himself into a GOP buffoon denying any terror took place under the Bush Administration's watch. Give us a break while we lean over and retch our liberal guts out (figuratively, of course).

Lawrence O'Donnell (filling in for Keith Olbermann on Countdown, we presume Keith's father is still ailing, but we don't know...we hope its something else...) ripped Big Rudy a new one by articulating one-by-one the terror acts that occurred on US soil under the Bushies' watch. We think Lawrence did a fine job of it. We were wondering if the IED attacks on our troops overseas should be included. (From our point of view, the Bushies' are directly responsible for any/all IED casualties...) Not sure if they missed it or not, but lets not forget the Virginia Tech massacre, either. Was the VTM a terrorist event? Oh, we think so - just ask the survivors if they felt terrorized or not. We're sure most of the victims felt terror. Dumb question. Dumb.


Not to belabor the point...just how dumb is the GOP? Or, more pointedly, how dumb are we? Is our collective memory so short, our collective consciousness so stunted that we really have forgotten all of the atrocities that have gone before the Detroit Terror Attack of Christmas 2009? In essence, 911 Denial is really an attack on the intelligence of the American people. Worse, its also a back-handed slap-in-the-face to any and all of the survivors of these terrorist events.In the longer, larger view, its really a back-handed slap to all atrocity survivors in the temporal community.


We're not just talking Holocaust Denial, but forgetting about Andersonville (not the town, the Civil War POW camp in that locale), Darfur and many, many others. Some of which, shamefully, have been forgotten. Of course, Holocaust Denial is illegal in many European countries. And it should be illegal in the good ol' USA, too. As a matter of fact, such denials as 911 Denial should be illegal in the good ol' USA, too. Which should tell you just how heinous we think it is to promote, mention 911 Denial in the name of GOP politics. It is despicable.


Which leads to speculation - what if the Bushies had made 911 Denial illegal? They probably did not even think of making it into law. (911 Denial does not appear in the Wikipedia, by the way...). Now if it ever does pass into law, would they (the GOP, and their ilk...) ignore the law and continue campaigning under this ridiculous and offensive banner? We're guessing...yes. Is it more disturbing that we think they would or that they would?


Which is a banner they've yet to flout. We have to try to see all points of view. So, we're guessing that Big Rudy and some of the others are implying that there was no terrorist event during the Bushie era....because no law was passed to make the denial illegal. From that point of view, they are right. We say, lets prove them wrong, and make 911 Denial illegal. Of course, the Obama administration does have its hands full. And most Americans are more concerned about putting some damn food on the table and getting the rent paid. And, some of us do have short memories. Because, we've got to get that damn food on the table and more...


Which is why it is the media's job to play "Gotcha" and trip up the buffoons who espouse lip-farts like 911 Denial. Come on George! What's with you man! But, its wrong to lay the blame solely on George. He's only human. He should have caught it, he booted it, and he apologized. Man up. And don't play any favorites. If you have to play the "Gotcha" game, give it to everybody. Brother Michael, Sister Sarah, oh, and Harry just got tripped up too! The media is very good at the game when it concerns a sex scandal and our politicians...or a pro athlete...or a pro golfer... You see, its hard to focus on some things other than a good old sex scandal. But it sells. 911 Denial didn't have to sell itself...until now.


Aside from all this: We like the way Lawrence handled the show on Friday night (1/8/09). We just wish he would pick up the "Worst Person In The World" Torch. Then we would love him. Whoever replaces Keith (and he won't be on the show forever...) we hope they pick up that WPW Torch.

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Please note: A similar posting appears almost simultaneously on our sister publication, The Anti-Zen Dictionary.

Monday, May 18, 2009

Mislicense, Chisade, Proreduction and More for Monday, May 18, 2009

Complaint seeks disbarment of Bush lawyers

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30804024/

Mislicense

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/05/mislicense.html

Donald Rumsfeld's Holy War

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/05/18/link/blog/main5021681.shtml

Chisade

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/05/chisade.html

Nations urge WHO to change pandemic assessment

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/05/18/health-swine-flu-who-meeting-pandemic-severity-virus-spread-deadly.html

Obama calls for 'fair-minded' abortion debate

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30782728/

Proreduction

http://antizendictionary.blogspot.com/2009/05/proreduction.html

GM bankruptcy could be painful

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30769063/

Under-fire Speaker to address MPs

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/politics/8054657.stm

Michael Martin

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Martin_(politician)

PNG riots hit Chinese businesses

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8054924.stm

Somali anti-pirate coastguard bid

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8055088.stm

Burma's Aung San Suu Kyi goes on trial

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8054643.stm

Aung San Suu Kyi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suu_Kyi

Jump in swine flu cases in Japan

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8054881.stm

Sunday, April 19, 2009

No Prosecution for Bushies and UN Contra Obama and More for Sunday, April 19, 2009




Obama Aide: No Prosecution of Bush Officials for Torture Policy

http://blogs.abcnews.com/george/2009/04/obama-adminis-1.html

U.N. Official: No Pass For Torturers

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/18/politics/100days/main4953883.shtml

Energy secretary: Islands could disappear

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090419/ap_on_sc/cb_obama_summit_energy;_ylt=ApqERs2mBlXWy0Hw9IikeJus0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlbWRtN2hoBHBvcwMxMDkEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNlbmVyZ3lzZWNyZXQ-

EPA: Greenhouse Gases Threaten Public Health

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090417183528.htm

EPA: Greenhouse gases pose health hazard

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/science/04/17/greenhouse.gas.hazard.epa/index.html

Obama to regulate 'pollutant' CO2

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8004975.stm


Carbon dioxide

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_dioxide

Global Warming 'Fixes' Can Suck Up Water

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Weekend/story?id=7371405&page=1

2008 "Worst Year" In Fortune 500 History

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/19/sunday/main4954725.shtml

Fortune 500

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fortune_500

Canadian Banks Avoided Mortgage Meltdown

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/18/eveningnews/main4954231.shtml

Obama keeps some Bush secrets

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30292790/

Bushama


US boycotts UN racism conference

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8006548.stm

New pirate attack thwarted in Gulf of Aden

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/04/19/pirate.attack.foiled/index.html

Nato foils Somali pirates' attack

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8006827.stm

Mexican drug wars spread north into U.S.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30282193/

Logic rules drug murders, trafficker says

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/04/15/mexico.gangs/index.html

Mexico drug gang's rescue foiled

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8006687.stm

Jackie Chan's China remarks prompt backlash

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30292772/

Jackie Chan gets critical kick from Hong Kong and Taiwanese politicians

http://www.cbc.ca/arts/media/story/2009/04/19/chan-china-comments.html

Jackie Chan

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackie_Chan

China 'to act over jail deaths'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8006942.stm

For China’s new left, old values

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30290632/

Iran leader urges reporter rights

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/8006861.stm

Iranian president urges full defence for jailed U.S. journalist

http://www.cbc.ca/world/story/2009/04/19/saberi-ahmadinejad.html

Roxana Saberi

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roxana_Saberi

The 10 Best Cities in the Country for Jobs

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/Economy/story?id=7183746&page=1

Scrutiny grows on company tax breaks to gain jobs

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090419/ap_on_re_us/tax_breaks_scrutiny;_ylt=AhTsJvNurv9meeWtw7qVLlms0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlOWQ2bzFxBHBvcwM5MgRzZWMDYWNjb3JkaW9uX2J1c2luZXNzBHNsawNzY3J1dGlueWdyb3c-

Folks losing homes dial 1-800; no one answers

http://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/04/15/foreclosure.phones/index.html

Test of Lincoln DNA may prove cancer theory

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30267859/

No-gas cars soon to hit market

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/04/18/levs.green.cars.cnn

3 patients HIV-positive after VA clinic mistakes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30269569/

Factories dumping drugs into sewage

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30267705/

King: Waterman finds Chesapeake Bay 'dying daily'

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/17/king.sotu.chesapeake/index.html

Chesapeake Bay

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chesapeake_Bay

Desert clash in West over solar potential, water

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090419/ap_on_re_us/water_for_solar;_ylt=AoHmqTJrLt.IwuGFQJ.XHY6s0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFlNGIzM3N1BHBvcwMxMDYEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9zY2llbmNlBHNsawNkZXNlcnRjbGFzaGk-

NYT: A possibly deadly route to beauty

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30267013/

Silicone embolism (This link under development).

Embryos From IVF OKd for Research Dollars

http://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory?id=7363394

'Green Nobel' for forest champion

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8000936.stm


Goldman Environmental Prize

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldman_Environmental_Prize


Reports expose holes in Canada's food safety system

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/17/listeriosis-ont.html

Food-borne bacteria cause illness in 1 in 6 annually: T.O. health report

http://www.cbc.ca/health/story/2009/04/17/foodborne-illness-toronto.html

New fund promises low-cost malaria treatment

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090418/ap_on_re_eu/eu_norway_malaria;_ylt=AiZbU48UdmN_HdWkYijn5oqs0NUE;_ylu=X3oDMTFkY2VlbmphBHBvcwMxNDIEc2VjA2FjY29yZGlvbl9oZWFsdGgEc2xrA25ld2Z1bmRwcm9taQ--

Medical Micro-robots Made As Small As Bacteria

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/04/090418085333.htm

Spanish wind farms' record month

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/8006668.stm

Key role of forests 'may be lost'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8004517.stm

New limits to Antarctic tourism

Friday, April 17, 2009

Caterpillar

Caterpillar image licensed under Creative Commons by slideshow bob




Caterpillar: Not a new word, but a new meaning with a new symbolism. As of yesterday, we aquired the new knowledge that our administrations have avowed and allowed and defended of/to the use of insects (caterpillars in at least one case) to the use of torture of its political prisoners. Definitions: (1) The introduction of insect(s) onto the skin of a detainee/prisoner for the purposes of making the same believe that the insect(s) have a venomous sting. (2) The symbol of the use of covert - and now overt - torture by the US on its political detainees and prisoners. (3) A now legally acceptable practice of cruel and unusual political punishment in the USA.




Example: "Did you inform the prisoner that they had a caterpillar in their head bag?". "Yes. Yes we did".

Rattner in Question & No Prosecution for US Torturers and More for Friday, April 17, 2009


Everything is not OK. We wanted to post our feelings of shame and sorrow for all Americans. That's right, we're feeling particularly shameful and sorrowful over the Obama Administration's decision not to prosecute the torturers in our midst. We feel that we're all wearing the "scarlet letter" for this one. At least we've found a new symbol for this badge of shame - the caterpillar. We'll get back to this in the near future, or later - if this website is suddenly and mysteriously blocked like one of our other websites.




http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Rattner





Somali 'pirate' to be tried in US

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8003936.stm

For 250 Families, Piracy Nightmare Goes On

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/17/link/blog/main4951677.shtml

CIA 'amnesty' dismays activists

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/8004319.stm

CIA employees won't be tried for waterboarding

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30249847/

Bush-era memo: Insect use OK for interrogation

http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/04/16/us.torture.documents/index.html

AIG Pampers Execs, Denies Claims of Contractors Injured in Iraq

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=7356654&page=1

AIG CEO's $3M Goldman Stake Probed

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/04/17/link/blog/main4951937.shtml

Exposing Foreclosure Abominations

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=7346226&page=1

West Africa faces 'megadroughts'

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/8003060.stm

Mega-droughts In Africa Expected To Worsen