Before his Memorial Day remarks in 2003, Bush had declared major combat operations at an end, the U.S. government confidently predicted that weapons of mass destruction would be found and American generals said troops were in the process of stabilizing Iraq.
At that time, some 160 American soldiers had been killed in Iraq. Today, the total is over 1,650.
Monday, May 30, 2005
Memorial Day Speech
From an AP news story today:
7th Heaven Suggestion
Am I the only one who hates Lucy Camden?? I was expecting there to be a "I Hate Lucy Camden" club out there somewhere, but I haven't been able to locate one so far. I just want to slap the living s**t out of her sometimes! I have NEVER understood what the hell Kevin sees in her. As far as I can tell, she has no positive qualities whatsoever unless she's constantly getting everything she wants.
I would like to suggest an episode of 7th Heaven where Kevin finally gets fed up and leaves Lucy, who spends the next week sitting alone on her bed, sobbing, yelling over and over, "Why was I such a whiny, petty, posessive, snobby, jealous, hyper-emotional immature ungrateful BITCH! If only I'd acted like a reasonable human being my husband, who worshipped the ground I walk on and did everything I ever asked him too until I finally pushed him too far, never would have left me! I can't believe anyone as wonderful as Kevin ever wanted a piece of crap like me in the first place!"
Later in the episode, we see Simon and Martin wrestling shirtless and pantless, until finally one of them slips and they end up making out for the rest of the show. (They'll leave their boxers on, of course, because this is a family show.) But that Lucy Camden bit is the important thing. In fact, the Simon/Martin wrestling match probably deserves an episode of its own anyway.
If the producers of 7th Heaven read this post and are interested, i'll be glad to help write either or both episodes. And I'll be glad to work the close-up camera on the Simon/Martin wrestle-and-kiss episode.
I would like to suggest an episode of 7th Heaven where Kevin finally gets fed up and leaves Lucy, who spends the next week sitting alone on her bed, sobbing, yelling over and over, "Why was I such a whiny, petty, posessive, snobby, jealous, hyper-emotional immature ungrateful BITCH! If only I'd acted like a reasonable human being my husband, who worshipped the ground I walk on and did everything I ever asked him too until I finally pushed him too far, never would have left me! I can't believe anyone as wonderful as Kevin ever wanted a piece of crap like me in the first place!"
Later in the episode, we see Simon and Martin wrestling shirtless and pantless, until finally one of them slips and they end up making out for the rest of the show. (They'll leave their boxers on, of course, because this is a family show.) But that Lucy Camden bit is the important thing. In fact, the Simon/Martin wrestling match probably deserves an episode of its own anyway.
If the producers of 7th Heaven read this post and are interested, i'll be glad to help write either or both episodes. And I'll be glad to work the close-up camera on the Simon/Martin wrestle-and-kiss episode.
Friday, May 27, 2005
TvDetective Quote #3
Wow. She's really full of good ones these days. Drum roll please...
"I hope that's food and not poop."
"I hope that's food and not poop."
Tuesday, May 24, 2005
TvDetective Quote #2
"Ew! No! That would be like having your brother do you. And not a sexy brother, either."
TvDetective Quote #1
"This happens at restaurants sometimes. All the cute people leave and get replaced by stank people."
Sunday, May 08, 2005
Saturday, April 16, 2005
Fishy Quote #6
On seeing a full-sized photo of a guy who looked cute in a thumbnail:
"You know, he looks better as a small person."
"You know, he looks better as a small person."
Friday, January 21, 2005
Tuesday, January 11, 2005
The Big Three Three
Happy Birthday to me! I'm 33 but I don't feel a day over 32. It's been a really nice day--everyone has wished me happy birthday--even the vice-provost! And friends I haven't seen in years have emailed me happy birthday. Hopefully they'll be forgiving when they found out that I don't remember theirs. :)
Gay Podcasting
I've been looking everywhere tonite for gay-related podcasts. Anyone know of any? Or did you find this blog entry because you were searching for the same thing?
Monday, January 10, 2005
Sounds like a fair trade to me.
Alas, the post has been removed by craigslist, and google doesn't have a cached copy, but you've got to admit, the title is a total winner:
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Devastating
I just wanted to share:
Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., a medical doctor and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana, visited tsunami-stricken southern Sri Lanka on Thursday, tying up two of the five U.S. Military helicopters presently available, reports CBS News Correspondent Allen Pizzey[...]
Just before his helicopter lifted off, Frist and aides took snapshots of each other near a pile of tsunami debris.
"Get some devastation in the back," Frist told a photographer.
There? was that so hard? See, I didn't even make a nasty comment; sometimes people do my job for me.
Sen. Bill Frist, R-Tenn., a medical doctor and Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-Louisiana, visited tsunami-stricken southern Sri Lanka on Thursday, tying up two of the five U.S. Military helicopters presently available, reports CBS News Correspondent Allen Pizzey[...]
Just before his helicopter lifted off, Frist and aides took snapshots of each other near a pile of tsunami debris.
"Get some devastation in the back," Frist told a photographer.
There? was that so hard? See, I didn't even make a nasty comment; sometimes people do my job for me.
Tuesday, January 04, 2005
Stick a yellow ribbon...
Is it me? Or is there more than a little bit of irony slapping a yellow "Support Our Troups" ribbon on the back of a vehicle which runs on the substance that finances most of the terrorism our troops are fighting this war over in the first place? This is especially offensive on the back of a Hummer or SUV.
Also, in what way does spending $1.95 at Walmart (which is a questionably unpatriotic act in and of itself, given the thousands and thousands of jobs that have been exported thanks to Walmart) support the troops? In fact, many of the ribbons themselves are made in China. No joke.
What does it even mean to support our troops? Should we send them care packages? Should we send them the armor the government hasn't seen fit to equip them with? Should we help them with legal expenses when they fight the army's back-door draft policy? Should we say a prayer (or light a candle if you're Catholic) for them each night before we go to sleep? Should we volunteer for the Army and encourage our sons and daughters to do the same so that we can provide military support? Should we write to the President and ask him to take some of the $50 million he plans on raising for his inaugural parties and spend it on improving life for the troops he has put in harm's way? Should we write them letters letting them know we're thinking of them? Should we return our tax refund to the government to help finance equipment for the troops? Should we write to the President and to our Congressmen and Senators and tell them to end the war that's killing our troops?
Which things on this list do you suppose the people with the yellow ribbons did?
Also, in what way does spending $1.95 at Walmart (which is a questionably unpatriotic act in and of itself, given the thousands and thousands of jobs that have been exported thanks to Walmart) support the troops? In fact, many of the ribbons themselves are made in China. No joke.
What does it even mean to support our troops? Should we send them care packages? Should we send them the armor the government hasn't seen fit to equip them with? Should we help them with legal expenses when they fight the army's back-door draft policy? Should we say a prayer (or light a candle if you're Catholic) for them each night before we go to sleep? Should we volunteer for the Army and encourage our sons and daughters to do the same so that we can provide military support? Should we write to the President and ask him to take some of the $50 million he plans on raising for his inaugural parties and spend it on improving life for the troops he has put in harm's way? Should we write them letters letting them know we're thinking of them? Should we return our tax refund to the government to help finance equipment for the troops? Should we write to the President and to our Congressmen and Senators and tell them to end the war that's killing our troops?
Which things on this list do you suppose the people with the yellow ribbons did?
Monday, January 03, 2005
The 4 Types of Republicans
The way I figure it, there are four types of republicans.
1. Greedy rich people. These are people who already have lots of money and want the government to leave them and their money alone so they can make more money, even if it's at the expense of other people. They have deluded themselves into thinking that the richer they get, the better off America is. "Yes! I just made my second billion! Now all those poor black people I have no connection to will have a better education, medical insurance, and a chance to become President one day!" Note that these people must be rich. If they vote Republican and they're greedy but poor, then they fall into group 3, "Unintelligent or extremely naive people."
2. Christians. These are people who think America is a Christian nation, and that God has chosen America to spread the gospel to the heathen nations of the world. Remember what Ann Coulter said (and continues to say) after 9-11: We should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity. (Clearly our President agrees with her.) It brings a tear to my eye to hear such compassion. In fairness, there are many good Christians in our country who do not think that Jesus would have been an NRA member, but I gotta tell you: I certainly don't hear them speaking out against the evils that their "Christian" brethren are perpetrating in God's name. Seems to me that Jesus would've spoken out. But hey, what do i know, I'm not Christian. Why is it that the only activist "Christians" are the ones killing abortion doctors and protesting two loving people's legal right to get married? These are people who blindly believe George Bush when he claims to be Christian despite the fact he launched a pre-emptive war on a nation that he knew was not an imminent threat, killing over 100,000 Iraqis so far, despite the fact that he takes from the poor and gives to the wealthy, despite the fact that in one of the greatest humanitarian crises we've ever seen (the recent Tsunami, which has decimated various countries and left over 120,000 dead), George Bush stayed on vacation and didn't say a word until 3 days after the event, and when he did, it was to pledge an amount of money equal to what we spend in 5 hours in Iraq, only increasing that amount after being shamed by the UN. If that's Christianity, then I don't want to be Saved.
3. Unintelligent or extremely naive People. These are generally speaking poor, working-class people who believe the hype from the current administration that somehow sending American jobs overseas, making it harder to get a good education, slashing taxes for the rich while raising the tax burden on people who actually do work for a living, destroying the air we breathe and water we drink in the name of higher corporate profits, sending our sons and daughters overseas to kill innocent people in an unjust war based on lies the President told the American people, gutting the bill of rights, torturing prisoners and then trying to justify the torture of prisoners, hand over the tax dollars of hard-working Americans to religious institutions, perpetrating massive voter fraud, making life increasingly unpleasant and even dangerous for Americans overseas through unjust policies and strongarming weaker nations into joining the war in Iraq, destroying Social Security, and bankrupting America while simultaneously putting us at the financial mercy of countries like China will somehow improve the lives of the average citizen.
4. Mean Spirited People. These are racists, sexists, anti-semites, xenophobes, homophobes, and other assholes who vote in favor of policies that are detrimental to non-whites, immigrants, jews, foreigners, gay people, and women. Let's face it people: The Klan doesn't vote for democrats.
You could possibly include a 5th type of Republican, Gun nuts. These are people who demand an absolute right to any firearm they want. They seem to have no problem justifying ownership of an Uzi, Mac-19, or AK-47, presumably to go deer hunting or to protect themselves in the event of judgment day. However, I've never met a gun nut who wasn't also a member of one of the 4-above groups. If you're a gun nut, but you aren't mean spirited, greedy, stupid, or Christian, please let me know and I will amend my categorization.
1. Greedy rich people. These are people who already have lots of money and want the government to leave them and their money alone so they can make more money, even if it's at the expense of other people. They have deluded themselves into thinking that the richer they get, the better off America is. "Yes! I just made my second billion! Now all those poor black people I have no connection to will have a better education, medical insurance, and a chance to become President one day!" Note that these people must be rich. If they vote Republican and they're greedy but poor, then they fall into group 3, "Unintelligent or extremely naive people."
2. Christians. These are people who think America is a Christian nation, and that God has chosen America to spread the gospel to the heathen nations of the world. Remember what Ann Coulter said (and continues to say) after 9-11: We should invade their countries, kill their leaders, and convert them to Christianity. (Clearly our President agrees with her.) It brings a tear to my eye to hear such compassion. In fairness, there are many good Christians in our country who do not think that Jesus would have been an NRA member, but I gotta tell you: I certainly don't hear them speaking out against the evils that their "Christian" brethren are perpetrating in God's name. Seems to me that Jesus would've spoken out. But hey, what do i know, I'm not Christian. Why is it that the only activist "Christians" are the ones killing abortion doctors and protesting two loving people's legal right to get married? These are people who blindly believe George Bush when he claims to be Christian despite the fact he launched a pre-emptive war on a nation that he knew was not an imminent threat, killing over 100,000 Iraqis so far, despite the fact that he takes from the poor and gives to the wealthy, despite the fact that in one of the greatest humanitarian crises we've ever seen (the recent Tsunami, which has decimated various countries and left over 120,000 dead), George Bush stayed on vacation and didn't say a word until 3 days after the event, and when he did, it was to pledge an amount of money equal to what we spend in 5 hours in Iraq, only increasing that amount after being shamed by the UN. If that's Christianity, then I don't want to be Saved.
3. Unintelligent or extremely naive People. These are generally speaking poor, working-class people who believe the hype from the current administration that somehow sending American jobs overseas, making it harder to get a good education, slashing taxes for the rich while raising the tax burden on people who actually do work for a living, destroying the air we breathe and water we drink in the name of higher corporate profits, sending our sons and daughters overseas to kill innocent people in an unjust war based on lies the President told the American people, gutting the bill of rights, torturing prisoners and then trying to justify the torture of prisoners, hand over the tax dollars of hard-working Americans to religious institutions, perpetrating massive voter fraud, making life increasingly unpleasant and even dangerous for Americans overseas through unjust policies and strongarming weaker nations into joining the war in Iraq, destroying Social Security, and bankrupting America while simultaneously putting us at the financial mercy of countries like China will somehow improve the lives of the average citizen.
4. Mean Spirited People. These are racists, sexists, anti-semites, xenophobes, homophobes, and other assholes who vote in favor of policies that are detrimental to non-whites, immigrants, jews, foreigners, gay people, and women. Let's face it people: The Klan doesn't vote for democrats.
You could possibly include a 5th type of Republican, Gun nuts. These are people who demand an absolute right to any firearm they want. They seem to have no problem justifying ownership of an Uzi, Mac-19, or AK-47, presumably to go deer hunting or to protect themselves in the event of judgment day. However, I've never met a gun nut who wasn't also a member of one of the 4-above groups. If you're a gun nut, but you aren't mean spirited, greedy, stupid, or Christian, please let me know and I will amend my categorization.
Sunday, January 02, 2005
Wednesday, December 29, 2004
Real Sucky
Am I the only one who has come to despise Real Player? I *always* used to use it. But now it's such a pain in the ass that I choose Windows Media Player when given the choice. In fact, the last time I restore my computer, I never even bothered to reinstall RealOne. It's too bad, because I occasionally come across some audio or video that's only available in realplayer format, and my response is, "oh well, I guess i won't be able to watch that after all."
It's bloated. It hijacks my file formats. It changes settings without my permission. It's incredibly slow. I also have major concerns over spyware with RealOne. Screw it. It's Winamp for me, and when necessary: Windows Media Player.
It's bloated. It hijacks my file formats. It changes settings without my permission. It's incredibly slow. I also have major concerns over spyware with RealOne. Screw it. It's Winamp for me, and when necessary: Windows Media Player.
Monday, December 27, 2004
More Red State Bigotry
Why are we keeping these red states in our country?! I mean it! Why?! What the FUCK do they add to the world that is good?
The Muslim Society of Memphis wanted to use a plot of land 20 miles outside the city as a cemetery. Naturally, the locals rose up in protest. Although there's a good quote comparing the the purchase of this cemetery lot to the Nazis infiltrating Germany, my favorite quote is from a woman who yelled, "We don't need bin Laden's cousins in our neighborhood!"
The Muslim Society of Memphis wanted to use a plot of land 20 miles outside the city as a cemetery. Naturally, the locals rose up in protest. Although there's a good quote comparing the the purchase of this cemetery lot to the Nazis infiltrating Germany, my favorite quote is from a woman who yelled, "We don't need bin Laden's cousins in our neighborhood!"
An Asshole Dies.
Reggie White has died. Boo-freakin'-hoo. What, we should mourn the loss of a racist homophobic biggot just because he's good at knocking people down?!
From Hatespeech.com:
Gays are like liars and cheaters
" 'Homosexuality is a decision, it's not a race,' White said. 'People from all different ethnic backgrounds live in this lifestyle. But people from all different ethnic backgrounds also are liars and cheaters and malicious and back-stabbing.' " - Reggie White, Associated Press, March 25, 1998.
Gays hurt children, kill our people
"White said he stands by his remarks regarding gays. `I am going to speak the truth and I am going to speak out against things that's hurting our children, that's killing off our people,' White said. `If people think that's a contradiction and that's hate, they need to take them up with God, not with Reggie White.'" Associated Press, April 26, 1998, quoting White's 20/20 interview.
Gays are like backstabbers and malicious people
PEGGY WEHMEYER of ABC's 20/20: "Are you saying there that homosexuals are like liars, cheaters, backstabbers and malicious people?"
REGGIE WHITE "Yes." - ABC's 20/20, April 27, 1998.
"Sodomite community"
"White, the Green Bay Packers defensive lineman who retired and unretired last week, used ethnic stereotypes and called homosexuality `'one of the biggest sins'' in the Bible in his remarks last month. 'They were too scared of the Sodomite community is what they said,' Sara White told ABC's '20/20'." - ASSOCIATED PRESS, April 26, 1998
Gays responsible for STDs
"As America has permitted homosexuality to establish itself as an alternate lifestyle, it is also reeling from the frightening spread of sexually transmitted disease. Sin begets its own consequence, both on individuals and nations."- Remarks by Reggie White to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 25, 1998.
Homosexuality one of the biggest sins
"Let me explain something when I'm talking about sin, and I'm talking about all sin. One of the biggest ones that has been talked about that has really become a debate in America is homosexuality."- Remarks by Reggie White to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 25, 1998.
Gays have problems
"Now, I believe that one of the reasons that Jesus was accused of being a homosexual is because he spent time with homosexuals. I've often had people ask me, would you allow a homosexual to be your friend. Yes, I will. And the reason I will is because I know that that person has problems, and if I can minister to those problems, I will."- Remarks by Reggie White to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 25, 1998.
Being gay compared to lying, gays hurt nation
"But the Bible strictly speaks against it, and because the Bible speaks against it, we allow rampant sin including homosexuality and lying, and to me lying is just as bad as homosexuality, we've allowed this sin to run rampant in our nation, and because it has run rampant in our nation, our nation is in the condition it is today."- Remarks by Reggie White to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 25, 1998.
Offended that gays say deserve rights
"Sometimes when people talk about this sin they've been accused of being racist. I'm offended that homosexuals will say that homosexuals deserve rights. Any man in America deserves rights, but homosexuals are trying to compare their plight with the plight of black men or black people. In the process of history, homosexuals have never been castrated, millions of them never died. Homosexuality is a decision. It's not a race."- Remarks by Reggie White to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 25, 1998.
White also made stereotypically racial comments like:
"Hispanics are gifted in family structure. You can see a Hispanic person and they can put 20 or 30 people in one home. "
"White people were blessed with the gift of structure and organization. You guys do a good job of building businesses and things of that nature and you know how to tap into money pretty much better than a lot of people do around the world."
"the Asian is very gifted in creation, creativity and inventions. If you go to Japan or any Asian country, they can turn a television into a watch."
From Hatespeech.com:
Gays are like liars and cheaters
" 'Homosexuality is a decision, it's not a race,' White said. 'People from all different ethnic backgrounds live in this lifestyle. But people from all different ethnic backgrounds also are liars and cheaters and malicious and back-stabbing.' " - Reggie White, Associated Press, March 25, 1998.
Gays hurt children, kill our people
"White said he stands by his remarks regarding gays. `I am going to speak the truth and I am going to speak out against things that's hurting our children, that's killing off our people,' White said. `If people think that's a contradiction and that's hate, they need to take them up with God, not with Reggie White.'" Associated Press, April 26, 1998, quoting White's 20/20 interview.
Gays are like backstabbers and malicious people
PEGGY WEHMEYER of ABC's 20/20: "Are you saying there that homosexuals are like liars, cheaters, backstabbers and malicious people?"
REGGIE WHITE "Yes." - ABC's 20/20, April 27, 1998.
"Sodomite community"
"White, the Green Bay Packers defensive lineman who retired and unretired last week, used ethnic stereotypes and called homosexuality `'one of the biggest sins'' in the Bible in his remarks last month. 'They were too scared of the Sodomite community is what they said,' Sara White told ABC's '20/20'." - ASSOCIATED PRESS, April 26, 1998
Gays responsible for STDs
"As America has permitted homosexuality to establish itself as an alternate lifestyle, it is also reeling from the frightening spread of sexually transmitted disease. Sin begets its own consequence, both on individuals and nations."- Remarks by Reggie White to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 25, 1998.
Homosexuality one of the biggest sins
"Let me explain something when I'm talking about sin, and I'm talking about all sin. One of the biggest ones that has been talked about that has really become a debate in America is homosexuality."- Remarks by Reggie White to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 25, 1998.
Gays have problems
"Now, I believe that one of the reasons that Jesus was accused of being a homosexual is because he spent time with homosexuals. I've often had people ask me, would you allow a homosexual to be your friend. Yes, I will. And the reason I will is because I know that that person has problems, and if I can minister to those problems, I will."- Remarks by Reggie White to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 25, 1998.
Being gay compared to lying, gays hurt nation
"But the Bible strictly speaks against it, and because the Bible speaks against it, we allow rampant sin including homosexuality and lying, and to me lying is just as bad as homosexuality, we've allowed this sin to run rampant in our nation, and because it has run rampant in our nation, our nation is in the condition it is today."- Remarks by Reggie White to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 25, 1998.
Offended that gays say deserve rights
"Sometimes when people talk about this sin they've been accused of being racist. I'm offended that homosexuals will say that homosexuals deserve rights. Any man in America deserves rights, but homosexuals are trying to compare their plight with the plight of black men or black people. In the process of history, homosexuals have never been castrated, millions of them never died. Homosexuality is a decision. It's not a race."- Remarks by Reggie White to the Wisconsin Assembly, March 25, 1998.
White also made stereotypically racial comments like:
"Hispanics are gifted in family structure. You can see a Hispanic person and they can put 20 or 30 people in one home. "
"White people were blessed with the gift of structure and organization. You guys do a good job of building businesses and things of that nature and you know how to tap into money pretty much better than a lot of people do around the world."
"the Asian is very gifted in creation, creativity and inventions. If you go to Japan or any Asian country, they can turn a television into a watch."
Tuesday, December 14, 2004
Red State Shenanigans
Every passing day makes me prouder to be from a blue state:
"NEW ORLEANS. A judge who wore blackface makeup, handcuffs and a jail jumpsuit at a Halloween party will be suspended for six months, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Monday."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=7&u=/ap/20041214/ap_on_re_us/judge_blackface
"NEW ORLEANS. A judge who wore blackface makeup, handcuffs and a jail jumpsuit at a Halloween party will be suspended for six months, the Louisiana Supreme Court ruled Monday."
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=718&e=7&u=/ap/20041214/ap_on_re_us/judge_blackface
Ok, this is just plain FUCKED
This guy is 70 years old. He's been out of the armed services for almost 25 years. And they're recalling him into active duty. America, you voted for it, and you got it.
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