I'm sure that everyone has seen this joke, but today I'm exhausted and I need to laugh. Weeks of roasting (and not sleeping well because it's too fucking hot) have squeezed what little intelligence I had right out of my ears.
I have no idea where this joke originated, but whoever wrote it, thanks.
THIS IS SOME KIND OF CHILI CONTEST
If you can read this whole story without tears of laughter running down your cheeks, then there's no hope for you!
-Note: Please take time to read this slowly. If you pay attention to the first two judges, the reaction of the third judge is even better!
For those of you who have lived in Texas, you know how true this is.
They actually have a Chili Cook-off about the time the Rodeo comes to town. It takes up a major portion of the parking lot at the Astrodome.
The notes are from an inexperienced Chili taster named Frank, who was visiting Texas from the East Coast:
Frank: "Recently, I was honored to be selected as a judge at a chili cook-off.
The Judge #3 called in sick at the last moment and I happened to be standing there at the judge's table asking for directions to the Budweiser truck, when the call came in. I was assured by the other two judges (Native Texans) that the chili wouldn't be all that spicy and, besides, they told me I could have free beer during the tasting, so I accepted."
Here are the scorecards from the event:
Chili # 1 (Mike's Maniac Mobster Monster Chili)
Judge # 1 -- A little too heavy on the tomato. Amusing kick. Judge # 2 -- Nice, smooth tomato flavor. Very mild.
Judge # 3 - (Frank) Holy shit, what the hell is this stuff? You could remove dried paint from your driveway. Took me two beers to put the flames out. I hope that's the worst one. These Texans are crazy.
Chili # 2 (Arthur's Afterburner Chili)
Judge # 1 -- Smoky, with a hint of pork. Slight jalapeno tang.
Judge # 2 -- Exciting BBQ flavor, needs more peppers to be taken seriously.
Judge # 3 -- Keep this out of the reach of children. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to taste besides pain. I had to wave off two people who wanted to give me the Heimlich maneuver. They had to rush in more beer when they saw the look on my face.
Chili # 3 (Fred's Famous Burn Down the Barn Chili)
Judge # 1 -- Excellent firehouse chili. Great kick. Needs more beans.
Judge # 2 -- A bean less chili, a bit salty, good use of peppers.
Judge # 3 - Call the EPA. I've located a uranium spill My nose feels like I have been snorting Drano. Everyone knows the routine by now. Get me more beer before I ignite. Barmaid pounded me on the back, now my backbone is in the front part of my chest. I'm getting shit-faced from all of the beer.
Chili # 4 (Bubba's Black Magic)
Judge # 1 -- Black bean chili with almost no spice. Disappointing.
Judge # 2 -- Hint of lime in the black beans. Good side dish for fish or other mild foods, not much of a chili.
Judge # 3 -- I felt something scraping across my tongue, but was unable to taste it. Is it possible to burn out taste buds? Sally, the barmaid, was standing behind me with fresh refills. That 300-lb. bitch is starting to look HOT... just like this nuclear waste I'm eating! Is chili an aphrodisiac?
Chili # 5 (Linda's Legal Lip Remover)
Judge # 1 -- Meaty, strong chili. Cayenne peppers
freshly ground, adding considerable kick. Very impressive.
Judge # 2 -- Chili using shredded beef, could use more tomato. Must admit the cayenne peppers make a strong statement.
Judge # 3 - My ears are ringing, sweat is pouring off my forehead and I can no longer focus my eyes. I farted and four people behind me needed paramedics. The contestant seemed offended when I told her that her chili had given me brain damage. Sally saved my tongue from bleeding by pouring beer directly on it from the pitcher. I wonder if I'm burning my lips off. It really pisses me off that the other judges asked me to stop screaming. Screw those red necks.
Chili # 6 (Vera's Very Vegetarian Variety)
Judge # 1 -- Thin yet bold vegetarian variety chili. Good balance of spices and peppers. Judge # 2 -- The best yet. Aggressive use of peppers, onions, and garlic. Superb.
Judge #3-- I shit myself when I farted and I'm worried it will eat through the chair. No one seems inclined to stand behind me except that slut Sally. She must be kinkier than I thought. Can't feel my lips anymore. I need to wipe my ass with a snow cone.
Chili # 7 (Susan's Screaming Sensation Chili)
Judge # 1 -- A mediocre chili with too much reliance on canned peppers.
Judge # 2 - Ho hum, tastes as if the chef literally threw in a can of chili peppers at the last moment. I should take note that I am worried about Judge #3. He appears to be in a bit of distress as he is cursing uncontrollably.
Judge # 3 -- You could put a grenade in my mouth, pull the pin, and I wouldn't feel a thing. I've lost sight in one eye, and the world sounds like it is made of rushing water. My shirt is covered with chili, which slid unnoticed out of my mouth. My pants are full of lava-like shit to match my shirt. At least during the autopsy, they'll know what killed me. I've decided to stop breathing, it's too painful. Screw it; I'm not getting any oxygen anyway. If I need air, I'll just suck it in through the 4-inch hole in my stomach.
Chili # 8 (Tommy's Toe-Nail Curling Chili)
Judge # 1 -- The perfect ending, this is a nice blend chili. Not too bold but spicy enough to declare its existence.
Judge # 2 - This final entry is a good, balanced chili Neither mild nor hot. Sorry to see that most of it was lost when Judge # 3 passed out, fell over and pulled the chili pot down on top of himself. Not sure if he's going to make it. Poor dude, wonder how he has reacted to really hot chili?
Wednesday, September 05, 2007
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Religion sucks 4
Pastor had sex with daughters
August 30, 2007 - 5:37PM
A fundamentalist church pastor had sex with two of his teenage daughters to educate them on how to be good wives, a South Australian court has heard.
The 54-year-old man, who cannot be named, was today sentenced in the SA District Court to eight and a half years jail after pleading guilty to seven counts each of incest and unlawful sexual intercourse...
Gross. Just nauseatingly disgusting. Next hypocritical asshole please.
Hate-crimes legislation stirs pulpit and podium
Aug. 31, 2007, 3:15PM
Senate-bill controversy centers mostly on gender identity, sexual orientation
Why? Does it make the Repugnant Thuglicans' gay bathroom trysts less exciting?
August 30, 2007 - 5:37PM
A fundamentalist church pastor had sex with two of his teenage daughters to educate them on how to be good wives, a South Australian court has heard.
The 54-year-old man, who cannot be named, was today sentenced in the SA District Court to eight and a half years jail after pleading guilty to seven counts each of incest and unlawful sexual intercourse...
Gross. Just nauseatingly disgusting. Next hypocritical asshole please.
Hate-crimes legislation stirs pulpit and podium
Aug. 31, 2007, 3:15PM
Senate-bill controversy centers mostly on gender identity, sexual orientation
Why? Does it make the Repugnant Thuglicans' gay bathroom trysts less exciting?
Friday, August 31, 2007
Daryl Cagle is the bomb
I've been wanting to say something about the whole hypocritical Republican politician thing.
Cagle nailed it again.
Friday August 31, 2007
Heat wave not taking a holiday
Oh Fuck. We need to read this? Anybody who is not in a fucking coma can figure this one out.
It's fucking hot godamnit.
Are these stories unrelated?
Allowing Mexican trucks delayed
Thursday would be earliest start date
By Paul M. Krawzak
COPLEY NEWS SERVICE
August 31, 2007
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation has delayed plans to open the border to long-haul Mexican trucks until at least Thursday, after earlier reports that it could happen over Labor Day weekend.
Border lanes closed due to protest
By Karen Kucher
UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM
10:26 a.m. August 31, 2007
SAN DIEGO – California Highway Patrol officers closed all southbound lanes on Interstate 5 and Interstate 805 near the U.S.-Mexico border early Friday because of a planned Mexican teachers union protest.
Why a U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis Is Felt Around the World
The evening entertainment for roughly 500 financial executives at the Deutsche Bank global derivatives conference last month in Barcelona did not come cheap — the Rolling Stones reportedly were paid more than $5 million.
“The best part is, it’s coming out of your bonuses,” Mick Jagger joked to the crowd.
(just kidding, right Mick?)
...As low interest rates fueled a lending boom to borrowers with weak credit, banks looked for new ways to package those loans, so they could sell more. A central building block to offset the risk was asset-backed securities, which are bonds backed by pools of mortgages or other income-producing assets, like student loans, auto loans, and credit card receivables.
Banks and other financial institutions pooled those asset-backed securities into new units, dividing them up again and issuing securities against them, creating collateralized debt obligations...
...According to JPMorgan, there are about $1.5 trillion in global collateralized debt obligations, and about $500 billion to $600 billion in structured-finance C.D.O.’s, referring to those made up of bonds backed by subprime mortgages, slightly safer mortgages and commercial mortgage backed securities...
Hmmmm. I lasted 4 days in a JP Morgan cubicle. I had never seen a mortgage file before. Once I realized what I was doing (they didn't like that any more than I liked being stuck in a cubicle with no human contact) I wanted out big-time. They were happy to oblige, only hamsters on a wheel need apply here. The pay sucked worse than the job itself. Pissing all over the American dream is not my idea of a good time. These people never should have been offered loans.
Oh Fuck. We need to read this? Anybody who is not in a fucking coma can figure this one out.
It's fucking hot godamnit.
Are these stories unrelated?
Allowing Mexican trucks delayed
Thursday would be earliest start date
By Paul M. Krawzak
COPLEY NEWS SERVICE
August 31, 2007
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation has delayed plans to open the border to long-haul Mexican trucks until at least Thursday, after earlier reports that it could happen over Labor Day weekend.
Border lanes closed due to protest
By Karen Kucher
UNION-TRIBUNE BREAKING NEWS TEAM
10:26 a.m. August 31, 2007
SAN DIEGO – California Highway Patrol officers closed all southbound lanes on Interstate 5 and Interstate 805 near the U.S.-Mexico border early Friday because of a planned Mexican teachers union protest.
Why a U.S. Subprime Mortgage Crisis Is Felt Around the World
The evening entertainment for roughly 500 financial executives at the Deutsche Bank global derivatives conference last month in Barcelona did not come cheap — the Rolling Stones reportedly were paid more than $5 million.
“The best part is, it’s coming out of your bonuses,” Mick Jagger joked to the crowd.
(just kidding, right Mick?)
...As low interest rates fueled a lending boom to borrowers with weak credit, banks looked for new ways to package those loans, so they could sell more. A central building block to offset the risk was asset-backed securities, which are bonds backed by pools of mortgages or other income-producing assets, like student loans, auto loans, and credit card receivables.
Banks and other financial institutions pooled those asset-backed securities into new units, dividing them up again and issuing securities against them, creating collateralized debt obligations...
...According to JPMorgan, there are about $1.5 trillion in global collateralized debt obligations, and about $500 billion to $600 billion in structured-finance C.D.O.’s, referring to those made up of bonds backed by subprime mortgages, slightly safer mortgages and commercial mortgage backed securities...
Hmmmm. I lasted 4 days in a JP Morgan cubicle. I had never seen a mortgage file before. Once I realized what I was doing (they didn't like that any more than I liked being stuck in a cubicle with no human contact) I wanted out big-time. They were happy to oblige, only hamsters on a wheel need apply here. The pay sucked worse than the job itself. Pissing all over the American dream is not my idea of a good time. These people never should have been offered loans.
Thursday, August 30, 2007
For Iran’s Shiites, a Celebration of Faith and Waiting
...And there was the booth set up to warn people about “Satan worshipers.” There was a Jewish star at the entrance, posted atop a replica of what was supposed to be the Washington Monument (which also was described as a satanic symbol because it is shaped as an obelisk).
There was also a movie concerning “perverted cults,” which focused on the Bahai faith...
Lovely.Not the sharpest tools in the shed are they?
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Class
No, you're right, I have none.
Today was the first day of class. I was told to take something fun. Can you guess what class I thought would be fun?
Today was the first day of class. I was told to take something fun. Can you guess what class I thought would be fun?
Monday, August 27, 2007
Religion sucks 3
save KLSD (petition link)
Clear Channel in Texas is trying to kill the only progressive voice left in San Diego, the station that carries Air America Radio programs, along with a Jones radio program and a NOVA M program.
I'm highly suspicious that it's more than the bottom line (big sponsor is opening new stores ) that is out to kill KLSD . PBS' Full Focus is already dead. I did not go to the rally, nor do I go to the listener parties, or call the station during my favorite show-- the Stacy Taylor Show. I'm uncomfortable in crowds, and speaking on the radio. I am a very loyal listener, most of the time up to eight hours a day. I've noticed that the advertising is geared toward big ticket items and a lot of them for home owners. What, do the grocery store chains think liberals don't shop where union employees work?
I was thrilled to hear Bree Walker (Bree, I've been a fan since you were a DJ on KPRI) and Mike Aguirre. at the rally. I think that Mike Aguirre is one of the best things that ever happened to San Diego politics. San Diego politics are ugly and dirty. Remember Dukie? Just the tip of the iceberg, folks.
Makes me wonder if increasing the signal, which would increase sales in the North County where there is more money) is out of the question because Camp Pendleton is in North County. Getting the boys ready to fight Iran?
Trying to kill a progressive voice before the 2008 elections?
I for one, have had enough of the Texas manure that has spread itself all over this country and the world.
I love KLSD. I love San Diego. I am sick of the crap.
Oh, and Buh Bye No sé Nada Torquemada.
I'm highly suspicious that it's more than the bottom line (big sponsor is opening new stores ) that is out to kill KLSD . PBS' Full Focus is already dead. I did not go to the rally, nor do I go to the listener parties, or call the station during my favorite show-- the Stacy Taylor Show. I'm uncomfortable in crowds, and speaking on the radio. I am a very loyal listener, most of the time up to eight hours a day. I've noticed that the advertising is geared toward big ticket items and a lot of them for home owners. What, do the grocery store chains think liberals don't shop where union employees work?
I was thrilled to hear Bree Walker (Bree, I've been a fan since you were a DJ on KPRI) and Mike Aguirre. at the rally. I think that Mike Aguirre is one of the best things that ever happened to San Diego politics. San Diego politics are ugly and dirty. Remember Dukie? Just the tip of the iceberg, folks.
Makes me wonder if increasing the signal, which would increase sales in the North County where there is more money) is out of the question because Camp Pendleton is in North County. Getting the boys ready to fight Iran?
Trying to kill a progressive voice before the 2008 elections?
I for one, have had enough of the Texas manure that has spread itself all over this country and the world.
I love KLSD. I love San Diego. I am sick of the crap.
Oh, and Buh Bye No sé Nada Torquemada.
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Reading now
Just for shits and giggles. I needed a break from non-fiction. I'm also reminded by Larry to review this article:
The Man Who Sold the War
Meet John Rendon, Bush's general in the propaganda war
JAMES BAMFORD
Posted Nov 17, 2005 4:25 PM
Prelude to an Attack on Iran - TIME by Robert Baer
Hmmmmm, Bob and Larry don't work for the CIA any more. Could be part of the reason this country's headed in the wrong direction eh?
Just a thought.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
Tuesday, August 21, 2007
Top twenty books and movies for me in the last 6 years
Since September 11, 2001 I have been on a quest. I do not have much of a formal education. My high school education was kind of a joke and that's another whole story and I'm not going there. I took a few community college classes. A bachelor's degree seems like just another of my parent's unrealistic expectations for me.
The quest has been for knowledge. I know I'm not he only American who wondered "Why do they hate us so much?" during the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center. I was pretty sure I had a clue about why the attack on the Pentagon.
Obviously I'm not well traveled. A few trips to Mexico does not a world traveler make. Until 2002 I had seen very little of my own country. That's not to say I hadn't met and developed working relationships with immigrants from many different countries. It's amazing how poorly we treat our immigrants. I worked with people with advanced skills and experience who were forced to work in unskilled labor jobs in this country because their English skills weren't sharp enough to pass the licensing exams here. I've never been to New York but I've heard the New York cabbie stories.
I've been reading, watching documentary DVDs and trying to find out why they hate us enough to blow us up every chance they get made me wonder which ones that every jr. high kid should watch or read. I started out with a list of ten, which quickly grew to twenty, with a regular TV show thrown in for maintenance purposes.
1. The Corporation (DVD documentary)
2. I'm sorry I can't remember the name of the book, but it was a book on the modern history of Israel. Something striking to me was one page that had four maps on it that showed the growing territory of Israel, the shrinking Palestinian territories. You know, shit that ain't on the six o'clock newz here in Murika. Like most of these, it was available through the City Library system.
3. The Arms of Krupp 1587-1968: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty That Armed Germany at War by William Manchester.
4. Planet of Slums by Mike Davis (along with realistic sex education of course, this book will make the little shits think before they start breeding)
5. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
6. Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond (the book, I never saw the PBS special)
7. The Prize by Daniel Yergin (yeah, I missed the PBS special on this one too)
8. Killing Hope by William Blum
9. The End of Suburbia (DVD documentary)
10. Secrets of the American Empire by John Perkins
11. Fahrenheit 9/11 DVD by Michael Moore
12. Why We Fight a documentary by Eugene Jarecki
13. The Best Democracy Money Can Buy by Greg Palast
14. A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
15. The Opium Wars The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another
by W. Travis Hanes, Frank Sanello
16. The Sorrows of Empire by Chalmers Johnson The trilogy is important, but if you only can buy one of the three, this is the one.
17. The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond
18. Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast
19. Breaking Rank by Norm Stamper
20. And finally, save Friday night (oh Tivo it fer chrissakes) for PBS NOW , and Bill Moyers Journal.
The quest has been for knowledge. I know I'm not he only American who wondered "Why do they hate us so much?" during the aftermath of the attacks on the World Trade Center. I was pretty sure I had a clue about why the attack on the Pentagon.
Obviously I'm not well traveled. A few trips to Mexico does not a world traveler make. Until 2002 I had seen very little of my own country. That's not to say I hadn't met and developed working relationships with immigrants from many different countries. It's amazing how poorly we treat our immigrants. I worked with people with advanced skills and experience who were forced to work in unskilled labor jobs in this country because their English skills weren't sharp enough to pass the licensing exams here. I've never been to New York but I've heard the New York cabbie stories.
I've been reading, watching documentary DVDs and trying to find out why they hate us enough to blow us up every chance they get made me wonder which ones that every jr. high kid should watch or read. I started out with a list of ten, which quickly grew to twenty, with a regular TV show thrown in for maintenance purposes.
Top twenty media sources that helped this American pull her head out of her butt, and not be such an ignorant clown.
1. The Corporation (DVD documentary)
2. I'm sorry I can't remember the name of the book, but it was a book on the modern history of Israel. Something striking to me was one page that had four maps on it that showed the growing territory of Israel, the shrinking Palestinian territories. You know, shit that ain't on the six o'clock newz here in Murika. Like most of these, it was available through the City Library system.
3. The Arms of Krupp 1587-1968: The Rise and Fall of the Industrial Dynasty That Armed Germany at War by William Manchester.
4. Planet of Slums by Mike Davis (along with realistic sex education of course, this book will make the little shits think before they start breeding)
5. Confessions of an Economic Hit Man by John Perkins
6. Guns Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond (the book, I never saw the PBS special)
7. The Prize by Daniel Yergin (yeah, I missed the PBS special on this one too)
8. Killing Hope by William Blum
9. The End of Suburbia (DVD documentary)
10. Secrets of the American Empire by John Perkins
11. Fahrenheit 9/11 DVD by Michael Moore
12. Why We Fight a documentary by Eugene Jarecki
13. The Best Democracy Money Can Buy by Greg Palast
14. A People's History of the United States by Howard Zinn
15. The Opium Wars The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another
by W. Travis Hanes, Frank Sanello
16. The Sorrows of Empire by Chalmers Johnson The trilogy is important, but if you only can buy one of the three, this is the one.
17. The Third Chimpanzee by Jared Diamond
18. Armed Madhouse by Greg Palast
19. Breaking Rank by Norm Stamper
20. And finally, save Friday night (oh Tivo it fer chrissakes) for PBS NOW , and Bill Moyers Journal.
Online voters pick Kucinich as winner of debate
Yup, if more people had access to information (right there on their teevee, would be good) on Kucinich, his numbers would be even better.
Monday, August 20, 2007
Iraq, Iran, & the Vanishing Context in American News
This is why Americans look like fucking retards to the rest of the world.
My watering can inhabitant
This morning I filled up this watering can, rinsed off the patio, and then discovered that the watering can had an inhabitant. Click on the pic if you're not sure what it is, and no, I didn't get bit. (the time is incorrect on the camera).
Somehow this seems fitting for today. Leona Helmsley died today.
Remember her?
Here's a hint-- "Only the little people pay taxes."
So, a couple of neurotoxic widows died today.
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Religion sucks 2
This might be the easiest weekly feature, ummm, well ok, the ONLY weekly feature here.
Christians Alarmed at Non-Hindu Ban around Indian Shrine
The state government of Andhra Pradesh in India has announced plans to impose a 110-square-kilometre ban of non-Hindu religions around a Hindu shrine.
by Maria Mackay
Posted: Saturday, August 18, 2007, 11:36 (BST)
Christians Alarmed at Non-Hindu Ban around Indian Shrine
The state government of Andhra Pradesh in India has announced plans to impose a 110-square-kilometre ban of non-Hindu religions around a Hindu shrine.
by Maria Mackay
Posted: Saturday, August 18, 2007, 11:36 (BST)
Oil price up on hurricane fears
5:00AM Monday August 20, 2007
CIA and Vatican edit Wikipedia entries
August 18, 2007 - 5:50PM
A US hacker's homemade program to pinpoint origins of Wikipedia edits indicates that alterations to the popular online encyclopedia have come from the CIA and the Vatican.
Where Does Money Come From ?
“In Debt We Have Trusted,” For over 300 years
What is money: Where does money come from?
Paul Grignon's 47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being created.
5:00AM Monday August 20, 2007
CIA and Vatican edit Wikipedia entries
August 18, 2007 - 5:50PM
A US hacker's homemade program to pinpoint origins of Wikipedia edits indicates that alterations to the popular online encyclopedia have come from the CIA and the Vatican.
Where Does Money Come From ?
“In Debt We Have Trusted,” For over 300 years
What is money: Where does money come from?
Paul Grignon's 47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being created.
Saturday, August 18, 2007
"Shareholders and top executive management"
I missed this last night. I'm watching it now. NOW.
I'm also thinking about the ten most important documentaries and books that I've discovered since September 11, 2001. I need to add a TV show to that list, and I think it's going to be more than ten books and DVDs.
I'm also thinking about the ten most important documentaries and books that I've discovered since September 11, 2001. I need to add a TV show to that list, and I think it's going to be more than ten books and DVDs.
Follow up
Something I noticed, but haven't mentioned till now, is that I'm hearing advertisements on the radio for Border Patrol agents.
I figured this would happen, I just didn't mention it at the time.
I figured this would happen, I just didn't mention it at the time.
CNN God's Warriors
Hmmmmm. I hope I can watch it online after it airs next week. I don't know why, I don't need an excuse to loathe these fuckers any more than I already do. I am curious to see if the birthrate is higher among these frightened, angry assholes.
Isn't that always one of any religious teaching? Go forth and squirt out as many brats as you possibly can for the cause. Just what the world needs, more frightened, angry assholes.
Here's an example of the type of person that just doesn't need to be raising any more kids. Watch for the terrified look on the youngest kid's face in this clip of God Warrior from one of those stupid trading spouse shows.
It's not like humans are an endangered species, right?
Isn't that always one of any religious teaching? Go forth and squirt out as many brats as you possibly can for the cause. Just what the world needs, more frightened, angry assholes.
Here's an example of the type of person that just doesn't need to be raising any more kids. Watch for the terrified look on the youngest kid's face in this clip of God Warrior from one of those stupid trading spouse shows.
It's not like humans are an endangered species, right?
Friday, August 17, 2007
Voting machines
YouTube videos
Dan Rather discusses voting machine failures on CNN
from Brad.
Voting machines in jail from Black Box Voting
Dan Rather discusses voting machine failures on CNN
from Brad.
Voting machines in jail from Black Box Voting
Sen. Barbara Boxer: Stop the GOP Electoral Power Grab in California
(Since it's hot for the third day and my brain hurts, most of today's links are YouTube videos)
Senator Boxer takes to task
Kevin Martin FCC chairman, partisan hack and Bush bootlicker
I'll admit it.
I love Barbara Boxer, and I'm glad that she's my senator.
I'm considering one of these Draft Barbara Boxer bumper stickers .
I think this country is ready for a female president, but Hillary ain't it.
However, I won't be surprised if Hillary ends up being the nominee
It's all show anyway.
They just pick two flavors of protectors of the rich.
Tonight on PBS NOW, a show that will hit close to home for me, literally.
Home Insurance 9-1-1
People who lost their homes in the Cedar fire in San Diego County still can't rebuild.
Senator Boxer takes to task
Kevin Martin FCC chairman, partisan hack and Bush bootlicker
I'll admit it.
I love Barbara Boxer, and I'm glad that she's my senator.
I'm considering one of these Draft Barbara Boxer bumper stickers .
I think this country is ready for a female president, but Hillary ain't it.
However, I won't be surprised if Hillary ends up being the nominee
It's all show anyway.
They just pick two flavors of protectors of the rich.
Tonight on PBS NOW, a show that will hit close to home for me, literally.
Home Insurance 9-1-1
People who lost their homes in the Cedar fire in San Diego County still can't rebuild.
Thursday, August 16, 2007
I'm irritated
It's hot. I don't have air-conditioning OR a cross-breeze. The neighborhood BOYS are running around screaming like banshees. I just want them to shut the fuck up long enough to get a 20 minute nap, little bastards.
Oh Jeez, what am I bitching about?
I don't live in Peru.
Is the USS Comfort goig to help the earthquake victims?
They need to be asked?
By whom?
And, yeah, I don't live in Baghdad either.
Or anywhere in Iraq.
Ingenious people, those Iraqis.
Oh Jeez, what am I bitching about?
I don't live in Peru.
Is the USS Comfort goig to help the earthquake victims?
They need to be asked?
By whom?
And, yeah, I don't live in Baghdad either.
Or anywhere in Iraq.
Ingenious people, those Iraqis.
Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Bob Murray: Mine Owner, Lightning Rod, "a face people want to spit on"
NYT: August 10, 2007
Bob Murray: Mine Owner and Lightning Rod
By Patrick J. Lyons
Bob Murray: Mine Owner and Lightning Rod
By Patrick J. Lyons
Tuesday, August 14, 2007
Media Dissector on Democracy Now
Subprime loans, debt, and the AT&T censoring of Pearl Jam live (YouTube video).
Monday, August 13, 2007
I'm listening
to Stacy Taylor this morning, and he's filling in for Randi Rhodes later today.
At Three PM here, noon in LA, Phoenix and Three PM in New York.
Not my point. Point is that a caller had been to the Burt Bacharach Summer Pops show last night and he played some very mild protest song about the Bush Administration. Burt is 79 years old and I would love to be able to personally apologize to him. You see, the caller said that Burt was booed when he played his mild protest song. He said he's never been booed for playing that song before.
Guess Burt doesn't realize how many defense contractor employees live in San Diego, does he?
update: here are the lyrics to
Who Are These People?
Lyrics by Burt Bacharach and Tonio K.
Who are these people that keep telling us lies
And how did these people get control of our lives
And who’ll stop the violence cause it’s out of control?
Make em stop
Who are these people that destroy everything
And sell off the future for whatever it brings
And what kind of leaders can’t admit when they’re wrong?
Make em stop
This stupid mess we’re in just keeps getting worse
So many people dying needlessly
Looks like the liars may inherit the earth
Even pretending to pray
And getting away with it
Who are these people that keep telling us lies
And how did these people get control of our lives
And who’ll stop the violence cause it’s out of control?
We’ve got to make them stop
Who are these people that keep telling us lies
And how did these people get control of our lives
and who’ll stop the violence cause it’s out of control?
Make em stop
See things really have to change
Before it’s too late
This song was worth booing to these idiots? Once again, the RepugnantThuglicans in San Diego make me ill.
Karl Rove quit today , so I'm never going to get to see this.
Bummer.
At Three PM here, noon in LA, Phoenix and Three PM in New York.
Not my point. Point is that a caller had been to the Burt Bacharach Summer Pops show last night and he played some very mild protest song about the Bush Administration. Burt is 79 years old and I would love to be able to personally apologize to him. You see, the caller said that Burt was booed when he played his mild protest song. He said he's never been booed for playing that song before.
Guess Burt doesn't realize how many defense contractor employees live in San Diego, does he?
update: here are the lyrics to
Who Are These People?
Lyrics by Burt Bacharach and Tonio K.
Who are these people that keep telling us lies
And how did these people get control of our lives
And who’ll stop the violence cause it’s out of control?
Make em stop
Who are these people that destroy everything
And sell off the future for whatever it brings
And what kind of leaders can’t admit when they’re wrong?
Make em stop
This stupid mess we’re in just keeps getting worse
So many people dying needlessly
Looks like the liars may inherit the earth
Even pretending to pray
And getting away with it
Who are these people that keep telling us lies
And how did these people get control of our lives
And who’ll stop the violence cause it’s out of control?
We’ve got to make them stop
Who are these people that keep telling us lies
And how did these people get control of our lives
and who’ll stop the violence cause it’s out of control?
Make em stop
See things really have to change
Before it’s too late
This song was worth booing to these idiots? Once again, the RepugnantThuglicans in San Diego make me ill.
Karl Rove quit today , so I'm never going to get to see this.
Bummer.
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Religion sucks 1
I get hits at least once every couple of weeks wherein the search term uesd is "religion sucks." Since this blog doesn't get much traffic unless skippy sends some my way, that says something to me.
It's not hard for me to find articles that prove that point to ME, anyway.
Here's an example:
Malaysia's convert marriage ilegal
Hmmmm, Sunday might be a good day for that, and this might be a regular feature here.
It's not hard for me to find articles that prove that point to ME, anyway.
Here's an example:
Malaysia's convert marriage ilegal
Hmmmm, Sunday might be a good day for that, and this might be a regular feature here.
Oy, here we go again
with the pathetic local newz reports:
County to push absentee ballots in wake of electronic voting ban
San Diego County officials said voters would see paper ballots in February's presidential primaries. They also said no decisions had been made to challenge Bowen's decision or to break out of the county's 2003 agreement to spend $31 million on the again-decertified Diebold machines.
Tiny bubbles that are our votes that are counted on hackable Diebold optical scanners.
No reminders in the article of who Deborah Seiler and Michael Vu were before they came to San Diego.
Note: in all fairness, Gig Conaughton of the North County Times has reported on these two, and their possible conflicts of interest before. Kudos to Gig.
And Kudos to the people who wrote letters to the editor in Sacramento:
Letters: Electronic voting, prisons, environment, etc.
Don't blame her for e-vote mess
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, August 11, 2007Story appeared in EDITORIALS section, Page B6
My question is, how much longer are do we have to put up with these electronic charades they call elections?
We the people know WTF is going on.
County to push absentee ballots in wake of electronic voting ban
San Diego County officials said voters would see paper ballots in February's presidential primaries. They also said no decisions had been made to challenge Bowen's decision or to break out of the county's 2003 agreement to spend $31 million on the again-decertified Diebold machines.
Tiny bubbles that are our votes that are counted on hackable Diebold optical scanners.
No reminders in the article of who Deborah Seiler and Michael Vu were before they came to San Diego.
Note: in all fairness, Gig Conaughton of the North County Times has reported on these two, and their possible conflicts of interest before. Kudos to Gig.
And Kudos to the people who wrote letters to the editor in Sacramento:
Letters: Electronic voting, prisons, environment, etc.
Don't blame her for e-vote mess
Published 12:00 am PDT Saturday, August 11, 2007Story appeared in EDITORIALS section, Page B6
My question is, how much longer are do we have to put up with these electronic charades they call elections?
We the people know WTF is going on.
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