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9/11: It's like the Fourth of July in a way...
What the FUCK?
*seethes*
Are you shitting me about the Walk-A-Thon/Country Music Concert to "celebrate freedom" and "support the troops" and to "remember the victims of 9/11"? And it's actually ORGANIZED by the Department of Defense?
As in this is MY tax dollars at work?
I. Have. No. Fucking. Words.
This picture from Dependable Renegade pretty much says it all, dontchya think?
Orwell must be laughing his ass off.
Allow me to join Steve Gilliard in wishing Rumsfeld a one-way express ticket to hell. Way to once more hide behind the pile of rubble that was the World Trade Center and International Good Will as more and more of the general American public figures out that you and your boss FUCKING LIED because you had a hard-on for reshaping the Middle East according to some mushroom-inspired neocon fantasy.
Oh, and Clint Black? I'm ordering an express ticket to hell for you, too. Maybe you and Rummy can share a seat. Can't come soon enough for either one of you, baby. *kiss-kiss*
To make me feel better, I've decided to make a wee small donation to support Cindy Sheehan as she continues to dare President Bush to come out and answer her questions.
Woman's got serious OVARIES people. And we all know that Bush has no balls. It's really an unfair fight. I put $25 on Sheehan to win.
Rumor has it they're going to arrest her if she doesn't leave the side of the road by Thursday.
As Maureen Dowd points out, ignoring Sheehan (and trust me, you don't ever want to piss off a Gold Star Mother with a mission because that's just bad juju) is probably the stupidest way to handle the situation.
As our Chickenhawk-in-Chief (bwack-bwack-bwack-BWACK!) continues to hide his alcoholic ass from one Gold Star Mother, the Right Wing Slime Machine continues to tie itself in knots to the point where the "t" word (that would be "traitor") has been applied. And before anyone tosses the Drudge/O'Reilly talking point at me that Sheehan said something completely different about holding Bush personally responsible for her son's death after meeting with the Chickenhawk-in-Chief last year, just to let you know: they're misquoting her just a little bit. Actually, they've edited, twisted, and basically lied about what Cindy Sheehan actually said.
So, while I'm wishing Clint Black and Donnie Rumsfeld a long, painful trip to hell, why don't I throw Bill O'Reilly and Michele Malkin on top of the flaming turd pile. Hope you all burn. Fuckers.
Since I can't call down a rain of fire on these people's asses, I guess I'll just have to toss some bucks in the Cindy Sheehan kitty. Poor woman is ill because of her outdoor vigil, but she ain't moving from her spot. The woman needs chicken soup. Hopefully my contribution will buy some of the good stuff for her.
I am irate now with the entire fucked-up government we've got in the U.S. I don't suppose there's a job waiting for me in Canada somewhere? I've always been a Maple Leafer at heart. Does it help that my mother's family is originally from Quebec?
*seethes*
Are you shitting me about the Walk-A-Thon/Country Music Concert to "celebrate freedom" and "support the troops" and to "remember the victims of 9/11"? And it's actually ORGANIZED by the Department of Defense?
As in this is MY tax dollars at work?
I. Have. No. Fucking. Words.
This picture from Dependable Renegade pretty much says it all, dontchya think?
Orwell must be laughing his ass off.
Allow me to join Steve Gilliard in wishing Rumsfeld a one-way express ticket to hell. Way to once more hide behind the pile of rubble that was the World Trade Center and International Good Will as more and more of the general American public figures out that you and your boss FUCKING LIED because you had a hard-on for reshaping the Middle East according to some mushroom-inspired neocon fantasy.
Oh, and Clint Black? I'm ordering an express ticket to hell for you, too. Maybe you and Rummy can share a seat. Can't come soon enough for either one of you, baby. *kiss-kiss*
To make me feel better, I've decided to make a wee small donation to support Cindy Sheehan as she continues to dare President Bush to come out and answer her questions.
Woman's got serious OVARIES people. And we all know that Bush has no balls. It's really an unfair fight. I put $25 on Sheehan to win.
Rumor has it they're going to arrest her if she doesn't leave the side of the road by Thursday.
As Maureen Dowd points out, ignoring Sheehan (and trust me, you don't ever want to piss off a Gold Star Mother with a mission because that's just bad juju) is probably the stupidest way to handle the situation.
As our Chickenhawk-in-Chief (bwack-bwack-bwack-BWACK!) continues to hide his alcoholic ass from one Gold Star Mother, the Right Wing Slime Machine continues to tie itself in knots to the point where the "t" word (that would be "traitor") has been applied. And before anyone tosses the Drudge/O'Reilly talking point at me that Sheehan said something completely different about holding Bush personally responsible for her son's death after meeting with the Chickenhawk-in-Chief last year, just to let you know: they're misquoting her just a little bit. Actually, they've edited, twisted, and basically lied about what Cindy Sheehan actually said.
So, while I'm wishing Clint Black and Donnie Rumsfeld a long, painful trip to hell, why don't I throw Bill O'Reilly and Michele Malkin on top of the flaming turd pile. Hope you all burn. Fuckers.
Since I can't call down a rain of fire on these people's asses, I guess I'll just have to toss some bucks in the Cindy Sheehan kitty. Poor woman is ill because of her outdoor vigil, but she ain't moving from her spot. The woman needs chicken soup. Hopefully my contribution will buy some of the good stuff for her.
I am irate now with the entire fucked-up government we've got in the U.S. I don't suppose there's a job waiting for me in Canada somewhere? I've always been a Maple Leafer at heart. Does it help that my mother's family is originally from Quebec?
Re: Please understand I care about you
I don't mean to spit on your political beliefs. You have every right to hold on to them. In looking at my post, I don't recall calling anyone who voted for any of these people anything at all. So I honestly don't see where you believe I've spat on you or your political beliefs.
I do reserve the right to verbally beat on any and every elected official who lies, cheats, steals, and runs away from his or her constituents.
The 9-11 jamboree has frankly pushed me over the edge. I am furious beyond words about this. While I vaguely knew one person who was killed on 9-11 (a former corworker one of the planes that crashed into the Towers), I have dozens of friends up and down the east coast who lost co-workers, close friends, and in one case, a family member.
I've also had to listen to them rant for going on four years about 9-11 has been politicized beyond belief and for reasons that they cannot even comprehend, after they were specifically promised that this wouldn't happen. Worse, they're still not getting answers and they've had to fight for the answers they got. Even the Jersey Girls only scored a partial victory in at least getting hearings in Congress.
That, and the fact, there is overwhelming evidence we were lied to regarding Iraq.
There was never any WMD in Iraq (I admit I was at least willing to consider that possibility pre-invasion since Saddam was not a nice boy and did use biological and chemical agents in southern Iraq) and our government knew it.
There was never any connection between Iraq and 9-11 (which is what made me say, "Hey! Waitaminute!" pre-invasion when I started hearing those claims), yet there were administration officials that were claiming just that.
Both of those reasons where why we ostensibly invaded in the first place.
Basically, my tolerance for this administration has reached the breaking point.
While I understand what you are saying, right now I'm getting down on my knees every night and working for a Democratic sweep of Congress come 2006 followed by another Democratic sweep come 2008.
And the scary thing is: I never was a die-hard Democrat prior to 9/11. I voted on both sides of the party aisle. Needless to say, that has seriously changed.
I've never made a secret of my desire to replace the current administration.
I'm sorry if that hurts you, but that cheerful little Web site advertising a walk-a-thon and country music fest paid for and run by the Department of Defense has really...it has me seeing red with red tinge on top of it. I cannot believe what I'm seeing. And yet, there it is.
And I'm still trying to figure out how a Gold Star Mother from California who's had it up to her eyeballs has earned the name "traitor" in some corners. And I'm wondering how she can possibly be a threat to national security, the reason why she'll be arrested tomorrow, according to news reports.
The one two punch...it's really an infuriating state of affairs for me.
Re: Please understand I care about you
And I'd like to see th news reports about plans for arresting Mrs. Sheehan - it's not anywhere I've seen. I'm not arguing, I'm genuinely curious.
Re: Please understand I care about you
KHOU in Houston had reported it, but for some reason, the link no longer works. It went down between posting the link and double checking it. Sorry about that.
The Lone Star Iconclast, the local Crawford weekly, is blogging the event and makes a similar claim here. Scroll down to Monday, Aug. 8, 4:55 p.m.
Both stories quote Sheehan, so no, there hasn't been official word. There are reports of people converging on Crawford right now with videocameras just in case.
Frankly, I'm still far more furious about the 9-11 thing.
Re: Please understand I care about you
(Anonymous) 2005-08-11 01:14 pm (UTC)(link){forcibly pulls mind out of gutter} More power to you!
KPM