YAY!

wherever you are tonight, whatever you're doing, take time out to toast and tip one back for a real american hero...

flip flopper in chief

amazing how such inconsistencies can occur in the space of about 24 hours... first bush said we probably couldn't win the "war on terror"... then he said we would...

and john kerry is the indecisive one.

um... yeah.

who would jesus bomb?

so i've been trying to watch the republican national convention with as much interest as i did with the democrats... seems only fair... i think i got through about 10 minutes of guiliani's "speech" when i realized that if i simply had to watch a bunch of seriously self-absorbed, out of touch and desperate people, i'd rather watch the 700 Club.

fed up

that's it... i'm now completely sick of hearing about vietnam and how that somehow affects an election 30 years later... still, i gotta credit the republican party for making this non-issue outshine any really important things that we should be talking about... like, say, people dying in iraq or losing their job or not being able to buy medicine... little things like that... and i also have to credit the democratic party for playing along... kerry (or some nameless, faceless "spokesperson") should've come out and said "look, i was in vietnam. i got hurt. don't believe me? look at the records. enough is enough." - and he probably shouldn't have been running for the presidency on the fact that he was a war hero in the first place... the bush administration eats these people for breakfast, as proven in 2000 by what happened to john mccain, who, coincidentally, is just about as fed up as i am.

still, i'm looking forward to watching these two debate - if they decide to debate REAL issues, that is.

thistleshrine

the Right Honorable Bastard Andrew Waage FINALLY has his site (almost) up... do yerself a favor and check it out here... or click thee hither upon yon link------->>

quote of the day

"When I hear this [criticism of Kerry's use of the word 'sensitive'] coming from Dick Cheney, who was a coward, who would not serve during the Vietnam War, it makes my blood boil," said [Tom] Harkin [D-IL]. "He'll be tough, but he'll be tough with someone else's kid's blood."

where's ginsy when you need him?

this is quickly shaping up to be a convention to rival Chicago's 1968 fiasco, replete with "young, scruffy looking" narc ass-kicking... i've heard estimates of protestors being between 400-800,000 in number, so it should turn out to be a tear gas huffin', rubber bullet bruisin' good time.

hopefully, though, the message will get out: anyone but bush.

tourist dollars or bust

not only does "what happens in vegas stays in vegas", but evidently what happens in vegas is none of your fucking business, thank you very much.

a quick overview of american history and culture

other mistakes found in the school's curriculum:

The War of 1812 began in 1955 in New Zealand.

Each member of the House of Representatives must be of mixed Icelandic/Asian descent and is entitled to one free llama.

Election primaries in Southern states are decided by a "tooth count" - the candidate with the less amount of teeth wins.

Upon emancipation, slaves were promised 40 acres of hedgehogs.

more?

a truly inferior race

as anyone who reads this blog knows, i'm a strong advocate for free speech, and i'm sure Mr. Hart would agree with me that what makes america great is that you can believe in any crackpot idea you want to believe in (read: scientology, america first, etc.)... that being said, it is my humble desire that this jackass be strung up by his ankles and beat senseless with a sock full of used batteries.

but that's just my opinion.

the master speaks

"Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we," Bush said. "They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we."

George Bush, signing his new defense spending bill, 8/5/04

i think that pretty much sums it up.

screw burning man...

i've been a huge reader of William S. Burroughs for a long time, and am absolutely giddy at the possibility of going down to San Francisco to see a Dream Machine replica. it's on display all month, so i urge anyone in the Bay Area who reads this to go check it out... though it's not an original one of these (the one on display was built by David Woodard, bless his soul), i'm doing my best to try and get the time offa work to be there and float with the best of 'em...

big milky pigthanks to mike for the link

inciting "terror" the american way

in light of the Department of Homeland Security's new policy of raising "terror threat levels" due to information 3-4 years old, Tom Ridge today issued a new warning to citizens of Pearl Harbor, HI. Based on information received in early autumn 63 years ago, the threat level throughout Hawaii was raised to "orange" and citizens were advised to be aware of a possible sneak attack on the naval base located there.

folks, we're OBVIOUSLY winning the "war on terror".