bon mots

received this via e-mail today and thought i'd share...

On Wednesday, March 1st, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at American University, was requested to testify.

At the end of his testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: "Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What do you have to say about that?"

Raskin replied: "Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."

The room erupted into applause.

piggiethanks to lady t...

rocky mountain high

so dig - be it far from me to laugh at other people's ironic misfortunes, but this putz... well...

coming from a family that donates huge amounts to such uppity, assholic instiutions as the Heritage Foundation, Pat Robertson's Regent University and National Empowerment Television, (yet, surprisingly, offers their employees same sex couple benefits) i'm wonderin' if ole petie's gonna have to do a little more apologizin' than usual (apart from his brewing of stupendously craptacular "beer")... but on a positive note, now that he's been involved in a publicly embarrassing legal situation, maybe he'll finally be able to get elected...

goodbye, syd

sadness

david speaks

my favorite artist, david tibet of current 93, in a recent (and might i add, extremely rare) interview:

"A lot of my work is about trying to recapture when I was happiest, in
Malaysia." Tibet's work is undercut by an absurdist humour. "If I say,
'There's the knock at the door; it could be Christ returning', I fully
realise it could also be the postman. I'm aware that people can listen to
what we do, be charitable, and still think I'm insane."

That said, a recent concert hall tour of Europe found him playing to
1,000-strong audiences. "I'm not an evangelist," he says. "Current is about trying to explain myself to myself and to work out my own salvation."

*sigh*... you can read the full interview here...

baby we were born to run

and now, for your amusement, watch the smoking monkey.

thank you.

grrr

after a particularly crappy day, it was nice to go to michaelmoore.com and see a wonderous pic of this evil bastard thinking about shooting someone else in the face.

morning buddies

came to work this morning and noticed this happy fellow perched on the wall next to the front door... thought he was dead until i took the picture, after which he slowly flapped away, scaring the holy bejesus outta me.

the space between the window and stucco edge is 4", so i figure he had to have about a 5"-6" wing span...

if i can maaake it theeere...

quite possibly one of the best quotes of the year:

"Civility is not in order at a time like this. The moral
position is outrage, protest and revolt against the right-wing oligarchy
that is currently running this country," said literature professor Ann
Snitow, adding that she believed McCain's opposition to abortion rights is tantamount to support for female sexual slavery.

i guess johnny drank the kool-aid.

you can read the full article here...

it's not just for breakfast anymore

spoken like a true oil man...

evidently, this is the sort of reinvestment herr bushie has in mind...

...a kiss to build a dream on

okay. first, read this. then read this.

hmm.... conflicting intelligence reports. guess we better just invade.

"i crusha your head..."

add your own caption... it's the latest thing.

really.

a pig by any other name...

let's just say everything didn't go exactly as planned and leave it at that.

greetings once again, my l'il puercitos, from sunny southern california. what, might you ask, has brought this tired old pig out of virtual (pardon the pun) retirement? what silly bit of nonsense could possibly stir me outta my self-induced drunken repose to snort at you once again?

why, this, of course.

as longtime readers of this meaningless little corner of the internet i call my own will surely understand, it comes as no particular surprise to this humble typist that such absurdity could happen in texas - political home of such common sense stalwarts as lyndon johnson, pere bush and his cocaine-addled trainwreck of a son... i guess it just kinda happens in a state where blatant stupidity seems to be not only applauded but encouraged and labeled as good ole fashioned 'merican "family values".

so... vote 'em outta the union or somethin'... (yes, texas, there's a great big country out there who doesn't really think that drive-thru liquor stores, two gunracks in every pickup and 20 years for oral sodomy are necessarily good ideas)

adios, puercitos

due to an unfortunate personal incident, i'll be shutting down for quite a while.

thanks to all for reading, commenting, cajoling, etc. i might be back at some point.

but don't hold your breath.

dig the picture

remember, with all the money they're spending over at the department of homeland security, america is much, much safer.

more "reprehensible" "absurdity"

"The administration's response has been that our report is absurd, that our allegations have no basis, and our answer is very simple: if that is so, open up these detention centers, allow us and others to visit them," Amnesty International Secretary General Irene Zubaida Khan told a news conference.

"Transparency is the best antidote to misinformation and
incorrect facts," said Khan...

you can read the entire article here...

a short musical interlude

now sit back, relax and allow your senses to be overwhelmed by the soothing sounds of king norodom sihanouk of cambodia...

reminds of me pol pot's classic rendition of "i will survive"... but i digress...

idiocy is on the march

just ...... .... ... you......... . . stupid....... . ..... . gonna........ ....... . . .


GARRRAAGHHHHHH!!!!!

ahhh, the trappings of power

note to ohio republicans: just because someone throws down a coupla grand to help your political party, it doesn't make them necessarily intelligent. as shown here, some republican party contributors ain't worth a pluck nickel.

i wonder if Conrad will file for workers' comp...

the good and the bad

first, the bad: looks like hunter's public memorial service in Aspen has been cancelled and a private ceremony will be held.

now, the good:

"Flying Dog Brewery, which is creating a new beer in Thompson's honor, said sales of Gonzo Imperial Porter will help fund construction of the "gonzo fist" tower.

At 9.5 percent, the Gonzo beer has nearly double the alcohol content of average brews. (emphasis mine)

"We tried to make everything about this beer Gonzo," brewery President Eric Warner said in a statement."

hunter would've loved it...

more words of wisdom

oh, poor donnie... funny thing about the truth... it has a way of getting out... these people (and i use the term loosely) need to realize that the old cold war way of controlling information and fact manipulation isn't a viable practice in this day of instant communication... and to lament this fact isn't only comical, it shows a remarkable amount of naivete and unwillingness to change on the part of the illustrious fuck-ups currently ruining this country...

if rummie is so worried about the spread of misinformation, maybe he should focus a little more on what's happening in his own department and a little less on what international, independent and now what current mainstream media has to say...