'TBH Politoons'
Thanks, again, Tim!
He's Been Busy, Again!
the worried shrimp
Baghdad Bolo
Reader Commentary
from 'Volunteer In West Palm Beach'
I spent 8 hours calling registered
Democrats here in Palm Beach County. I see why
bart is so pissed at
Democrats.
The questions were:
"Do you need a ride to the polls?"
"If the primary was held today, could so and so count on your vote, to defeat
Jeb Bush?"
First of all, many hung up on me. Here are some of the responses, from registered Democrats:
"Don't you ever call me again."
"Piss Off."
"Fuck You."
"How did you get my number?"
"Who are you to question my vote?"
"Mind your own Goddamned business."
And these are registered Democrats? Names from precinct Captain's walks?
I ain't getting paid for my efforts. I am a volunteer.
When I hear my Democratic friends wonder why, here in Florida that we can't
support a candidate to unseat Jeb Bush, all I need tell them is to LOOK IN
THE FREAKIN' MIRROR. That's why. You are the reason for the republican season.
"I just can't understand why Democrats can't win," my fellow Democrats tell me.
~ 'Volunteer In WPB'
Holy crap, Volunteer, I think you've hit a couple of nails on the head. What used to be considered simple civility is now passe, and rudeness rules.
A long time ago I was a volunteer for McGovern in LA. Didn't mind
working the phones, especially after we were 'asked' to 'help' out at a fundraiser at a celebrity woman's house. 'Help out' meant donning servant costumes & involved everything from serving food to plunging stopped-up toilets.
On the other hand, I think I remember several bottles of champagne ended up in the trunk of my car, and the little worker-ants had one helluva party....
Reader Suggestion
from PassItOn
The Ballad of John O'Neill is available on the web.
Plus, there is a nice explanation of why we should care
about John O'Neill.
And the original lyrics.
~ PassItOn
Thanks, PIO. And while on the topic, don't forget
Remember John.
'Tell Us Why'
from Alvin
'About 100 American and British aircraft took part in an attack on
Iraq's major western air defense installation yesterday in the biggest
single operation over the country in four years.
The raid appeared to be a prelude to the type of special forces operations thatwould have to begin weeks before a possible American-led war.
Bombing a few buildings in Baghdad will continue until Saturday so that pResident Bush's handlers can flaunt their jubilation when they do the rounds on Sunday talk shows.
MIDILink
TELL US WHY
{Sung to "Little Lies" by Fleetwood Mac}
(As sung by pResident Dubya Bush to a reluctant Congress)
(instrumental intro)
If Saddam won't comply
Then he is gonna fry
'Cause I'm W.
Won't you, won't you, authorize?
I will find any way.
I'm going to make his day.
Yes, I'm W.
Tell you, tell you, tell you why...
(Sung by Congress:)
Tell us why, Dubya, please tell us why.
(Tell us why, tell us, tell us why)
No war, no - take your Pop's advice
(Don't deny, no - oh don't deny)
Tell us why, Dubya, please tell us why.
(Sung by Bush)
Don't you derail my plan.
I hope that you understand.
Here's my reason why:
Saddam, Saddam, I despise.
I need war with Iraq
Last time Pop chickened-out
Let's give another try
Tell you, tell you, tell you why
(Sung by Congress)
Tell us why, Dubya, please tell us why
(Tell us why, tell us, tell us why)
No war, no - take your Pop's advice.
(Don't deny, no - oh don't deny)
Tell us why, Dubya, please tell us why.
(break)
(Sung by Bush)
If Saddam won't comply
Then he is gonna fry.
'Cause I'm W.
Won't you, won't you, authorize?
I will find any way.
I'm going to make his day.
Yes I'm W.
Tell you, tell you, tell you why...
(Sung by Congress)
Tell us why, Dubya, please tell us why.
(Tell us why, tell us, tell us why)
No war, no - take your Pop's advice.
(Don't deny, no - oh don't deny)
Tell us why, Dubya, please tell us why
Tell us why, Dubya, please tell us why...
Alvin D
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
What a pretty day! Fall is my favorite season.
Just saw that damn Guiliani for Simon commercial again. That freaking 'trust me' tagline makes my teeth itch.
Haven't had much response for volunteers to watch new shows & write reviews. ABC is trying to kick off the new viewing season Monday, with 'Whose Line' and 'Drew Carey'
fresh before or after (it's a time zone thing) 'MNF'. I'm partial to comedies and 'stupid tv', but, medical, military, mafia, and so-called 'reality' shows tend to leave me cynical
and dyspeptic. I've had enough real drama from those formats that the topics are not 'entertaining', but that's just me. What's your opinion?
Tonight, Sunday, as usual CBS opens with '60 Minutes', but, it's a special expanded '60 Minutes' that runs 120 minutes. It is followed by reruns of 'Raymond', 'Becker', and 'CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'.
NBC opens with 'Dateline', then a fresh (to NBC) 'Forensic Files', then reruns of 'Law & Order: Criminal Intent' and plain old 'Law & Order'.
ABC has the movie 'Now And Then' followed by the movie 'My Best Friend's Wedding'.
The WB has 2 reruns of 'Charmed', then a rerun of 'Angel'.
Faux has reruns of 'Futurama', 'King Of The Hill', the 'Simpsons', another 'King Of The Hill', and then 2 'Malcolm''s.
UPN has reruns of 'Tracker', 'Enterprise', and 'Stargate SG-1'.
On HBO it's the season finales for 'Sex In The City', 'Arliss' and 'The Wire'.
Anyone have any opinions?
Or reviews?
(See below for addresses)
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Big Dog Watch Continues
Bill Clinton
Former President Bill Clinton gestures as he speaks at a VH-1 Save The Music event, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2002, in Milwaukee. Clinton said during the speech that school music programs forced him
to work hard and expand his mind, skills that enabled him to succeed later in life.
Photo by Morry Gash
New Show For Wednesday
David Letterman
David Letterman has decided to do a new show on Sept. 11 after all.
After much debate and consideration, the "Late Show with David Letterman" staff will be working during the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks, according to the
New York Daily News. Had they decided not to go on with the show, CBS was considering a rebroadcast of the Sept. 17, 2001 show - Letterman's first broadcast after the attacks.
The new "Late Show" will follow 13 hours of special Sept. 11 coverage on the network, starting with the "Early Show" broadcasting from Ground Zero. Coverage will continue
through the afternoon, leading up to expanded editions of the "CBS Evening News" and a half-hour special anchored by Rather following the newscast. In primetime, "60 Minutes II"
will feature an exclusive interview with President Bush by correspondent Scott Pelley. CBS will also re-air the documentary "9/11."
NBC's "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" and "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" will also be doing new shows Wednesday night.
David Letterman
Pilot & Musician
Bruce Dickinson
Bruce Dickinson, singer for chart-topping heavy metal veterans Iron Maiden, is hitting new heights in his second career as a commercial airline pilot.
Charter airline Astraeus confirmed that Dickinson, 44, serves as first officer on Boeing 737s flying between Britain and holiday destinations in Europe, North Africa and the Middle East.
The band — famous for long hair and high-pitched hits like "Run to the Hills" — formed in the late 1970s and still has a loyal following.
Dickinson, who gained his commercial pilot's license in the 1990s, still performs with Iron Maiden during holidays from his airline job. In June, a rereleased "Run to the Hills" reached No. 9 on the British singles chart.
Bruce Dickinson
Sydney, Australia
Nappy Man
A baby (L) watches from his pram as Rob Moroney, a 30-year-old businessman also known as the 'Nappy Man', starts his 42 kilometer (26 mile) crawl across Sydney September 5, 2002 whilst wearing only a
nappy and pads. Mornoney is crawling along the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games marathon route to raise money for the Sydney Children's Hospital. He is expecting to complete his crawl in nine days.
Photo by David Gray
Event At University of Tampa
Greg Palast
When: Saturday, September 21st 7:00pm
Where: Falk Theater, University of Tampa
How Much: $10 advance, $15 door
FILM and SPEECH: UNPRECEDENTED: THE 2000 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
Not only the Tampa premiere of the new film, with the film's co-director Joan Sekler
(co-founder of The Independent Media Center) but also a speech by BBC
investigative journalist Greg Palast, author of THE BEST DEMOCRACY MONEY CAN
BUY.
Palast's speeches on WMNF's Radioactivity program have caused a
torrent of interest from listeners. The film is the riveting story about the
battle for the presidency in Florida during the 2000 election. It also tells how
Republican political operatives used their access to voting lists to
undermine the black vote.
This event is being sponsored by WMNF, 88.5FM
Thanks, Stevan
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Tested U.S. Border Security
ABC
While some news organizations have tried to sneak material through airport screeners, ABC News thought bigger: the network smuggled depleted uranium into New York.
ABC conducted its operation to test how authorities are guarding against the possibility of a nuclear "dirty bomb" attack. Correspondent Brian Ross' investigation will air as part of ABC's Sept. 11 anniversary coverage next week.
Federal authorities are angry that they've had to spend time on ABC's experiment.
ABC said it borrowed 15 pounds of depleted uranium from an environmental group, the Natural Resources Defense Council, to send on its journey. The network said it consulted with experts
to make sure it was safe; the Customs Service said such material has less radiation than a typical chest X-ray.
Ross carried it by train from Austria to Istanbul, Turkey. The contents clearly marked, it was packed in a container with wooden horse carts and terra cotta vases and shipped overseas
to New York. Through it all, the depleted uranium went undetected.
For the rest, ABC
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'Bowling for Columbine'
Michael Moore
Some Americans may not like what they see in Michael Moore's film "Bowling for Columbine" which examines U.S. gun culture, but the director hopes moviegoers will leave the theater with more than just anger and try to better their society.
Moore's film, inspired by the 1999 Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colorado, will have its North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. It opens in New York and Los Angeles on Oct. 11.
The film begins with a sequence on Moore opening an account in a bank, where his welcome gift as a new customer is a rifle, underlining the easy availability of arms.
That humor turns to horror as the viewer is treated to other, more chilling, images, including previously unseen footage from surveillance cameras that recorded teenagers Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold
on their bloody rampage through Columbine.
The film's title is a reference to Klebold and Harris's bowling outing before the shooting.
Moore's documentary made a triumphant visit to the Cannes film festival earlier this year where it received a special anniversary prize. It was the first documentary to show at the festival in 46 years.
Michael Moore
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
Hates Sex, Loves Bush
Roseanne
Roseanne is through with sex. She tells People magazine she hates sex, adding that anyone who claims to like sex after they're 25 is "taking drugs."
Roseanne's single now and plans to stay that way because she "can't handle being married."
She also admits to having the hots for President Bush. She says "he's a babe." Roseanne says if Bush wasn't married, she put on her cowboy boots and put the moves on him.
Roseanne
Salacious Sunday
Lingerie
Black basque suspender belt and string with embroidered snood from Lise Charmel, seen during the 2002 Lyon Mode City Lingerie brands fashion show, on Monday in Lyon.
Photo by Robert Pratta
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Paid IRS Debt
Evel Knievel
Evel Knievel says it's no stunt; he's produced proof that he paid his debt to the Internal Revenue Service.
Knievel, who made millions as a motorcycle stuntman in the 1970s, disputed published reports, based on court records, that he owed the government as much as $5.3 million in back taxes.
Now a letter from the IRS, addressed to Robert C. Knievel, backs his claim.
"You have completed the payment requirements of your Offer in Compromise," it states. "This settles any previous owed Federal income taxes, according to the terms of the agreement made between you and the Government."
Evel Knievel
Moderate Radio !
Erin Hart
Join Erin Hart 10pm - 1am [pdt] Saturday & Sunday, on www.710kiro.com or www.kiro710.com (it's
a browser thing).
KIRO (Entercom) has stopped streaming audio. Boo. Hiss.
Visit Erin's fan page (courtesy of the amazing 14Dem), http://erinistas.com/, or to join her mailing list, drop a
note to erinistas@aol.com
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Hospital News
Patty Duke
Actress Patty Duke remained hospitalized Friday after suffering a concussion and skull fracture earlier in the week when she tried to apply fly spray to a horse in her barn.
Duke, 55, who lives in northern Idaho with her husband, Michael Pearce, was listed in fair condition at the Kootenai Medical Center's Intensive Care Unit.
Sheriff's deputies quoted Pearce as saying that he left the barn while Duke was about to apply the spray to a 2-year-old filly in one of the stalls, heard a thump and his wife cry out.
When he got back inside the barn, Pearce told deputies he saw Duke on the floor of the stall. The horse was "excited and nervous and startled but not attacking," Pearce was quoted as saying.
Patty Duke
BartCop TV!
Reward Offered
Madison County Bridge
Robert Waller, author of the best-selling novel "The Bridges of Madison County," has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to the conviction of the person responsible
for burning down one of them.
State fire investigators say arson was the probable cause of Tuesday night's fire that destroyed Cedar Bridge. Investigators have removed several charred samples that will
be tested for accelerants, said Sgt. Robert Hansen, spokesman for the state fire marshal's office.
The 119-year-old Cedar Bridge was perhaps the best known of the six covered bridges that have drawn thousands of visitors since Waller's novel was published in 1992. It's where
the lead characters, farm wife Francesca Johnson and photographer Robert Kincaid, plan a romantic rendezvous.
The 76-foot-long wooden bridge, located over Cedar Creek a few miles northeast of Winterset, was renovated in 1998 at a cost of $128,000.
Madison County Bridge
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Salacious Sunday Continues
Spring/Summer Fashion 2003
Una modella brasiliana presenta in passerella una creazione della collezione primavera/estate 2003 di Forum a San Paolo.
Photo by Paulo Whitaker
Cancels Four Shows
Willie Nelson
Willie Nelson canceled four concerts after being treated for a broken blood vessel in his nose.
Nelson was treated Thursday in Lincoln, Neb. He is expected to rejoin the tour within the next week, his record company said Friday.
He called off performances in Lincoln, Neb.; Neosho, Mo.; Bonner Springs, Kan.; and Geneva, Minn.
Willie Nelson
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Japan
Asakusa Samba Carnival
Last week someone asked if there were more pictures - well, found some, but I forget who asked...
Pics from the Asakusa Samba carnival (not safe for work)
Now A Stump
'Virgin Mary' Tree
The man who took a chain saw to a tree in which some people saw the likeness of the Virgin Mary made no bones Friday about identifying himself and announcing he did it.
But the Fresno County Sheriff's Department didn't charge Bill Gaede, who cut down the tree Thursday morning and allegedly screamed, "You Catholics! There's your virgin," because they have no victim.
And with no victim, they have no crime, they said.
Detectives on Friday asked a circle of people praying around the felled trunk if someone would press hate-crime charges. All said no.
Gaede, 69, a cattle owner, lives up the road from the tree trunk. The trunk, near Avocado Lake, had an outline that resembled Mary with her mantilla looking down at a baby in her arms. It gained attention
across California but was mostly a draw to local families.
When Yvonne Lopez, 29, a witness to the sawing, described a white-haired man covered in dirt and driving an old tan pickup, people who live in the area pointed a finger at Gaede. They told sheriff's deputies
that he owned an old tan truck for hauling junk, but usually drove past the tree in a white pickup with a large swastika flag.
Gaede was unapologetic, even going in front of local television cameras to say he considered the tree an eyesore.
The tree trunk stood on private property that belongs to Alta Irrigation, which isn't pressing charges.
'Virgin Mary' Tree
The body of jazz great Lionel Hampton was carried in a white horse-drawn hearse through the streets of Harlem on Saturday with trumpeter Wynton Marsalis blowing a dirge to lead the funeral procession.
Lionel Hampton
The 94-year-old showman and bandleader died Aug. 31 of heart failure. Hampton suffered two strokes in 1995 and had been in failing health in recent years.
Starting from the Cotton Club, once an icon of great music, hundreds of mourners walked in a procession to a service at the nearby Riverside Church.
President George W. Bush sent a letter of condolence, which was read by his father.
A condolence letter from former President Bill Clinton also was read at the service.
The service was presided over by the Rev. James Forbes, pastor of the church, who called Hampton "this 20th Century marvel of a man"
The Rev. Calvin Butts, pastor of the Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, also spoke at the service, calling Hampton "an inspiration. He lived a long time. God gave him energy
to continue his music for as along as he lived."
Bush remembered meeting Hampton when the former president was director of the Central Intelligence Agency in the 1970s. At the time, Bush said, morale at the spy agency was low.
"He loaded his band on a bus they came to CIA headquarters and performed to an overflow crowd," Bush recalled.
Over a six-decade career, Hampton played with a who's who of jazz, from Benny Goodman to Louis Armstrong to Charlie Parker to Quincy Jones. His own band helped foster or showcase
other jazz greats including Charlie Mingus, Dexter Gordon, Fats Navarro, Joe Williams and Dinah Washington.
He performed at the White House for presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Johnson, Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush and Clinton. When he played for Truman, his was the first black band to
ever entertain in the White House, Hampton once said. In 1997 he received the Presidential Medal of Honor.
Hampton's music was melodic and swinging, but audiences also responded to his electric personality — the big smile, energy and bounce that contributed to his style. When
not playing the vibes, he drummed, sang and played his own peculiar style of piano, using two fingers as if they were vibraphone mallets.
He learned to play the drums from a nun while in grade school, and launched his career with Les Hite's band after finishing high school. It wasn't until a 1930 recording
session with Armstrong that Hampton played the vibraphones.
At the time he didn't know the instrument, but after 45 minutes of noodling on the instrument, Hampton felt comfortable enough to swing in behind Armstrong on "Memories of You."
Lionel Hampton
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