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Ticker of Dick
Our Vice-President is a narcotics addict, just like the kind that are rotting on your street corners and performing your operations at hospitals, and robbing people so they don't get physically sick.
That's right, you heard right, Dick's ticker has supposedly caused so much pain, there is now a physician that is prescribing him narcotics to the levels of being a bonafide junkie. No wonder they've kept the war-profiteering son-of-a-bitch motherfucker from the public so long. He's been on the nod.
The 9/11 panel definitely has him on the nod while we were getting the fucking shit bombed out of us, via planes going into towers, goddammit, and then what was Bunnypants thinking for seven minutes, staring at a kindergarten book? Was he trying to figure out one of the three syllable words in the book??
The insanity of that whole day will be written by a boatload of authors trying to make a buck on the banality of it all. Banality? How could I say banality? Because the press has already lessened the impact of 9/11. And it will lessen with time.
Look at Pearl Harbor. How many young people could name what day that catastrophe happened? December 6th, 1942? December 7th, 1941? Do we really remember the absolute terror and insanity of that day? No one impressed me with it. That was only 50 fuckin' years ago.
Since I hate the people who hang in golf and tennis clubs, and about the only people I hang with are late night junkies and winos and barsluts, it's hard for me to gauge the historical significance of 9/11, or even feel much of the terror because by the time I get off stage I'm tired and don't drink much anymore so I go home. I don't live in Manhattan anymore. I do have a degree in geology which taught me how to observe and write. So I observe what I can and go home and write about daily/social events.
Having that said, my current observation is why is the DNC not going full force into Dick's opiate addiction? Full blast from here on out, guys. Lee Atwater style, remember Reagan's campaign aide. The down and dirty guy, pushpolls, innuendos, funky rumors, the whole she-bang. The RNC will be doin' it to us soon, so let's get goin'!!
It's convention time. The entertainment industry sure likes to fuck with Courtney Loves' addictions. They go after entertainers addictions as if they were a joke. So, The Big Joke is on the American Republic, that our Number Two is hooked on opiates, or opiate synthetics, and it's not even on page three.
The 9/11 panel says we need another agency to deal with all the other fucked up agencies that won't communicate with each other. Bullshit. Why don't we examine Dick's Ticker, let's examine Dick's briefly reported preference for opiates, how long he's on the nod during the day, and then let's get a non-junkie non-war-profiteer in the number two office. I have a gut feeling that might be a refreshing start.
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Mr. Hawk's Weekly Review
'The Young Ones'
This week's episode is called "Boring". Its all about being bored at home. I like this episode because despite what the lads think, its anything but boring around them. We have a demon called " Ftumch", an arab terrorist, the 3 bears, sadistic cops and the Monoply game from hell. And to top it off there's music from Madness.
Personally I plan on catching this on Sunday and tuning into C-span for the night. Course like any sane person I'll have the volume down and Air America on the internet.
~ Mr. Hawk
Kerry/Edwards
At stake is our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor
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Bush Almighty!
A neat Bushflash animation by Eric Blumrich & the Happytones:
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Man Apologizes for Supporting Bush
Tim Basker, a 38 year old electrician, apologized today to his family, friends, and coworkers for having supported Bush since before the 2000 election and for having been a "real dick about it."
Basker, who lives in Madison, Wisconsin, said, "I was brainwashed by my ex girlfriend and the people at her church. I broke up with her at breakfast, but I think she's in denial because she wouldn't take back her George W. Bush Elite Force Aviator action figure."
His ex girlfriend, Amy McHawthorn, said, "He didn't really break up with me and I know at least he still likes Cheney because he told me to go f**k myself."
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'Talking Points'
Hi,
I'm "Bowler," an independent Musician, and I am very passionate about seeing that Bush is not reelected. To this end I have written a song that has been very well received entitled "Talking Points", which takes aim at Mr. Bush as well as the Fox News channel. I sincerely believe that this song could be a tool in helping the twenty-somethings like myself get out to vote.
Could you take 3 minutes of your time and listen to this song?
A direct link to the song can be found here and a small website with more info about the song and myself can be found here
-Bowler-
The Wall Street Poet
It's The Man, Not The Plan
As the failures of our Iraq intervention become more and more apparent, the Bush Administration is backing away from many of its original policies and proclivities. It is seeking support from countries it once disdained and attempting to internationalize a mess it created unilaterally. It is adopting approaches long advocated by John Kerry.
With the stated objectives of Bush and Kerry now so similar, what choice does that leave American voters on the Iraq issue? The choice is this: IT'S THE MAN, NOT THE PLAN.
Bush canšt international this situation because he has lost the confidence of the world and is distrusted abroad. In the context of a choice between Bush and Kerry, this fact is simply expressed with the statement: IT'S THE MAN, NOT THE PLAN.
We know who got us into Iraq. It will take more than better policies to get us out in an honorable fashion. How to achieve this goal? IT'S THE MAN, NOT THE PLAN.
John Kerry and his supporters are now being asked why he's better equipped to meet the challenges of Iraq than President Bush. The answer has to be succinct and immediately understandable. IT'S THE MAN, NOT THE PLAN.
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Keeping Track
Reader Question
More Feces/Fetus
It was in Newsweek. How could it be a hoax?
TC
T - did some 'googling', and found a couple more references (other than
Snopes) -
#1,
#2 -
so, until I see the issue of Newsweek, it's in the urban legend file.
However, also came across this:
" An indignant Fidel Castro used a live television appearance Monday night to respond to White House charges that his government encourages child prostitution.
Speaking to Florida law enforcement officials on July 16, Bush claimed the Cuban leader shamelessly promotes sex tourism.
"The dictator welcomes sex tourism. Here's how he bragged about the industry," said Bush. "This is his quote - 'Cuba has the cleanest and most educated prostitutes in the world' and 'sex tourism is a vital source of hard currency.'"
Three days after Bush's remarks, the Los Angeles Times reported that the White House found the comments in a Dartmouth undergraduate paper posted on the Internet and lifted them out of context. "It shows they didn't read much of the article," commented Charlie Trumbull, the author. "
Castro
Here the Chimp lies outright, and does a bit of plagiarizing to boot - but it doesn't seem to be a big story.
The comments regarding Castro were made on July 16th, on a trip to Florida - the same trip where he supposedly made the 'feces/fetus' comments on July 17th.
Funny that confusing words is the more serious offense.
Selected Readings
from that Mad Cat, JD
In The Chaos Household
Last Night
Off-shore breezes kept the day mild.
Running late.
Director Wes Craven, left, actors Richard Schiff, center, and Alfre Woodard, pose for a photo before entering a party early Wednesday morning, July 28, 2004, at the Via Matta restaurant in Boston.
Photo by Lisa Poole
The Information One-Stop
Moose & Squirrel
Bare-Bones Coverage Draws Lower Ratings
Democratic National Convention
Fewer Americans are tuning into the Democratic National Convention than did four years ago as the major broadcast networks treat the event as hardly worth watching, according to ratings issued on Wednesday.
But gavel-to-gavel coverage offered by CNN, the Fox News Channel and MSNBC is drawing bigger audiences than in 2000, a sign that broadcasters are losing politically minded viewers to the cable news outlets.
Critics say that's no surprise given that ABC, CBS and NBC are limiting coverage of the Democratic and Republican conventions to just one hour a night for three nights -- and skipping one evening of the event altogether.
For the pandering rest, Democratic National Convention
Leaving NPR for XM Satellite Radio
Bob Edwards
Bob Edwards, who recently was removed as host of National Public Radio's "Morning Edition" after nearly a quarter-century, is leaving the network to start a new morning show for distribution on satellite radio.
Edwards' new program will be distributed through the XM Satellite Radio system, a fee-based, commercial-free digital provider, NPR reported Wednesday.
Bob Edwards
Crawford Peace House
'Fahrenheit 9/11'
Hundreds of people descended on this one-stoplight town a few miles from resident Bush's ranch Wednesday night - half to show their support and the other half to see a documentary criticizing his administration.
The film was shown at the Crawford Peace House, an interfaith gathering place that often serves as a catalyst for peace protests at Bush's nearby ranch.
Peace House members tried to bring the film to town when it seemed that "Fahrenheit 9/11" would not be shown in Waco, the largest city near Crawford. One Waco theater started showing it last week, nearly a month after its nationwide release.
'Fahrenheit 9/11'
Comedian Bob Newhart sits with a bronze likeness of Dr. Bob Hartley, the character he played in the 1972-78 sitcom 'The Bob Newhart Show,' at the unveiling of the statue Tuesday, July 27, 2004, in Chicago. The show was set in Chicago and the statue will sit temporarily at the Michigan Ave. address where Hartley supposedly worked before being moved to Navy Pier later in the year.
Photo by M. Spencer Green
Democratic Delegate
Art Alexakis
With his shaggy blond hair and spider-web tattoos that coursed down his arms, Everclear lead singer Art Alexakis stood out at the 1996 Republican National Convention in San Diego, interviewing delegates as a reporter for MTV.
Alexakis has since traded his shag for a spikier hairdo, but he remains a political convention standout - this time as a Democratic delegate from Oregon.
His MTV duties long behind him, Alexakis now is being trailed by a camera crew for VH1, and has interviews booked with network reporters intrigued by his efforts to whet an appetite for politics among young people.
For the rest, Art Alexakis
Poker Event Won't Be on National TV
Deadwood, S.D.
Poker players still will ply their trade in Deadwood in October, but it won't be on national television, promoters said.
Last week, Bill Walsh, owner of the Franklin Hotel on Deadwood's Main Street, said ESPN had confirmed that the northern Black Hills gambling town would be a backdrop for two days of videotaping the "World Series of Poker."
But ESPN says a telecast never was planned. Ashley Smith of ESPN's marketing department said the Deadwood people "got overzealous (and) there was a misunderstanding on what we are doing."
Walsh said a telecast had been planned but now acknowledges that after a week of phone calls, the poker games will not be on TV.
For more, Deadwood, S.D.
Helped Allergic Bee-Sting Victim
Dustin & Lisa Hoffman
Dustin Hoffman's real-life heroics occurred two weeks ago when a woman walking on the beach with friends was stung by a bee near Hoffman's home in Malibu.
Lydia Graham began having an allergic reaction and a friend rushed to get help from the beach patrol and people nearby.
Hoffman and his wife, Lisa, were on deck chairs outside their home when they heard what happened. Hoffman's wife, who is also allergic to bee stings, retrieved an emergency injection kit from their home and the two rushed to the woozy Graham's aid.
Dustin & Lisa Hoffman
In The Kitchen With BartCop & Friends
To End Tour in Rome
Simon and Garfunkel
Folk-rock troubadours Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel will end their "Old Friends" reunion tour with a free concert in front of Rome's historic Colosseum on Saturday, the duo's publicist said on Wednesday.
The concert, which will also include the harmony singing Everly Brothers, will mark Simon & Garfunkel's first appearance together in Italy.
Simon and Garfunkel
What is said to be the world's largest bottle of wine is toasted at Beringer Vineyards after it was unveiled at the winery in St. Helena, Calif., Wednesday July 28, 2004. The four-and-a half-foot-high bottle, filled with 2001 Beringer Private Reserve Cabernet Sauvignon, was produced to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Morton's, a steak restaurant. The bottle, which was produced in the Czech Republic, has been named 'Maximus.' The bottle holds the equivalent of 14.4 cases of wine. Officials of the Guinness Book of Recordswere on hand to certify the event.
Photo by Eric Risberg
British Fans Put Up Plaque
Bob Hope
In this case, Bob Hope might have said, "No thanks for the memories." British fans have put up a plaque in a Bristol park where the comedian played as a child - and where he was bitten by a dog.
Hope's 82-year-old cousin, Sidney Hope of Southampton, and comedian Eddie Large unveiled the plaque Tuesday in St. George's Park. Hope lived in and around Bristol for two years, before his family emigrated from England to the United States when he was 4.
Bob Hope
Awarded IBC Honor
Ted Turner
The International Broadcasting Convention has awarded media pioneer and CNN founder Ted Turner its highest kudos, the IBC Intl. Honor for Excellence.
It's the second year in which the IBC has thrown off its techie image to center on the creation, management and delivery of entertainment content.
Ted Turner
Closing Doors on Broadway
'Little Shop'
Audrey II, that people-eating plant on Skid Row, is folding up its fronds. The Broadway revival of "Little Shop of Horrors," which now stars 'N Sync pop star Joey Fatone, will close Aug. 22 at the Virginia Theatre after a run of 372 performances, it was announced Tuesday.
Fatone plays Seymour, the mild-manned flower shop clerk in the musical, written by Howard Ashman and Alan Menken. The production, which opened on Broadway last October, was one of off-Broadway's biggest hits more than two decades ago.
'Little Shop'
www.littleshopofhorrors.com
Formerly 'The Vidiot'
Actor Charged
Anthony Anderson
An actor and an assistant director were charged Wednesday with raping an extra on the set of a movie about a rapper going through a mid-life crisis.
Actor Anthony Anderson, 33, and Wayne Witherspoon, 42, are accused of sexually assaulting the 25-year-old woman on the set of "Hustle & Flow."
The incident occurred Tuesday at the Shelby County Correctional Center on the outskirts of Memphis, where scenes for the movie were being shot.
Anderson is the comedic co-star of "Kangaroo Jack" whose other credits include "Barbershop," "Me, Myself & Irene," "Romeo Must Die" and "Exit Wounds." In "Barbershop," he portrayed a thief who is seen throughout the movie trying to get away with an automatic teller machine.
Anthony Anderson
An employee of Medecins Sans Frontieres emerges from a door of the medical relief agency in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, July 28, 2004. The Nobel prize-winning relief agency announced Wednesday it was withdrawing from Afghanistan because of the slayings of five of its staff in June, fear of fear of further attacks and its frustration with the U.S. military.
Photo by Emilio Morenatti
Returning to Court in Fleiss Case
Tom Sizemore
A Superior Court judge has ordered Tom Sizemore to appear in court Aug. 5 to set another hearing into whether he violated probation after being convicted of abusing ex-girlfriend and former Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss.
Prosecutors allege he made contact with Fleiss and tested positive for drugs, said Frank Mateljan, a spokesman for the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office.
Tom Sizemore
Alaska Volcano Showing Possible Eruption Signs
Mount Spurr
An Alaska volcano that last erupted 14 years ago, raining ash on the state's largest city, is now rumbling with earthquakes that may be a precursor to another eruption, scientists said on Wednesday.
A series of shallow temblors that began in February beneath Mount Spurr, a volcano 80 miles west of Anchorage, are now numbering 15 to 20 a day, said officials at the Alaska Volcano Observatory.
Seismologists will be looking for other possible signs of an impending eruption, such as gas or steam venting from the crater on the 11,070-foot (3,374-meter) peak, more frequent earthquakes or shallower earthquakes, which could indicate that magma was moving upward.
Mount Spurr
A series of stamps and postal cards featuring 10 different images of American Indian artwork will be issued Aug. 21, 2004, in Santa Fe, N.M., and go on sale nationwide the following Monday. The 37-cent self-adhesive stamps and 23-cent postal cards 'represent a small sampling of the diverse ways that Native Americans created objects used in their everyday lives that were also extraordinary expressions of beauty, ' said Postal Service Chief Marketing Officer and Senior Vice President Anita Bizzotto.
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1,000-Pound Hog - Legend Grows In Georgia
Hogzilla
Around these parts, they are calling it Hogzilla: a 12-foot-long wild hog recently killed on a plantation and now quickly becoming a part of local legend.
The plantation's owner claims the hog weighed 1,000 pounds and had 9-inch tusks. But few people have actually seen the hog - the only proof being a photo that shows the dead beast hanging from a rope.
Whether the hog ever actually existed or is some sort of Faulknerian myth, it has definitely been the topic of conversation in small towns across southern Georgia.
The picture is all Griffin has to back up his claims. He and Ken Holyoak, owner of the plantation, buried the beast on the property and did not want to hassle with slaughtering it since the meat of large feral hogs is typically not very good.
Hogzilla
Rare Creatures Spotted in Alaska
Blue Whales
Federal scientists have sighted a rare mammal in Alaska waters - endangered blue whales, the largest animal known to live on Earth.
The sighting by researchers on board a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration vessel means the blue whale population may be getting healthier and expanding back to traditional territories.
"We are thrilled," Dr. Jay Barlow, chief scientist on board the McArthur II for a 120-day research cruise, said Friday from Kodiak. "It's been 30 years since we had a confirmed sighting up here."
For a lot more, Blue Whales
In Memory
Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth Jr.
Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth Jr., who directed the 1958 cult movie "The Blob" and later made hundreds of films with religious and social messages, died in a car accident in Jordan. He was 78.
Yeaworth was traveling from Aqaba to Amman when his vehicle went off the road near Petra on July 19, his wife Jean Bruce Yeaworth said.
"We think he fell asleep," she said.
A resident of the Philadelphia suburb of Malvern, Yeaworth was completing a major entertainment complex in Jordan called Jordanian Experience at the Aqaba Gateway, which was set to open next month. His family called the complex a Disney World-style theme park of Jordanian history.
He often struggled with his legacy as director of the camp sci-fi classic, much of which was filmed in his Chester County backyard.
"He was not very proud of it," his wife said.
He produced more than 400 education, entertainment and motivational films, including theatrical features released by Warner Bros. and Universal Pictures. His first network series, "Song Time," debuted on ABC in 1949.
Irvin Shortess "Shorty" Yeaworth Jr.
A baby koala clings to the back of its mother at Koala Park in Sydney, Australia, Tuesday, July 27, 2004. Animal activists urged the government Wednesday, July 28, 2004 to make koala protection an election issue, as they presented evidence that urban sprawl is driving the much-loved marsupial toward extinction. The Australian Koala Foundation delivered a dossier of evidence to government scientists to support its prediction that koalas will disappear from the populous eastern seaboard within 15 years if the eucalyptus trees whose leaves they eat continue to be cleared to make way for new homes and farmland
Photo by Mark Baker
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