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Here's my thing
Tuesday September 11, 2007
Monday September 10, 2007
MoveOn.org placed a full page ad in the New York Times that calls a serving four star general with over 35 years of honorable service to his country, a traitor. Not one Democrat denounces the ad.
A Democratic Senator speaking on assurance of confidentiality says that the Dems won't call Petraeus a liar outright, they'll let other groups do it for them. No Democrats refute the statement.
Prior to his speech, without any knowledge of the contents, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, Dick Durban and other ranking Democrats state that General Petraeus cannot be trusted to give a fair and impartial report. Democrats refer to the report as the "Bush Report." Note: Petraeus was approved by a unanimous vote of Congress.
Cindy Sheehan and her Code Pink comrades disrupt General Petraeus' report to Congress with shouting and signs and childish behavior not acceptable at any gathering of adults.
Vandals deface the Vietnam Veterans Memorial by spraying a black oily substance on it that may have permanently damaged the Memorial.
Presidential candidate Dennis Kucinich goes on TV in Syria and blasts President Bush, calling the Iraq war a "war of lies" all while sucking up to the Syrian leader Bashar al-Asad, calling him "His Excellency." Syria has been listed as a state sponsor of terrorism since 1979. And numerous reports have Syria aiding terror attacks in Iraq on US forces.
Brian DePalma's new film is released, instantly earning him awards at film festivals overseas, for his portrayal of a hideous rape of a young Iraqi girl during the war by American soldiers. The soldiers are currently in prison with life sentences. DePalma states that the purpose of making this movie is to force the US out of the Iraq war.
Rosie O'Donnell states on The View that US troops have killed 650 thousand Iraqis. Tim Robbins states on Real Time that US troops have killed 400 thousand Iraqi civilians. Neither ridiculously inaccurate statement is challenged by the respective highly intelligent moderators of the shows. Mos Def, again on Real Time states that he does not even believe that Bin Laden had anything to do with 9/11.
I keep seeing bumper stickers that say that dissent is essential to democracy. Okay, but shouldn't that be intelligent dissent? Liberals sate their irrational hatred of George Bush by bashing American soldiers? Engaging in infantile displays of protest?
Many say that these voices are not the mainstream of the Democratic Party. I say, show me the mainstream. Where is the outrage over these despicable displays? Just like the supposedly mainstream, peace loving Muslims who refuse to speak out again Islamic terrorism, what conclusions should we draw from your silence?
"Now it’s our party. We bought it, we own it . . ." from Eli Pariser, campaign director for MoveOn.org, speaking about the Democratic Party.
Well?
Update:
Congressman Kucinich is the sole dissenting vote on a bill that would establish Sept 11 as a day of remembrance for the victims of the World Trade Center and Pentagon attacks as well as soldiers who have lost their lives in Iraq and Afghanistan. nice
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Sunday September 9, 2007
That rumbling you heard in the distance was the thousands of Buc fans clapping their hands to their foreheads going "not again!" as Cadillac Williams then Jeff Garcia went down with injuries today. Garcia came back but we get to start another season with a "no touchdown" loss. The papers will start with their Fire Gruden columns tomorrow.
in re: Sunday Night Football
Faith f**kin' Hill ROCKS! Don't see enough of that beautiful woman on TV. And they tweaked "I hate myself for lovin' you", my fav Joan Jett song for the opening. Nice. The pre-game show was. . . uhhh . . . uneven. Less stupid segments trying to seem clever and more sports. And a reminder why Olby was so enjoyable before he became a blowhard liberal pundit. sigh
Congrats to Dario Franchitti for winning the race and the IndyCar Championship. Welcome to NASCAR, Dario. Though I don't know how long his well documented tendancy to lose focus during a less than successful campaign will be tolerated. Nice way for Danica to end her season -- spun in the pits. unbelievable
Roger Federer -- is this guy a tennis machine or what? His picture should be in the dictionary next to the word domination. Best ever, without question. Oh and the good sportsmanship award goes to the Williams sisters. "Oh, I was sick" and "Guess I'm not completely in shape" and blah, blah, blah. Hey girls, try and show some class will ya? You got beat, and not for the first time by Henin, maybe she just has your number. You know, some players actually try their hardest every time. Totally new concept.
Congrats to Josh Beckett for win number 18. Keeps the Jankees down by 5 1/2 games. Got the Rays in town for another series with the local boys on a bit of a surge. Hate to root against the home team, but I need the Sox to stay way out in front for comforts sake.
Oh, and I think I got clobbered in the office football pool, too. sigh
Update:
Can we say Britney's career is over now? That was the lamest performance I've ever seen. It looked like bad karaoke. She looked stoned and awkward and didn't even seem to know the words to her own song. And made no effort to look like she wasn't lip-syncing. For someone who was so desperately trying to get this coveted spot on the show, to rejuvenate her career, she looked totally un-enthusiastic and unprepared.
She has hit rock bottom here. Kinda sad.
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Ah, Sunday in September. When a young (ahem) man's thoughts turn to football. Finally.
Here in Tampa, we look forward with anguished anticipation to the Bucs opener to see if Chucky can right the ship. He's on the hot seat, and deservedly so, with disappointing seasons after the Super Bowl victory. Perhaps with the addition of Jeff Garcia, Gruden's finally got the quarterback he's always wanted -- a Steve Young clone who can throw accurately on the run and make improvised plays when necessary, despite what Terrell Owens says about him. Which brings me to:
Blaspheme #1: TO's supposedly gallant play in Super Bowl XXXIX after he broke his leg -- am I the only one who saw that no one was covering him because he was just jogging up the sidelines on every play? The Pats never took him seriously until after he caught a couple of passes. TO made most of his yardage on a couple of bombs that McNabb threw at him when he was wide open. No where near the showstopping performance that it is referred to now. BTW, didn't TO have his most productive years when Garcia was his QB? Hmmm.
Blaspheme #2: The Colts dismantle the Pats to win last year's playoff -- didn't the Pats have them down 21 - 3 at one point? The Pats were gassed after playing their guts out to defeat the best team in football, the Chargers, the week before. And yet they were stomping the Colts until they hit the wall. And still, if those two receivers hadn't dropped ridiculously easy passes, the Patriots would have beaten the Colts once again. Indy got lucky and caught the better team on a bad day. I'll take the Pats over Indy any time.
Blaspheme #3: Tony Dungy as one of the greatest coaches ever -- look, I like Tony as much as anyone. And I will always be thankful for him rescuing the Bucs from the laughingstock bin of sports history. But I will also remember that he took a defensive juggernaut to the playoffs three years in a row, and got us humiliated in the first round each time. Even Warren Sapp said the team should have been disbanded after losing that one year. And after taking over the best offense in the league, Indy's, it took what, six years, to luck into a Super Bowl birth against the weakest team to ever get there, the Bears. I'm happy he got a ring, and feel for his pain with the personal tragedy in his life, but one of the best coaches of all time, nope. Sorry.
Hmmm, when I started this I thought I had more to get in trouble over. Well, if I can remember the rest (I'm a tad hungover), I'll add it on later.
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Thursday September 6, 2007
Or is it timbre?
Did you catch any of the debate last night? Yeah, I know -- groan. But the highlight for me was my boy Huck layin' the smackdown on Ron Paul over the war!
I'm not going to rehash the whole incident, but let me say this about that: how does Paul get re-elected to that seat from Texas again and again? Texas!? How do they put up with this nutbag?! The only way this guy could seem more insane would be if he was foaming at the mouth, ripping his hair out in clumps and tugging on the collar of his shirt as if it was choking him!
Seriously! How can anyone view this man as president? Can you really see him standing behind that lecturn with the presidential seal on it? The image gives me the shakes. Or travelling overseas to meet with leaders of foreign countries? Talk about lack of gravitas or timber or timbre. That shrieking, nasally voice . . . could he sound less presidential?
Here's my solution -- next debate, have Ron Paul situated between John McCain and Duncan Hunter. Then feed him some questions about the military and the war that will send him into one of his patented rants. I give it about 30 seconds and those two military vets will drag him off stage and throw him a beating. End of story.
Along those lines, we should pat Sam Brownback and Tom Tancredo on the back and send them on their way. Neither looks or sounds presidential. I'd suggest the same thing for Duncan Hunter, but he scares me. The way he leans on that podium sideways, eyebrow arched, that glint in his eye, he reminds me of the quintessential mobster from the old movies.
Yeah, I'll let Duncan hang around as long as he likes.
Meanwhile, I'll just slide off quietly this way . . .
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