Haven't been here for a while. There's been nothing worth sharing.
Until this:
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/journalism_under_fire.php
Read it.
Gods bless Bill Moyers.
Friday, September 17
Sunday, September 5
Zell wiggin'
Posted by another Concerned Reader (Judas Priest do I love the Internet or what?):
<< Wanna see something funny?
Something "Zell Miller" funny?
Something that Rip Taylor would take one look at, and shriek, "That's FUNNY!!"?
From the Congressional archival website http://miller.senate.gov/speeches/030101jjdinner.htm:
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Introduction of Senator John Kerry
Democratic Party of Georgia's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Zell Miller
-- March 1, 2001
"It is good to be back in Georgia and to be with you. I have been coming to these dinners since the 1950s, and have missed very few.
"I'm proud to be Georgia's junior senator and I'm honored to serve with Max Cleland, who is as loved and respected as anyone in that body. One of our very highest priorities must be to make sure this man is re-elected in 2002 so he can continue to serve this state and nation.
"I continue to be impressed with all that Governor Barnes and Lieutenant Governor Taylor and the Speaker and the General Assembly are getting done over at the Gold Dome. Georgia is fortunate to have this kind of leadership.
"My job tonight is an easy one: to present to you one of this nation's authentic heroes, one of this party's best-known and greatest leaders -- and a good friend.
"He was once a lieutenant governor -- but he didn't stay in that office 16 years, like someone else I know. It just took two years before the people of Massachusetts moved him into the United States Senate in 1984.
"In his 16 years in the Senate, John Kerry has fought against government waste and worked hard to bring some accountability to Washington.
"Early in his Senate career in 1986, John signed on to the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Deficit Reduction Bill, and he fought for balanced budgets before it was considered politically correct for Democrats to do so.
"John has worked to strengthen our military, reform public education, boost the economy and protect the environment. Business Week magazine named him one of the top pro-technology legislators and made him a member of its 'Digital Dozen.'
"John was re-elected in 1990 and again in 1996 -- when he defeated popular Republican Governor William Weld in the most closely watched Senate race in the country.
"John is a graduate of Yale University and was a gunboat officer in the Navy. He received a Silver Star, Bronze Star and three awards of the Purple Heart for combat duty in Vietnam. He later co-founded the Vietnam Veterans of America.
"He is married to Teresa Heinz and they have two daughters.
"As many of you know, I have great affection -- some might say an obsession -- for my two Labrador retrievers, Gus and Woodrow. It turns out John is a fellow dog lover, too, and he better be. His German Shepherd, Kim, is about to have puppies. And I just want him to know...Gus and Woodrow had nothing to do with that.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Senator John Kerry."
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LOVED the part about Max Cleland...
# posted by Leto II : 1:07:17 AM>>
Leto, I may someday have to bear your children . . .
<< Wanna see something funny?
Something "Zell Miller" funny?
Something that Rip Taylor would take one look at, and shriek, "That's FUNNY!!"?
From the Congressional archival website http://miller.senate.gov/speeches/030101jjdinner.htm:
=======
Introduction of Senator John Kerry
Democratic Party of Georgia's Jefferson-Jackson Dinner
Zell Miller
-- March 1, 2001
"It is good to be back in Georgia and to be with you. I have been coming to these dinners since the 1950s, and have missed very few.
"I'm proud to be Georgia's junior senator and I'm honored to serve with Max Cleland, who is as loved and respected as anyone in that body. One of our very highest priorities must be to make sure this man is re-elected in 2002 so he can continue to serve this state and nation.
"I continue to be impressed with all that Governor Barnes and Lieutenant Governor Taylor and the Speaker and the General Assembly are getting done over at the Gold Dome. Georgia is fortunate to have this kind of leadership.
"My job tonight is an easy one: to present to you one of this nation's authentic heroes, one of this party's best-known and greatest leaders -- and a good friend.
"He was once a lieutenant governor -- but he didn't stay in that office 16 years, like someone else I know. It just took two years before the people of Massachusetts moved him into the United States Senate in 1984.
"In his 16 years in the Senate, John Kerry has fought against government waste and worked hard to bring some accountability to Washington.
"Early in his Senate career in 1986, John signed on to the Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Deficit Reduction Bill, and he fought for balanced budgets before it was considered politically correct for Democrats to do so.
"John has worked to strengthen our military, reform public education, boost the economy and protect the environment. Business Week magazine named him one of the top pro-technology legislators and made him a member of its 'Digital Dozen.'
"John was re-elected in 1990 and again in 1996 -- when he defeated popular Republican Governor William Weld in the most closely watched Senate race in the country.
"John is a graduate of Yale University and was a gunboat officer in the Navy. He received a Silver Star, Bronze Star and three awards of the Purple Heart for combat duty in Vietnam. He later co-founded the Vietnam Veterans of America.
"He is married to Teresa Heinz and they have two daughters.
"As many of you know, I have great affection -- some might say an obsession -- for my two Labrador retrievers, Gus and Woodrow. It turns out John is a fellow dog lover, too, and he better be. His German Shepherd, Kim, is about to have puppies. And I just want him to know...Gus and Woodrow had nothing to do with that.
"Ladies and Gentlemen, please welcome Senator John Kerry."
=======
LOVED the part about Max Cleland...
# posted by Leto II : 1:07:17 AM>>
Leto, I may someday have to bear your children . . .
Saturday, September 4
Bushittery
A point from another Concerned Reader (hey, Hawkie, welcome back) that bears public comment.
People need to quit talking about how stupid Bush is.
Because it's a pose. It's a tool he uses to work the country. Like that fake-ass good ol' boy Texas accent. Think he talked that way when he was at Yale?
He PRETENDS to be stupid.
Calling him stupid gives him entirely too much credit. It's an excuse we offer him, because he comes across on TV as a regular guy. We want to believe he just doesn't understand how much damage he is doing to our country. We want to believe his administration does rotten shit because he's too stupid to stop Cheney and Rumsfeld.
Guess again.
People need to quit talking about how stupid Bush is.
Because it's a pose. It's a tool he uses to work the country. Like that fake-ass good ol' boy Texas accent. Think he talked that way when he was at Yale?
He PRETENDS to be stupid.
Calling him stupid gives him entirely too much credit. It's an excuse we offer him, because he comes across on TV as a regular guy. We want to believe he just doesn't understand how much damage he is doing to our country. We want to believe his administration does rotten shit because he's too stupid to stop Cheney and Rumsfeld.
Guess again.
Friday, September 3
RNC
Three thoughts on the Nuremburg Ra -- uh, the Republican National Convention:
1.) Anyone who tells you "things are simple" is trying to sell you something.
2.) When people start talking about good and evil, keep one hand on your wallet.
3.) Zell Miller is batshit insane.
That's all.
1.) Anyone who tells you "things are simple" is trying to sell you something.
2.) When people start talking about good and evil, keep one hand on your wallet.
3.) Zell Miller is batshit insane.
That's all.
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