All the news is old again

Todays headlines reveal new documents in JFK's assassination, mention Marilyn Monroe (as posed by dear Lindsy Lohan), as well as newly discovered photos of Abe Lincoln's second inauguration.

Happy President's day.


A conspiracy theorists wet dream. If this isn't proof of 'agenda setting' in the media, I don't know what is.

If you're reading this post I'd like to hear from you. You never call me anymore.

Character Actor for President

Fred Thompson is an actor. He "makes believe" for a living. To have someone that can pretend that the country, world, and all is on course is exactly what the republicans will need to get another four years. Hail to the chief!

"It's not about targeting certain races..."

Carl Mumower, Asheville's most conservative council member, and Republican Action Club of Buncombe County supporter, recently contributed to the posting of two billboards on Swannanoa River Road and Patton Avenue.




In the Asheville Citizen Times (ACT) article Mumpower and Kathie Lack, club president, make statements about their efforts, motivations, and the issue of race.

“We’ve got this group of people who are all hot to do something, and we were all very upset about the illegal immigration situation,” said Lack. The ACT also claims that Lack proclaimed the "billboards aren’t about targeting certain races," and Mumpower is quoted “This is an anti-illegal immigration effort, not an anti-Latino effort,” he said. “There is a difference in resisting races versus resisting lawbreakers. This is about enforcing our laws within our borders.”

I think the image on the billboard speaks for itself... there is a Mexican flag over and upsidedown American flag. That's a pretty specific target.

Checking the Action Club of Buncombe County's mission statement will show that after recruiting more foot soliders, their next primary goal is to make sure no government policy deviates from their narrow world view and value system.

They also describe the meetings as ideal for those who want, "a place to channel [their] anger and frustration into action, this is the place to be. All patriots are welcome." (If you're interested this happens at Ryans on Patton Ave, the third Thursday of each month at 6:30.)


Now, I know North Carolina doesn't have laws against hate crimes, so it might be difficult for some around Asheville to tell when the line of hate speech has been crossed. I would think that Mumpower, being a politican, would at least show some restraint in his contempt for those of varying ethnicities and socio-economic status.

Any organization of vigilanties patrolling our streets (and boarders) is just a 21st century version of the lynch mob. Specifically asking for its members to bring "anger and frustration" as they plan their actions is a recipe for danger.

The following article is copied in whole from

http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/06/15/1410253

Lawyers Fault US Military For Failing to Report Suicides
Meanwhile, lawyers for the detainees who committed suicide have criticized the U.S. military for taking nearly three days to inform them of their clients’ deaths. The military initially claimed none of the men had legal representation but later realized their mistake. The news comes as the Pentagon has rejected calls from Amnesty International for an independent inquiry into the suicides.

Amidst the latest controversy, President Bush addressed Guantanamo at a press conference yesterday at the White House.

• President Bush: "I'd like to close Guantanamo, but I also recognise that we're holding some people that are darn dangerous, and that we better have a plan to deal with them in our courts. And the best way to handle -- in my judgement, handle these types of people is through our military courts. And that's why we're waiting on the Supreme Court to make a decision. Part of closing Guantanamo is to send some folks back home, like we've been doing. And the State Department is in the process of encouraging countries to take the folks back. Of course, sometimes we get criticised for sending some people out of Guantanamo back to their home country because of the nature of the home country. It's a little bit of a Catch-22.”

end.


My question.

If you find yurself in the midst of a Catch-22, ain't cha dun fuked up somewhere's?

What is left of this shell should be mounted on the hedges of the apocolypse

I had considered putting one of those images of Prophet You Know Who but i ain't lookin' fo no jiiihad.

Who Has the Chemical Weapons Now?

White Phosphorus. Evil stuff. The smokey rain of this chemical will melt your skin to the bone. The pentagon has recently admitted that they used this illegal chemical weapon (banned by the Convention on Chemical Weapons back in '8o) in their attack on Fallujah in November 2004.

I think we can all still remember the lie(s) we were told as to why we were going into Iraq... chemical weapons were on the board (along with mushroom clouds and freedom for the Iraqi people). "Saddam used chemical weapons against his own people," we were told. I guess it's wrong for him to do it, but okay if we do. But, we're beyond irony here. This type of activity is par for the couse for this administration.

Estimates for the number of civilian casualities are somewhere in the neighborhood of 1,600, of course it's difficult to confirm this since the US military doesn't keep tabs on those sort of things (besides, that would mean differentiating between insurgents and civilians). We kicked Fallujah's ass and that's all that matters.

Fuck yeah.

LOST episode on 11/16 was scrambled by network

It is my contention that ABC scrambled their broadcast of tonights episode (11/16/05) of the program "LOST."

I tried to tape tonights episode on a brand new, just opened VHS tape on a Zenith VCR that isn't yet a year old. About nine minutes into the program, just after the first commercial break, the picture goes out, yet the sound is still crystal clear.

The motivation for this act may be the recent selling of episodes through Apple, where cuntsumers are forced to purcase episodes that are aired for free over publiclly owned airwaves for $2 a piece.

I believe these actions are illegal and that the network and its parent corporation should be sued and have their license revoked. If the FCC does not investigate this act I won't be surprised, but will merely see it as confirmation of my suspisions.

I'm Back Online

Sorry about the wait on some new posts folks....