Category: words mean things (Page 69 of 223)

Another great link stolen from lies.com:

Bush’s Big Lie

Quick summary: Bush said he was invading because he “knew” there were massive weapons in Iraq threatening the U.S. and the world. Nothing was said about “liberating” Iraq, and in fact Bush expressly rejected “nation-building” in the 2000 campaign. If the weapons were destroyed or moved before the war, as the administration now alleges, why invade if the threat was gone? What proof is there that the weapons were destroyed?

I know I keep harping on this. But the only defense against The Big Lie is reminding ourselves, over and over, that it is one.

UPDATE: More of my ramblings on this subject on lies.com.

Jon Stewart on Bill Bennett

“He does make upwards of $50,000 a speech. But he requires his fee to be paid to him in quarters poured into his hands while a siren goes off.”

They cut down some branches of a flowering tree at the edge of my parking lot today, and since the light was so diffuse I went out to take some pictures before they hauled the branches away. (Click for full image) I thought with all the internet unpleasantness today, this would be a good antidote.

Nothing like a good constructive debate on the whole Dixie Chicks issue. Enjoy.

UPDATE: There’s this and this and especially this. (and now this!)

Grease is the way we are feeling

Profoundly disturbing “American Idol” tonight, for many reasons.

-the Bee Gees theme
-Robin Gibb’s blue glasses
-Josh’s mug stuck in the camera’s face – repeatedly
-Clay’s (*shudder*) hip movements
-Any and all praise of Josh “Lance Corporal Asshat” Gracin (nickname courtesy of Haidi)

Despite this, Rooooo-ben was great as usual. I’m worried that Kimberley Locke will be kicked off, despite mopping the floor with Josh’s flattop every week. We’ll see.

My current favorite album

Iris Dement, “The Way I Should”

Every song is a gem. Check it out. Seriously.

Another one

Anger. I could have written this. I wish I had.
(published on my new favorite web site, Warblogging.com, and by way of lies.com)

The Coalition of the Shilling

“Tired of killing Muslims, we are now trying to teach their survivors some democracy.”

Great, chilling stuff by Sam Smith for the Progressive Review about the anti-democratic climate in this country. Scary but true.

My favorite quote:

“Every ten years or so, the United States needs to pick up some small crappy little country and throw it against the wall, just to show the world we mean business.”

-Michael Ledeen, holder of the Freedom Chair at the American Enterprise Institute

With all the talk about e-mail spam, real-world spam is still very much with us. And I’m not just talking about the credit card applications (“Zero Percent Interest for the FIRST 15 DAYS!”) and such, but the strange stuff, where you think, “How and why did I get this?”

In today’s mail, I got an extensive catalog from Northern Tool & Equipment Co., including such necessities as traffic cones, backhoes, dog beds, and golf carts. What were they thinking?

What interesting/odd spam snail mail have you received?

I just thought of this

Michael Jackson makes his children wear veils when in public, because he’s afraid of kidnappers recognizing them. But can’t the kidnappers just go, “Grab the ones wearing the veils!”