"No matter how paranoid or conspiracy-minded you are, what the government is actually doing is worse than you imagine." - - - William Blum

September 21, 2007

Bits and Pieces for the Week of September 16 - 22

How aggravating when a headline reads... Mattel apologizes to China over recalls. Jeez, don't you think millions of American kids and their parents deserve an apology in a headline. (7 of 6)

With the blood of over 1 Million dead Iraqis on their hands, Bush/Cheney/Rumsfeld/et al. can now be considered a member of the same club to which these humans once belonged. (Mike)

Cholera has spread from northern Iraq to Baghdad now. Hello, MSM, people are sick, dying, homeless, have no potable water to drink or proper sanitation... hello? (7 of 6)

Can't imagine a perfume by Courtney Love selling well? (7 of 6)

The House Ethics Committee announced an investigation Wednesday of (D)Rep. Bob Filner's run-in with a baggage worker... Filner is in his eighth term and chairs the Veterans Affairs Committee. But are there any Ethics investigations of airport restroom cruising, toe-tapping (R)Sen. Craig or diaper wearing, prostitute visiting (R)Sen. Vitter? No, they were greeted with honor upon return. (7 of 6)

Not only is the Republican Party coming apart at the seams, but the fundamentalist evangelicals are starting to wake up. (Mike)

I used to read Paul Krugman all the time until the NY Times put him into their online subscription-only access (TimesSelect) a couple of years ago. Financial considerations have inspired them to free-up all their content starting tomorrow (Wed). (Mike)

This is fun. Watch this short piece about 10/17/07 and then create your own message. (Mike)

Mitt Romney improves ability to look stupid. (Mike)

Novel medical procedure: Woman gets gall bladder removed through vagina. No scars, no pain, no problem. (Mike)

The ACLU, never one to back down from a fight, claims that the sting operation which trapped Senator Craig is a violation of civil liberties. Just because Craig is an immoral hypocrite in his personal dealings doesn't mean that he doesn't get the same rights as the rest of us. Kudos to the ACLU for being non-partisan and consistent. (Mike)

Iraq's Prime Minister, Nuri al-Maliki doesn't have any friends. The parliament bloc loyal to influential cleric Muqtada al- Sadr walked out of Iraq's ruling Shiite coalition Saturday... Truly bad news for a stable Iraqi government and to bu$h. (7 of 6)

Wow, this is huge! "Gen. Wes Clark Endorses Hillary Clinton" Can you say cabinet post, Wes? (7 of 6)

1 comment:

--mf said...

Thank you, Mike!

We've GOT to start SOMEWHERE, and that is all we want to get out there at this point.

It starts with ONE DAY.

All of us at SHUT IT DOWN October 17th, 2007, thank you.

--Monkeyfister