So Operation Sidewinder is underway to root out the small pockets of resistance that have emerged from time to time to fire on coalition forces. After coalition forces started taking casualties at the rate of a few a day due to hit and run tactics, the military set out on a campaign to erase the last remnants of Saddam loyalists from the face of the earth.
I'm glad they undertook this operation. If things continued at the rate they were the situation had the potential to develop into a quagmire the left has been longing for. I'm even gladder we're taking it to these assholes for the safety of the men involved. I know a few people who fought in the first Gulf War and they have said that they feel bad for the troops on patrol duty because when they were on duty a group of twenty or so Iraqis would walk by, all armed with assault rifles. For the most part they were not hostile, but you never knew when one was going to turn and start emptying rounds at you from the middle of a crowd of civilians.
Our boys need to be securing the peace and providing stability during the reconstruction process, not worrying about fuckholes causing deaths and injuries with these hit and run tactics.
Venomous Kate has a great link to before and after war pictures of Baghdad Bob, otherwise known as "Comical Ali."
I suppose having the greatest military ever raining pure hell on your doorstep and having to openly deny it every day to the world press who knows you're a joke for a couple weeks sure causes some stress-induced ageing.
Anyone who has known me for sometime knows my endless hatred for idiotarian college professors and their so-far-to-the-left-they're-about-to-fall-off-the-cliff antics. I deal with them almost daily and I'm forced into the hell of having to put up with their "open minded" smugness just to get an education.
Not all college professors are like this, I'm sure, just the majority I've dealt with.
In any event, a news story comes to us from the Telegraph via Drudge about a college professor at Oxford who denied admission to a PhD student based solely on the student's nationality; Israeli.
The professor, Andrew Wilkie, said he could not admit Amit Duvshani because of his Israeli nationhood and the "gross human rights abuses" Israelis have inflicted among Palestinians.
"Liberal" Arts is right.
Amit wrote a letter to Prof. Wilkie requesting admission to his lab to finish his schooling. Wilkie responded via e-mail, writing, "Thank you for contacting me, but I don't think this would work. I have a huge problem with the way that the Israelis take the moral high ground from their appalling treatment in the Holocaust, and then inflict gross human rights abuses on the Palestinians because they [the Palestinians] wish to live in their own country.
"I am sure that you are perfectly nice at a personal level, but no way would I take on somebody who had served in the Israeli army. As you may be aware, I am not the only UK scientist with these views but I'm sure you will find another lab if you look around."
Isn't this the kind of shit you'd expect an "enlightened" college professor to stamp out rather than engage in?
This is pure racism and bigotry committed by a teacher at one of the most highly revered learning institutions in the world. The politics that motivate many professors is sickening when you think about what's actually in their job description.
I've bumped into a situation that for once I don't know how to deal with. A new guy started at work and he's an oversized Russian we call Boris. Since he's started all he does is bitch about America and how terrible this country is. I'm tired of it and I need to take a Clue-by-Four™ to his fat head.
But I can't.
We work for seperate companies contracted out to work for another company in their facility. Getting this moron pissed enough to bitch to the upper brass could spell trouble. But I can't let this shit slide.
So, I need a way to set this bastard straight without raising a fuss.
Any suggestions?
My whole family are democrats. This is because when my ancestors immigrated to America from Scotland it was the early 1920's and the Depression hit them hard as mid-western farmers. FDR was the one who got them the relief they needed and therefore my family became democrats from then on.
I became a conservative because I went through the phase most people go through when I was completely uninterested in politics without liberal brainwashing. A few years ago I got the job I have now and a friend I met brought me the articles of Jonah Goldberg, Ann Coulter, Larry Miller, David Limbaugh, and Walter Williams everyday. At first I was uncaring towards them, but eventually I began to read them out of politeness.
Needless to say, it wasn't too long before I became a full-fledged conservative republican. And no, I wasn't brainwashed by propaganda because I've always looked at both sides of every issue since I got into politics and my beliefs remain firm.
Anyway, a relative of mine joked with me the other day about it saying, "Well, it's good you're a republican now so you'll grow out of it and become a good democrat when you're older."
I smiled and laughed and said something to the effect of, "not likely." But deep inside the comment got my blood boiling.
Could I become a democrat?
Well, if someday I decide that people have no right to the money they earn, that national defense isn't important since 9/11, ignore all the evidence that social spending is a failure and begin to endorse it, begin to believe that abortion isn't so bad, have no problem with a president lying under oath about adultery, find that Hillary Clinton isn't full of shit, began to hate successful businessmen, grow a loathing for the military who put their lives on the line everyday to defend the Constitution and the people of this great country, and start defending communism all while flying around the room like a Moonbat, then yeah, maybe.
But I wouldn't hold my breath.
This must have the environmental nuts in a real paradox. It appears as though the Amazon rainforest is quickly depleting due to people clearing areas for farmland. And what, you may ask, are the farming? Soy!
Brazil is on track to surpass the United States and become the leading soy farmer in the world. Soy sales have skyrocketed as of late as more and more people are buying soy based products instead of meat.
Your average vegan says they do it for the animals and the environment. Hmm. Now what?
The amount of rainforest being lost has jumped by 30 to 40% as of late because of farmers trying to cash in and provide the consumers with the soy they crave. So, because people want soy to protect animals, more rainforests are being lost.
I'd like to see their handy excuse for this.
As for me, I don't eat food unless it had parents.
I have been thinking lately that this upcoming presidential election is going to be fun. Watching Bush shoot Dems in a barrel will be a blast us political nuts don't get very often.
But now Dennis Miller is on board for Dubya's reelection campaign and the fight is going to be even funnier!
I saw Miller's stand up bit he did in Chicago that aired on HBO and when it comes to politics this man knows what he's talking about and let's the humor punches fly.
Here are a few outtakes:
On one former ally: "Maybe Germany didn't want to get involved in this war because it wasn't on a grand enough scale."
On weapons inspections: "Watching the U.N. in action makes you want to give Ritalin to a glacier."
On shoe bomber Richard Reid: "I'd summon the flight attendant and say, 'Look. If this guy isn't the harmonica player for the J. Geils Band, I want him off the plane NOW.'"
On bombing: "Sand and heat makes glass, and when we're done with Iraq, it'll look like Superman's Dad's apartment on Krypton."
I have just come across a site that is filled with pure comical genius. Stop by and see Susie at "a better little corner of cyberspace."
So I was cruising through Mean Mr. Mustard yesterday and came across a link for the Voluntary Human Extinction Movement.
Basically these people are trying to start a movement to get people to stop breeding so that the earth (called Gaia as a reference to the spirit of the planet) can return to all her glory.
I thought this sounded kinda retarded so I decided to give Ol' Gaia a call to get her thoughts.
*phone rings*
Gaia: Hello?
James: Hi, Gaia, this is James Finch from Illinois calling...
Gaia: Oh, hi James, how's the hunting been this year?
James: Good, I nailed an awesome buck and fairly good-sized doe, not to mention the dozen geese I bagged with the shotgun.
Gaia: Good to hear! Did you eat all the meat?
James: Actually I didn't, but what was excess I gave to Hunters for the Hungry.
Gaia: Good boy.
James: Thanks. And thanks for getting those massive deer made. It's great!
Gaia: That's what I'm here for!
James: Anyway, I was reading some stuff from a group calling themselves the Voluntary Human Extinction Movment...
Gaia: Oh Jesus...
James: And I wanted to get your thoughts.
Gaia: Well, first off, don't call me Gaia, it sounds so gay. I'm Mother Earth, let's stick to the basics, not what some peace loving, hippie blow-hards want to call me.
James: Cool beans.
Mother Nature: Ya see, I created human beings and had you evolve the way you did for a reason. The problem is that all these millions of dinosaurs died off sixty-five million years ago and became suppressed beneath my surface. They festered and slowly eroded into oil, which is nasty as hell to have beneath your skin. So I created humans to drill the shit out and put it to good use. Two birds with one stone.
James: I get it. So all these people who believe us humans are unnatural can...
Mother Nature: ...fuck off?
James: Yeah.
Mother Nature: You got it! I created humans and humans then created everything out of nature and things I also made. What's so unnatural about that?
James: So what's their problem?
Mother Nature: Oh, it's just libs. They believe they know the moral high ground and are far superior to everybody else so what they say goes, even if they have to fudge a few facts on my health report to get people to listen to their make-believe problems.
James: Makes sense.
Mother Nature: Yeah, I wish I had arms so I could reach around and tear one of these bastards’ faces off for being so insanely fucked up.
James: Damn. Isn't that a little harsh?
Mother Nature: Were you around in the sixties?
James: No. I was born in '79.
Mother Nature: Then you have no idea how bad it was. I'm still bitter at these people who want to run anarchy across the globe and destroy the oil-eating infrastructure.
James: Man, I'm sorry, babe.
Mother Nature: Just do me a favor and get the word out.
James: Actually I was going to post a transcript of this conversation at my web site.
Mother Nature: The VRWC, Inc? Hell of a site, James!
James: Thank you! I try. Well, I gotta go, thanks for talking to me Mother Nature. You're hot!
Mother Nature: Thank you very much! Oh, and call your senator and get them to drill ANWAR in Alaska; it's like a big fucking blackhead on my ass waiting to burst and it's gross as hell!
...like a retard on speed. That's the best way I can describe the Dems and the way they're acting since they lost their precious strangle-hold on power. They have degraded themselves to the point of taking their ball and going home whenever they can't bend the rules so that their minority can bat like a majority (these people all must have attended political science class at the Nelson Center for Retarded Brain Growth Peoples).
Misha has a great post on the dim-witty-Donks and this article shows clearly their whole political plan to just block everything the elected majority does (there's that schooling on the Constitution from NCRBGP).
In light of all this, plus the incident down in Texas a little while back when the whole Donk section of the the state legilature left the state to stop proceedings, I can't imagine why ordinary people in complete control of their facilities call themselves Democrats.
Especially allowing themselves to be in the same camp as a Congressman named Kennedy who said, "I don't need Bush's tax cut. I have never worked a fucking day in my life."
I must steal Loyal Citizen Victor's gig by declaring this Ann Coulter Week™. If you have not already gotten her new book, Treason: Liberal Treachery from the Cold War to the War on Terrorism, then you are a lousy agent of the VRWC and deserve to be disavowed.
That is all.
Fresh off the Washington Times comes the headline that makes my giggle:
Bush warns Iran to keep no-nukes vow
President Bush yesterday warned Iran that it had better keep its promise not to develop nuclear weapons, "and if they don't, we'll deal with that when they don't."A new report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) outlines Iran's failure to provide access for agency inspectors that the president said is unacceptable.
"Iran must comply. I mean, the free world expects Iran to comply. Just leave it at that. ... We believe they will when the free world comes together," Mr. Bush said after a White House meeting with European Union leaders.
Heh heh. Remember what happened last time the free world came together in a 40 nation unilateral coalition to tell some jackass to disarm and play by the rules? Click...click...
The United States and Europe, which were at odds over how to handle Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, yesterday agreed that Iran must be confronted over its pledge to allow more open inspections of its nuclear projects. Both agree that Iran could be using their atomic energy program as a cover to develop nuclear weapons."America and the EU agree that Iran must cooperate fully with the IAEA," Mr. Bush said. "We agree that Iran must sign and comply with an additional protocol giving the IAEA new tools to investigate clandestine nuclear weapons activities.
"Iran has pledged not to develop nuclear weapons, and the entire international community must hold that regime to its commitments," he said.
So the EU is on board this time? I guess the first time around they were happier losing the fight than admitting to the mistake. Guess this time they're not taking chances.
At an East Room press conference, Romano Prodi, president of the European Commission, said European leaders understand the threat posed by an Iran with nuclear weapons and therefore back the United States in calling on Tehran to allow IAEA inspectors free access."We push that they accept all the inspections, even ... planned inspections because we have to be sure that doesn't constitute a danger to future peace. We have to be absolutely sure," Mr. Prodi said.
Rhetoric I've heard before from Euroshitrabbits. I'm not holding my breath when it comes to the courage behind those convictions. I'm waiting to believe otherwise.
In Tehran, the defense minister accused the United States of pressuring Iran over its nuclear program to cover up for its failure to find weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, the state news agency Islamic Republic (IRNA) reported yesterday."The U.S. approach to Iran is one of threats and seeking concessions, in other words forcing Iran to accept its unlawful demands," Rear Adm. Ali Shamkhani told the agency. "The reason why the U.S. is pressuring the IAEA ... is to escape from its claims on the Iraqi weapons of mass destruction that it has not found."
Is there an echo in here? Didn't Saddam and his brutes drone on and on about how "unlawful" the UN Resolutions were? And as for the WMD's, do you watch the news, pal?
He said that failure has led to U.S. accusations that Iran's clerical leadership is meddling in Iraq, helping al Qaeda fugitives and seeking a nuclear arsenal."Everyone knows that al Qaeda was started by the U.S., that most of its top leaders were trained by the U.S., and that they received U.S. financial and logistical support," he said.
This guy is hitting everything on the mark today! Yeah damn right! We got together and tried to hatch a plan that would create thousands of dead Americans. So we started this little terrorist group, trained them, fed them, gave them money and weapons just so that we could bomb them to kingdom come once they actually attacked us. Good show, chap!
Holding their first meeting since the war in Iraq, Mr. Bush, Mr. Prodi and Greek Prime Minister Konstandinos Simitis, whose country holds the EU presidency, made efforts to move past ugly disagreements."Many people have said that Europe is too old," said Mr. Prodi, a reference to Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld calling antiwar allies part of "old Europe." Added Mr. Prodi: "Maybe, but the old age helps us to understand our strengths and our weakness."
With a wry smile, Mr. Bush replied, "You're looking pretty young these days."
Said Mr. Simitis: "The United States and the European Union cannot possibly have and share on foreign policy or trade interests in all areas the same opinions. There will be issues and times where we will differ.
"But friendship presupposes that we will have to agree to differ, to accept to differ. And friendship presupposes that we must be disciplined and manage our differences. We should always act on the basis that what unites us will always outweigh any issue that divides us," he said.
I guess Mr. Chirac didn't approve this speech, huh? That's too bad because you know what happens when you do something without running it by them first!
To illustrate that point, the leaders yesterday announced a new agreement to curb funding to terrorism organizations and hasten extradition of terrorists. The pact, signed by Attorney General John Ashcroft and Greek Minister of Justice Philippos Petsalnikos, broadens the number of crimes that extradition will apply to and authorizes such things as joint investigative teams, video testimony in court cases and sharing information on suspect bank accounts."These treaties focus not on our differences, but on our common values," Mr. Ashcroft said at the Justice Department.
The leaders brushed over another issue separating them — genetically modified food. A 1998 European moratorium bans the import of genetically modified foods because many European consumers fear health risks.
Mr. Bush used a trip to France earlier this month to urge Europe to change its policy, arguing that it is worsening famine in Africa by discouraging African nations from investing in biotechnology.
But the EU wouldn't want to take any steps to help out Africa they way we chipped in $4 billion (just before Nelson Mandela called the US a bigoted and dumb idiot), they just can't do it. It's better off them allowing us to take up the tab until something comes along we disagree with.
But the U.S.-European relationship is once again strong enough that Mr. Bush could joke about the issue with the leaders, said White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer.He said the president ended yesterday's morning meetings by telling EU leaders, " 'Let's go eat some genetically modified food for lunch.' He said it with a big smile and everybody laughed," Mr. Fleischer said.
It wasn't true, though. They dined on freshwater prawns, fruitwood-smoked Kobe beef tenderloin, pencil Asparagus and potato hash.
That is what they eat at those international affairs? No wonder Bush Sr. yakked all ov
Am I a dick for not giving a rat's ass about this whole Laci Peterson thing?
Not that I don't sympathize with Laci's family and whoever did this I hope gets his knee caps split just before being thrown from a moving train. But, honestly, with people like the Taliban organizing an anti-US Leadership Council and other serious factors in the country hanging in the balance, why should we be preoccupied with one single murder or some of this other bullshit?
This is what drives me nuts about cable news. I love Fox News, but I go insane when they end up dedicating whole segments of airtime to the developments in the Peterson case. What the hell is going on in Iraq? We have troops over there getting shot at and I'm busy looking at Martha Stewart being covered by a coat as she plows through reporters on her way into court!
Give it a break people. Get a life.
So BBC is reporting that The Iraqi Information Minister has resurfaced in some recent interviews in some Ali-"Hate America" stations in the sandbox. He says he's not ready to talk about what happened, although he refused to retract any of the rather "informative" statements he made about American soldiers killing themselves by the thousands under the Iraqi onslaught, or the Iraqi blitzkrieg raging through the American lines.
He does say that he is working on a book. This gave me a great idea! Maybe Comical Ali and Jayson Blair should write their book together! They obviously have the same research style and a mutual hatred for America.
Geez-la-weez! I can see it now! Suppose they got together over beer!
Blair: Hey, guy, how's it going?
Comical: What? There are no Americans here!
Blair: Uh, I am American, brother. But not by choice.
Comical: Ah, I see. You are not an infidel. You are not of the pack how are now killing themselves at the sight of my Holy Saddam!
Blair: Ya got that right. They just went for your oil, anyway.
Comical: And our water!
Blair: Right. Ya know Bush is after the blood of non-whites. He's such a racist! This all based on his belief of white supremacy.
Comical: It does not matter if he's racist- although racists are bad- we shall kill whitey! All of them!
Blair: That's what I'm talkin' about!
Comical: All praise to Ali!
Blair: Yeah! Praise my brother!
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I was directed there by my friend Paul. I haven't had time to cruise the site much, but this made me roll (mostly because I think that's me).
Not doing much blogging today since I'm off work and out and about with the wife and kid, but I did come across a news story that is bound to get your blood pressure up.
Clinton Claims Bush is Erasing All He Worked For
Here we have Clinton once again opening is lying mouth and spewing sewege that amounts to Jeffery Dahmer getting mad at the police for cleaning up the blood he left behind. But remember, Clinton, "the first Black president" was speaking at a Rainbow/ Push Coalition gathering. So naturally, he had to sink to a level they would understand.
A few great columns are out today on the web.
Jonah Goldberg has a superb piece on diversity and liberal television. Here's an excerpt:
Okay, Al Gore is thinking about launching a liberal...er, "progressive" television network. He's raising the money, working on the programming, and in every other way rolling up his sleeves in that "We Can Do It!" spirit to fight the pernicious influence of Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Tony Snow, Mephistopheles, Darth Vader, Bill O'Reilly, Dick Dastardly, shower mold, Brit Hume, and all the other forces of right-wing reaction Al Gore believes he was put on this earth to combat.
UPDATE: John Hawkins of Right Wing News has "The Best Jonah Goldberg Quotes From the Last Year" up today!
Mona Charen, author of the book Useful Idiots: How Liberals got it Wrong in the Cold War and Still Blame America First, has a column out today on WMD's and The War in Iraq. I know you're probably sick of that shit by now, but the left is still pushing it and so it remains a key issue.
Swing by and give them a read, it's well worth it.
Did you know that the Taliban hates us? Seriously, they do! So much, in fact, that they've decided to name an Anti-U.S. Leadership Council.
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan (Reuters) - The shadowy leader of Afghanistan's former Taliban regime, Mullah Omar, has named a 10-man leadership council to organize resistance against foreign troops in the country, a news report said on Tuesday.
The Pakistani newspaper, The News, quoted a Taliban spokesman as saying Mullah Omar announced the formation of the body in an audio tape sent from his hiding place in Afghanistan.
I say we let them collect rocks and slingshots all they want. Let some of the greener Marines get some target practice in.
Mullah Abdul Samad, a Taliban intelligence official, said the council had already begun its work. "Now jihad will be waged against the U.S. and allied forces under a new military strategy," he said, but gave no details.
There are about 11,500 foreign troops under U.S. command hunting Taliban and al Qaeda remnants in Afghanistan. On Saturday, U.S. forces launched an air assault in the southeast of the country to prepare for a deployment of troops on the border with Pakistan to stop Taliban and al Qaeda fighters crossing and carrying out attacks.
Did ya catch that? A "new military strategy"? The last one didn't work so well, now did it?
Some day these people will learn that they're fucking with the best damn country and military ever assembled on God's green earth! If they want to show up on the field for another game of squash a raghead Islamofacist, I'm all game!
Early this month, authorities said they killed up to 40 Taliban fighters in a battle northeast of Spin Boldak, a town near the border with Pakistan, and called it the most bloody defeat for (the Taliban) since its overthrow.
I think we're still on top of things. All together this article is just a hoot. It sorta reminds of this article from way back when.
Ya know, I was just reading this story over at the BBC about the British soldiers who were attacked and killed south-eastern Iraq. Obviously, whenever a soldier loses their life in the field it's tragic. But it was this particular part of the story that caught my attention:
US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has expressed sorrow over the British deaths.
and
"He believes those who died have died with honour doing a very worthwhile job, serving their country with great distinction." Tony Blair's spokesman
This kinda got on my nerves during the sleepless hours that ran through the night after the war started. I don't know why the press always feels the need to ask how public officials feel when soldiers die. How do you think they feel? What, are you expecting Rummy to say, "The hell if I care, they weren't Americans!"
And yet, every single time this happens it is something you will always see written into the story. "The president is saddened..." "the Cabinet Member expressed regret at the loss of Private..." "Prime Minster Blair sounded compassionate towards the fallen soldiers..."
Is this really necessary? We all know how you feel. And even if you didn't feel that way, you wouldn't be dumb enough to tell the press.
Welcome back to the VRWC Incorporated Central Command. Once again the heat here in northern Illinois is very uncomfortable. It's like 95, not including the humidity. Some people think it's not that bad, but, hey, I'm a snow rat and this shit is pathetic.
Anyways, enough of the weather banter. Looking through the Drudge Report today, we have a number of stories that need mentioning.
Activists Spray KFC Chief With Fake Blood, Feathers
It appears as though some PETA bastards confronted YUM! Brands Chief Executive David Novak by spraying him with fake blood and throwing chicken feathers at him. The group has been protesting outside KFC's in Germany, including the opening of the store at Garbsen where the confrontation took place. PETA is upset over what it calls cruelty to animals during the raising, transportation, and slaughter of my next four piece with a side of cole slaw and mashed potatoes.
The company is calling for charges to be filed against the sorry ass rejects who undertook this venture, calling it acts of "corporate terrorism." That sounds fine to me, KFC did not go into business to play Holiday Inn and give Last Right's to chickens, they went into business to kill 'em, fry 'em, and sell 'em. Whatever gets them into my bucket at the drive-thru window is fine by me. There is room for all God's creatures, right next to the mashed potatoes.
The only real question I have for PETA in regards to this little incident is where did they get the chicken feathers?
Dad Charged With Tossing Baby Girl Out 7-Story Window; She Lives
Now we have a man in Westchester tossing his 10-month-old daughter out of the window of his ex-girlfriend's 7th floor apartment. This happened yesterday when the bastion of asshollery, known to friends as Willie Williams, forced his way into the apartment to try and convince his ex that he was God's gift to women and he was not shy about proving it. After taking his ex for a ride in the car, they returned to the apartment when he began dangling the baby out the window. The mother called 911 and while talking to the operator, Willie dropped the baby.
Remarkably, the mother told the 911 operator, "Oh my God, he killed my baby." I say remarkable because I would have said, "Ya better send two ambulances, because there's about to be another dead body here."
What's incredible is that the baby survived the fall by crashing through several tree branches before hitting the ground and receiving only a few cuts and bruises in the process. Willie ran down, grabbed the baby and headed for the hospital. I'm imagining that in the rush by Willie, a car seat was never brought in to ensure the child's safe transport. Why bother, though? The kid already fell seven fucking stories! Willie, you need to be thrown from a helicopter screaming.
Willie was arrested and charged with attempted murder, assault, and unlawful imprisonment. And I must add that VRWC Inc. is charging him with eternal asshatedness. If he gets out on bail, we'll be kicking down his door with our jackboots and pumping rounds out of our Lugers in no time. Rest assured.
US LOSES TO IRAQ IN CLIMACTIC BATTLE
No, not military battle, you silly little shitrabbit. The US lost 11-0 against Iraq in a soccer game held at the Iraqi national stadium today.
"'We feel safety and freedom now, playing here,' striker Omar Kadhim Waleed, 18, said after scoring three goals for the youth side of Baghdad club Zawra as they drubbed the military select of a country where soccer is only a minority sport."
But, but, the Iraqis aren't really free, man. They all bow to Bush now, who's just as bad as Saddam!
Heh heh. Yeah, whatever.
Next time a pinko-lefty tries to ball their eyes out about how the Bush Administration was silencing dissidents during the buildup to the war with Iraq, point them towards Cuba.
Here we have journalists and economists being tried and thrown in jail for simply speaking out against Castro and the communist government.
That is called silencing. Your own fans getting sick of your ass and burning your CD's is just fun, not fascism.
Ever heard of the Mexican War? Ever learned anything about it in high school or college?
The Mexican War, fought from 1846 to 1848, is one of America's "lesser wars", whatever that means. I find it hard to consider a war where 13, 283 soldiers lost their lives (add the body count from the American Revolution and the War of 1812 and then times it by two, and that's just a little less than the Mexican War) to be "lesser." But this is a product of the "liberal arts" in an attempt to make American History more "user friendly."
The Mexican War is considered un-PC. Why? Ya got me. Here's the scoop:
In 1836 Texas staged a revolution against Mexico and won their independence. It remained an independent republic until it was annexed by the United States in 1845.
Mexico never fully accepted the loss of Texas as it was a huge blow to their pride and the annexation of the territory enraged the Mexican government. The Mexican military began moving bodies of soldiers across the Rio Grande and into southern Texas. Before long they were aggressively attacking the small U.S. military forces sent into Texas to secure the area until annexation was complete.
A declaration of war from Mexico came soon after and the U.S. military moved into position. General Zachary Taylor, future president, moved south from Texas and became bogged down in the countryside. Major General Winfield Scott, commander of all US military forces, launched a brilliant campaign by landing his entire army at Vera Cruz in the Gulf, cutting off his supply line and then moving at breakneck speed into the mainland, sweeping the superior numbered Mexican forces at battle after battle until he reached and captured Mexico City in mid-September of 1848.
It took a long time for the peace treaty to be hammered out, but in the end the US gained Texas and what is present day Arizona, Oklahoma, Nevada, New Mexico, and southern California in exchange for $15 million dollars paid to the Mexican government to help them attain long sought after financial stability (we also wiped out the $2 million Mexico owned us at the time).
So an independent republic applied for annexation to the United States, another country got angry, moved into that territory, attacked our troops, declared war on us so we responded and brought home victory. What's so un-PC about this? Simple, America was aggressive, and whenever American aggressiveness can be left out of teachings in America it will be done.
I know for a fact my high school history teacher never mentioned this war and in my intensive US history class in college two semesters ago it was just mentioned in passing. The "revisioned history" of the United States being taught today is terrible and it is a slap in the face to the men and women who broke their necks and gave their lives to make us the great country we are today.
*phone rings*
James: Hello?
Clinton: Yeah, hi, is this James Finch?
James: Yes it is. Who's this?
Clinton: This is President Bill Clinton.
James: No, you mean former President Bill Clinton, right?
Clinton: Right. Well, I needed to call and talk to you.
James: How come?
Clinton: Well, I have a few problems...
James: Ya think?
Clinton: ...and I was told you were the person to call.
James: By who?
Clinton: Carter.
James: Oh, Jesus. I told that assclown to leave me alone!
Clinton: Please don't get angry, Mr. Finch. This will only take a second.
James: All right, what's up?
Clinton: Why does everybody hate me?
James: I though you said this would only take a second. That's like an F'n encyclopedia, man!
Clinton: Then give me the jist off it.
James: Okay. Let's see: Ya lied to the country under oath, ya fucked up in Somalia, ya let Osama go, ya gave Kim Jong Il nuclear technology and the money to play with it, not to mention allowing your wife to run around unchecked!
Clinton: All that, huh?
James: That's just for starters, not the whole list.
Clinton: Man, no wonder.
James: No shit.
Clinton: Where did I go wrong?
James: Where didn't you go wrong? What's the deal Somalia, chief? Have you seen Black Hawk Down? How does it feel to know that's all your fault?
Clinton: I know, I know, but we had soldiers dying out there!
James: Yeah, nineteen brave soldiers who gave their lives while eradicating over 3,000, chump. Then you high-tailed it, pissing on the honor of the men who died as well as the entire military, as well as screwed over the Somali people you pledged to help, and you gave all these Islamofacists this notion that we could be attacked without any serious consequences because we'd just run away again!
Let me ask you this, how come handling one town is a major botch-job for you while Dubya put the hammer down and wiped out a whole regime of thugs? Are you that worthless?
Clinton: I said it before, I hate the military.
James: Why?
Clinton (sheepish): It scares me.
James: Then maybe it wasn't the best idea for you to campaign and spend millions of dollars trying to get the job as Commander-and-Chief! What gives?
Clinton: Hillary made me do it! I just wanted to stay down south and pork interns on a less national level. But, nnnoooo, I had to become president or Hillary would've divorced me. Do you have any idea how much that costs now a days?
James: Dude, you're pathetic.
*silverware and dinnerware clank around*
Clinton: Damn it!
James: Now what?
Clinton: I'm trying to eat spaghetti, but I can't get it on the fork.
James: Take the cork off.
Clinton: Well, I...oh, hey! Thanks!
James: No problem.
Clinton: Heh heh, Hillary makes me keep that on there.
James: I can understand why; you have a problem sticking things where they don't belong.
Clinton: Heh heh, yeah.
James: All right, South Park is coming on. I gotta go.
Clinton: Okay then, thanks for talking to me. Any more advice?
James: Yeah, go play in traffic. And Bill?
Clinton: Yeah.
James: Thanks for the recession. Bitch.
*phone hangs up*
Clinton: Hello? Hello?
Did I mention the funny dream my wife had last night?
No?
Funniest thing. She dreamt she was an aide to President Bush and he was scheduled to meet with Saddam at a hotel in Chicago. Somehow, my wife uncovered a plot by Saddam's henchmen that was designed to assassinate Bush at the meeting. She tried to tell Dubya, but he wouldn't listen. So my wife called me and I came and picked her up because she didn't want to get hurt.
I guess everything turned out okay in the end because Dubya thwarted the attack and took Saddam's head off with a flying ninja kick.
Damn. That's the last time I buy Mexican food for us late at night.
Okay, folks, it's a very humid evening out here in the rolling hills of northern Illinois and it's time to cruise through the Drudge Report.
There is an item here I ran across last night but since this site wasn't up yet I couldn't blog on it. So here we go:
DNA Tests After Missiles Strike 'Saddam Convoy'
American specialists were carrying out DNA tests last night on human remains believed by US military sources to be those of Saddam Hussein and one of his sons, The Observer can reveal.
The remains were retrieved from a convoy of vehicles struck last week by US forces following 'firm' information that the former Iraqi leader and members of his family were traveling in the Western Desert near Syria.
Personally, I'm really anxious to see if this grease stain left in the dessert is the man we've been after. Perhaps it's good that we just took him out rather than attempt to arrest him. Can you imagine the liberal firestorm that would surround that? Hell, we're having a hard enough time trying to keep some terrorist bastards in jail while carrying out investigations.
Think of all the pinko-commies coming out of the woodworks to protest the United States arresting and detaining Saddam Hussein. The left spent six months saying things like, "Oh, yeah, he's a monster" while continuing to defend the assclown. Try and conjure up images of what the French would do. Oh man, maybe it is good we left his spliced remains burning among car wreckage.
The thing that bugs me, though, is that we actually know how the left would react once he was taken prisoner.
Defend him, defend him, defend him.
And as a rule of thumb, always assume America is at fault first.
First of all, I need to extend a huge "thank you form the bottom of my heart" to his Royal Greatness Emperor Misha I. I've been running a blog through Blogsnot™ since February and was never all that sure about moving into my own digs.
Why, you may ask.
It had nothing to do with not wanting to be a serious blogger. I was really just intimidated when it came to setting up all the technical stuff. I was left like an Ewok looking ay an Super Polarized Ion Phaser when it came to that stuff. So I got in touch with Misha, who had been giving me great support all through my Blogsnot™ days, and asked him what all I need to do to get into my own suit of armor and if he could walk me through the stuff that made no sense to me whatsoever.
Misha, being as gracious as he is, sent me a two page e-mail outlining everything in great detail. Then, he offered to get the whole thingy rolling for me. Of course, wanting to avoid the countless days of trying to learn Greek backwards I said, "Sure!" And of he went. A few hours later he had the whole shop up and going for me.
Some people who reach a level of success on the web as Misha has tend to be absolute pricks. It's almost a matter of fact. The egos that grow often leave people completely unattached to what it means to be "one of us little people." Thankfully, that is not the case with Misha. He easily could have told me he was to busy, or he could have sent me elsewhere. But no, he buckled down and got this ship afloat, and for that I will always be grateful.