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August 27, 2004
Sick of the Kerry Swift Boat Scandal yet?
Too bad. Because I’m not. From today’s New York Post: An officer who served with John Kerry yesterday finally broke his silence about the Swift vets controversy – and said Kerry accidentally wounded himself before requesting his first Purple Heart. In a detailed new account that is certain to fuel the growing controversy, eyewitness William Schachte Jr., a retired rear admiral, told columnist Robert Novak for today’s papers that he
August 27, 2004
red pills found behind the sofa cushions, flashback epilogue
Freeze-dried brine shrimp, by the way. That’s all sea monkeys really are. And—contrary to the promises made by some dolphins—not one of those little shrimpbastards will don a crown, or bareback a sea horse, or launch a well-funded counterinsurgency against the fascist blue crab regime that recently seized control of the bathtub.
August 26, 2004
Didn’t we once fight a war over something like this…?
From Fox News Election monitors that normally would be expected to observe elections in fledgling democracies like Azerbaijan and Moldova are scheduled to watch the vote in a more established democratic nation — the United States. Responding to a request from 13 Democratic congressmen and the State Department, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (search) will be sending a group to make sure the United States holds a
August 26, 2004
Didn’t we once fight a war over something like this…?
From Fox News Election monitors that normally would be expected to observe elections in fledgling democracies like Azerbaijan and Moldova are scheduled to watch the vote in a more established democratic nation — the United States. Responding to a request from 13 Democratic congressmen and the State Department, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (search) will be sending a group to make sure the United States holds a
August 26, 2004
Overheard inside Imam Ali shrine, Najaf, 4
nervous militant 1: “I don’t know. Now that I reflect upon it, I’m not quite sure exactly why we’re supposed to hate the infidels with the heat of a thousand suns.”* nervous militant 2: “Such talk, my brother. Has the devil your tongue?” nervous militant 1: “Oh, don’t get me wrong, Halil. I exclude the Jewish monkeys and pigs from my musings. It’s just that, well…I’m not convinced the XBox
August 26, 2004
Republicans Against Free Speech
From the Washington Post: The White House announced this morning that [the] Bush campaign would take legal action to force the Federal Election Commission to crack down on so-called 527 organizations that use a loophole in campaign-finance law to spend unregulated funds. White House press secretary Scott McClellan announced aboard Air Force One that the campaign would join Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) in a lawsuit against the FEC. McCain had
August 26, 2004
Scenes from my driveway, continued x 34
Deadbeat neighbor: “So. How are you doin’ this morning?” Me: “Wonderful—and yourself?” Deadbeat neighbor: Me: “That’s a very cool t-shirt, by the way…” Deadbeat neighbor: Me: “…What? Can’t I be friendly and caring, too?” Deadbeat neighbor: “Yeah, but you could at least give a guy some warning…”
August 26, 2004
The softer side of protein wisdom
Puppies and bunnies and unicorns, and candy canes hanging from trees… *Sigh* Just smell that summer air, would you?—look at those mountain peaks, feel that gentle westerly breeze… Did I already mention puppies? Because puppies. Ah, yes. Puppies.