but what about the veep? 2006.Jun.05 21:53

Police seize violent games in shooting investigation. The pull quote: "Nobody shoots anybody in the face unless you're a hit man or a video gamer."

C'mon, get real. No one has accused Dick Cheney of playing Grand Theft Auto, and he shot someone right in the face.

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pulling away from the brink 2006.Jun.05 12:59

Al Gore and Howard Dean in 2008. I can dream.

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republican party of traitors 2005.Oct.18 19:07

americablog has is spot-on. the republican party is trying to justify treason. hell, they're trying to redefine treason to not mean weakening national security by jeopardizing our intelligence operations by outing a covert agent, which is what they did by revealing Valerie Plame as an undercover CIA operative.

now don't get me wrong, I'm not the biggest fan of the CIA, but, come on, if you're going to call anything treason, this is exactly it. after all, you can't tell the enemy where you have your country's ships positioned. you can't reveal the location of where your country's nuclear missiles are stored. and you can't out undercover agents who are trying to find out where exactly those weapons of mass destruction actually went so that they don't get used against your country. and if you do, by definition you are a traitor.

and Karl Rove should be the first up against the wall.

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sad bastard 2005.Oct.15 02:05

This poor fool has totally drank the Kool-Aid. This is exactly the guy who is going to end up on the Psych Ward at the VA, tranquilized higher than Timothy Leary. Your tax dollars at work, spreading "freedom."

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3rd world country with lots of money 2005.Sep.14 04:58

I can only imagine what Iraqis must think upon hearing the news that New Orleans has been destroyed. I would be "these guys are supposed to fix our country and they can't even save their own city?"

I presume to imagine what it must be like for someone who immigrated to the U.S. from a developing nation. "What the hell is this? I thought I was in America! If I wanted to have all my possessions and property washed out to sea, if I wanted to drown, and starve, and deal with rapists and thugs and with soldiers pointing guns at me, without the government giving a crap, I could've just stayed home."

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enemies of the state 2005.Aug.28 15:44

it is amazing how karl rove has flown off the media's map. well, much like hitler cowering in his bunker as the forces of democracy and freedom tore his empire to shreds, so too are pure simple truth and cold, hard facts laying siege to w and his scum-laden administration. what kind of pathetic pussy refuses to talk to a woman who lost a son in a war that said pathetic pussy started? don't you think fdr, who, it can be easier argued, fought a war for a good reason, tried to console the poor women who lost their loved ones protecting democracy? w, on the other hand, is simply a retarded shithead who doesn't have even as much compassion in his soul as the dried up snot sneezed out by mother teresa. but i digress.

when these sad, sacks of shit face their own version of nuremberg, and mark me, that day will come, let it be known that I (and Berke Breathed) have a list of the known subverters and traitors to the Republic. These guys should be locked up in Guantanamo, or even better, at Abu Ghraib. These sick fucks have probably caused more damage to this country than even Osama bin Laden.

A List of the Enemies of the Republic

1. George W Bush
2. Dick Cheney
3. Karl Rove
4. Alberto Gonzales
5. Condeleeza Rice
6. Donald Rumsfeld
7. Bill O'Reilly
8. Rush Limbaugh
9. Michelle Malkin
10. Jimmy Falwell
11. Pat Robertson
12. Rick Santorum

Just to name a few of the demented fucknnuts who are trying to destroy America. Remember these names well.

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goddamn pussy republicans 2005.Jun.25 10:18

These lousy fucks need to be sent to Iraq to shine our troops' shoes and clean their guns. Or better yet, to serve as human shields since our Dear Leader thought it fitting to send our soldiers out without any armor.

These people are disgusting. They say liberals don't support the troops. But these pricks probably wouldn't even help a baby lying out in the middle of the street. Fuck them. I hope they find out how the welfare system works the hard way.

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republicans are nazis 2005.Jun.24 09:50

This is from the horse's mouth itself, as it were.

It is becoming increasingly clear that the Republican Party is an institution of anti-Americanism. They have funneled taxes from 98% of Americans into the pockets of their wealthy dick suckers supporters. They have sent brave American soldiers to their doom, lying to their face as they did so. They have cut funding for health care and disability benefits to the soldiers who were lucky enough to survive. They continue to support terrorist and despotic regimes such as Israel and Saudi Arabia. They authorize detention of innocent people and torture, and have committed crimes against humanity. They are attempting to destroy the Constitution, the document that defines the U.S. This is, pure an simple, treason and subversion of the Republic, and if there is any justice in the world, these sick bastards will get their own version of Nuremberg.

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karl rove can suck my big fat hairy dick 2005.Jun.23 23:44

what an assmonkey. this guy should be sent to Abu Ghraib and sodomized until his teeth fall out. remember this, folks. karl rove is an enemy of the American people, and an enemy of the brave soldiers who are dying in Iraq. and his cowardly words prove it.

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batman vs the terrorists 2005.Jun.19 21:25

Chris Nolan has an interesting take on Batman in Batman Begins with regard to the manipulation of fear and the use of force that makes it extraordinarily topical. He infuses the character of Ras Al Ghul with sensibilities very similar to many religious fanatics: we are doing what we are doing for the good of humanity. Gotham City is full of corruption and criminality, and sometimes killing millions of innocent people is the only way to save them. This obviously resonates with Osama bin Laden's critique of the West, which he considers the ultimate in evil, wickedness, and depravity. And this also echoes the sentiments of many so-called Americans who delusionally believe that God is on their side. If you think back to 9/11, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson and some other evangelicals proclaimed that New York City had brought this upon itself, with its embrace of liberalism and homosexuality, to name a few traits offensive to these lunatics.

And lest you are not familiar with the DC Comics millieu, Gotham City is essentially an alternate incarnation of NYC (tangent: much of the movie, however, was shot in Chicago), and, if you take my analogy a little further, you could say that Gotham City basically represents urban America and the culture that it promulgates. It is a Platonic manifestation of the progressive West.

In essence, both Islamic extremists and Christian extremists share the same view: to purge the world of evil, urban America and its culture must be eradicated.

Now this is all well and good until you realize that no sacred scripture actually sanctions mass homicide. There is, of course, the tale of Sodom and Gomorrah, which were indeed razed by God, but the actual moral of that story was about God's mercifulness. If Abraham could find at least one person who was worth saving in either of those cities, then God would spare them. Of course, he couldn't, so they were destroyed.

In contrast, however, Batman finds several good people in Gotham, which should be enough to redeem it. But the problem is that Ras Al Ghul, and real people like Osama bin Laden and Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson argue otherwise, and it is because they lack the key characteristic that Batman possesses which separates him from the animalistic criminals he fights: compassion.

It should be pointed out that Abraham is the often considered the father of both Judaism and Islam (and therefore, also of Christianity), and I think it is important to note that he was the one who believed that it was better for millions of wicked people to remain alive than for one innocent soul to be killed. (And these whack-jobs talk about the "culture of life." What bullshit. Anyway.)

Some literary critics consider American comics as defining American mythology. Superman, Batman, Wonderwoman, et al from DC Comics, and Spiderman, Captain America, the Incredible Hulk, et cetera from Marvel Comics. These are our modern day conceptions of the gods and goddesses from ancient times, before the fire and the sword forced many to disavow them and swear fealty to the One God. I think Chris Nolan has crafted a very powerful interpretation of the Batman story, one which people ought to take to heart: the only thing that separates humans from animals, that distinguishes the sinner who can be saved and the soulless who are damned, is compassion. (Which, interestingly, echoes the central tenet of another of the world's major religions, Buddhism.)

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cannon fodder 2005.Jun.16 00:55

cynical thought: now I know that ostensibly the anti-abortion stance is predicated on religion, but I wonder if it's not just part of the chain for the neocon plan for never-ending war: every embryo they "save" is a potential recruit in the "war against terror"

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radical, dude 2005.Jun.09 07:00

I really don't understand why Howard Dean is getting so much shit for calling a spade a spade. Is not the Republican Party essentially white and Christian? Is not the Republican Party the haven for the intolerant? The ideological home of the wingnut racist who believes in an exclusionary afterlife that damns all the "non-believers"?

All you centrist pussies can whine all you like, but, come on, why can't we call it like it is?

The centrists continue to miss the singular lesson of the 2000 election. Think back. Remember who the spoiler was? Remember why Florida went to the GOP? (Besides the irregularities and the Republican thuggery and Jim Crow reborn.) Do any of you people remember a dude named Nader?

Were Naderites centrist, namby-pamby, I-don't-want-to-offend-anybody, especially not my white Christian CEO overlords, kind of folk?

Hell, no.

Look, folks. Let me spell it out for you. Corruption aside (and you don't need to tell me twice that there was a shitload of corruption), the Democratic Party in 2000 failed to capture the radical Left's vote, plain and simple.

Oh, and do you think the youth of our nation are moved by people who want to compromise with the GOP? Do you think they're really all that interested about going out to Iraq and dying for no good reason? Have you ever heard the phrase "keeping it real"? Come on. Young people have pretty good bullshit detectors (so much so that perhaps everything seems like bullshit.) If you're going to hem and haw and refuse to tell it like it is, you are not going to get the youth vote.

And, yeah, I appreciate the criticism that we should stop comparing ourselves to the Republic Party, and yeah, I appreciate the criticism that we need to focus on the message and not take pot shots at our rivals, but, shit, look how well the strategy is working for the GOP! The loudest voices are way right, and no one even bats an eye when they sanction the killing of judges, or the practice of torture, or when they discriminate brazenly against homosexuals, ethnic minorities, and women.

Look, the center is going to vote for their interests. They're really not all that interested in ideology. Those who continue to do well in the current climate will likely vote Republican. Those who are eating shit will likely vote Democratic. And given the ever-widening gap between rich and poor, you can see mathematically where the center is probably going to go.

The margins, on the other hand, are looking for a cause.

Think about it. Do you really think that an enormous majority of centrists voted for Bush in 2004? Come on, even with all the corruption and thuggery, Bush narrowly captured a majority. Chances are, it was pretty much 50-50.

But who would've tipped the balance to the Right? Yup, the wingnuts. The radical right. Those are the guys running the show, not the centrists, whatever you think. The centrists are starting to pee in their pants and some of them are considering jumping ship. The centrists will come in their due time.

Besides, the center is such a moving target. Does anyone really have a tried and true formula that'll capture the center? Of course not. It's much easier to pander to the radical wing of your party. And when it comes to the Left, these are the folk who won't vote otherwise. These are the people we need to mobilize, even if in the end, we don't want them running the entire agenda.

Look, people. We've got to fight fire with fire. We have to stop with this appeasement bullshit. Anyone who thinks that Democrats can get people to defect from the Republican party is smoking way too much weed. The people who matter are the ones who didn't vote. The youth, for one. The disenchanted activists. The minorities who don't really see much hope in a centrist message that is targeted to, yup, white Christians.

The center will take care of itself. You really think that middle class folks whose bank accounts and retirement plans are tanking right now are going to defect from the Democratic Party and vote Republican so that they can even be poorer than they already are? (And shit, if they do, who needs morons like that anyway!?!) Look to the Left. Look to the idealogues, the folks actually interested in change, the people who actually look at the big picture, who have ideas. The centrist agenda is simple and impossible to tack down: all they want to be is comfortable, and that is a horrifically vague target. But the radical Left tend to have concrete ideas. Show them that the world doesn't have to be as shitty as it is. Stop trying to be Republican-Lite. Stand up for your party for chrissake!

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goddamn pussies 2005.May.01 13:39

Is this what this once-great country is reduced to? No wonder we're the laughing stock of the rest of the world. Goddamn, this kind of shit is embarrassing. You fucking cowards, get the fuck out of this country! I thought this was the land of the brave. Dipshits. Then again, only pussies would send the youth of our nation out to die in a godforsaken desert all in the name of the "almighty" dollar…

Incoming cloud forces Bush into safe bunker

School Mistakes Huge Burrito for a Weapon

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gitmo the traitors 2005.Apr.27 21:11

What pisses me off is that if it were a brown-skinned man, especially of Middle Eastern descent, justifying the idea that judges who get assaulted or killed somehow earned God's disfavor, that guy would be sitting in Gitmo or at Abu Ghraib under a pile of naked men.

I say that Senator Cornyn and his ilk should share this fate. Sodomize the lot of them. Fucking anti-American dickheads.

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pope benedict is an asshat 2005.Apr.27 07:30

I think the Catholic Church is doomed, now that this relic from the Middle Ages is at its helm. In many ways, he betrays the vision of the Good News. Jesus was, after all, about inclusion, not exclusion. That's why he hung out with the prostitutes and the lepers and the race-traitors (read: tax collectors.) In essence, excommunicating progressive leaders of the Church is undoing the work of Jesus, who, if anything, was a progressive, who challenged the norms and the doctrines of his time, who invited everyone to be part of his new way of life. Look at how many times women are involved in the story of the Good News. There is nothing about a gender-exclusion principle in the New Testament. Look at how many times Jesus forgave Peter, the first pope, for his betrayals.

The one thing I cannot forgive Benedict for is protecting his pedophile priests. And yet he condemns gay people who are in loving, non-exploitative relationships. What a dickhead. The epitome of hypocrisy.

So apparently a new 95 theses is brewing. A new schism is on the verge. Let Ratzinger sit like a monkey on the throne, surrounded by his pedophiles and ass-kissers, the creaky old men who have nothing but hate to spew around, who have totally lost touch with Jesus' message of love and inclusion. Who have given up the Good News for the temporality of Power and Money. There is no accident that the call to the priestly vocation has dried up. The old outnumber the young by a ridiculous margin. The Catholic Church is dying, and Ratzinger is only speeding up the process.

The Church has been part of my culture, my upbringing, my education. The Church was responsible for instilling in me the desire to dedicate my life to the service of others. It has inculcated me with the principle that I should always defend the poor and the weak. I taught me that love should always be our guide. It is the reason why I favor left-leaning, liberal policies. Why I despise the rich. It is why I root for those priests, nuns, and laypeople who are in developing countries trying to tear down the inequitable bastions of power, who take on justice hand to hand, who end up martyred for this greater cause. I am who I am because I was born and raised Catholic. And the Church of Ratzinger is not the Church that I love, and I do not believe that it is the Church that Jesus Christ envisioned. It is now no longer different from any of the warped sectarian right-wing hate groups who preach fire and brimstone. I know that Jesus never condemned anyone to hell. Who the fuck is anyone who isn't even as good as Peter, who was a deeply flawed, but deeply human person, to say that God will no longer love me?

Let the temporal power of the Church collapse and sink into the ground for all I care. The Good News of the Lord is Eternal, the faith of true believers will never waver, and no one really needs Vatican City to exist to still have a full life dedicated to God.

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