Tuesday, September 30, 2008
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Thursday, September 25, 2008
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Heard in the crowd...
Girl: "Ani you're hot! I'll be your wife!"
Hrmph.
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Heard in the crowd...
Girl: "Ani you're hot! I'll be your wife!"
Hrmph.
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Concert Update
Women seem to dig the big hairy drum tech too. At least I think so. He's the only one on stage, but everyone keeps cheering and squealing...
-Ryan
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Concert Update
Women seem to dig the big hairy drum tech too. At least I think so. He's the only one on stage, but everyone keeps cheering and squealing...
-Ryan
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Concert Update
Incredible so far. My Y chromosome is conspicuous though.
-Ryan
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Concert Update
Incredible so far. My Y chromosome is conspicuous though.
-Ryan
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My Tea Kind
My Tea Kind is Ani Difranco's opening act. They're really good. Go listen to them.
-Ryan
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My Tea Kind
My Tea Kind is Ani Difranco's opening act. They're really good. Go listen to them.
-Ryan
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Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Sunday, September 14, 2008
When Karl Rove calls you out...
...you've reached a new level of lying sleaziness.
Check it out.
John McCain is a liar. John McCain is morally unfit to be President.
-Ryan
Check it out.
Wow. This is a bit like being labeled a sleaze merchant by Bob Guccione or Larry Flynt.
The Obama campaign is calling attention to Karl Rove's appearance on Fox News today, in which he actually told Chris Wallace that McCain's lying adver-sleazements have gone too far:
WALLACE: All right, and for fair game, what is McCain doing that goes a step too far?ROVE: Well, McCain has gone in some of his ads -- similarly gone one step too far, and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the 100-percent-truth test.
In fairness, Rove also says Obama has gone too far on occasion, but of course he's going to say that. Plus, Rove doesn't single Obama out for mendacity, merely for the quality of his attacks. The liar in this race is McCain -- according to the Great One himself!
John McCain is a liar. John McCain is morally unfit to be President.
-Ryan
When Karl Rove calls you out...
...you've reached a new level of lying sleaziness.
Check it out.
John McCain is a liar. John McCain is morally unfit to be President.
-Ryan
Check it out.
Wow. This is a bit like being labeled a sleaze merchant by Bob Guccione or Larry Flynt.
The Obama campaign is calling attention to Karl Rove's appearance on Fox News today, in which he actually told Chris Wallace that McCain's lying adver-sleazements have gone too far:
WALLACE: All right, and for fair game, what is McCain doing that goes a step too far?ROVE: Well, McCain has gone in some of his ads -- similarly gone one step too far, and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the 100-percent-truth test.
In fairness, Rove also says Obama has gone too far on occasion, but of course he's going to say that. Plus, Rove doesn't single Obama out for mendacity, merely for the quality of his attacks. The liar in this race is McCain -- according to the Great One himself!
John McCain is a liar. John McCain is morally unfit to be President.
-Ryan
Never Stop Lying...
NEVER EVER BABY!
I'm sure by next week Sarah Palin will be telling us about the 12 gold medals she one in the summer olympics.
-Ryan
As many reporters noticed, Gov. Palin dropped her "Bridge to Nowhere" lie from her stump speech during her trip to Alaska last week, presumably because too many locals knew about her actual role as a major supporter of the project. So I'd been wondering whether the line would return once she returned to the lower 48. Sure enough, today in Carson City, Nevada, she's back at it.
--Josh Marshall
I'm sure by next week Sarah Palin will be telling us about the 12 gold medals she one in the summer olympics.
-Ryan
Never Stop Lying...
NEVER EVER BABY!
I'm sure by next week Sarah Palin will be telling us about the 12 gold medals she one in the summer olympics.
-Ryan
As many reporters noticed, Gov. Palin dropped her "Bridge to Nowhere" lie from her stump speech during her trip to Alaska last week, presumably because too many locals knew about her actual role as a major supporter of the project. So I'd been wondering whether the line would return once she returned to the lower 48. Sure enough, today in Carson City, Nevada, she's back at it.
--Josh Marshall
I'm sure by next week Sarah Palin will be telling us about the 12 gold medals she one in the summer olympics.
-Ryan
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Morally Bankrupt...
These people disgust me.
Vile.
-Ryan
An exhibitor at the 2008 Value Voters Summit - sponsored by the Family Research Council and counting among its speakers former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been selling seemingly racist anti-Obama waffles.
The product is pictured below. Summit security would not allow photographs to be taken inside the exhibit hall.
"I asked the 'chef'... if he was at all concerned that this might be viewed as a white man putting a black man into a frying pan," Raw Story reporter Larisa Alexandrovna wrote Saturday. "He laughed and said, 'I hope so.'"
The first image shows a gaping caricature of Obama under the words "Obama Waffles," with the tagline "Waffling the World Over." The second shows Obama in a turban with the words, "Point box toward Mecca for tastier waffles."
Vile.
-Ryan
Morally Bankrupt...
These people disgust me.
Vile.
-Ryan
An exhibitor at the 2008 Value Voters Summit - sponsored by the Family Research Council and counting among its speakers former House Speaker Newt Gingrich and Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney has been selling seemingly racist anti-Obama waffles.
The product is pictured below. Summit security would not allow photographs to be taken inside the exhibit hall.
"I asked the 'chef'... if he was at all concerned that this might be viewed as a white man putting a black man into a frying pan," Raw Story reporter Larisa Alexandrovna wrote Saturday. "He laughed and said, 'I hope so.'"
The first image shows a gaping caricature of Obama under the words "Obama Waffles," with the tagline "Waffling the World Over." The second shows Obama in a turban with the words, "Point box toward Mecca for tastier waffles."
Vile.
-Ryan
When you lie this much...
...even the media notices.
The question isn't weather the McCain campaign is lying, but rather are they even capable of telling the truth about anything? I am starting to think that if we asked Steve Schmidt what McCain had for breakfast, he would lie about it.
Check it out.
Amazing.
The question isn't weather the McCain campaign is lying, but rather are they even capable of telling the truth about anything? I am starting to think that if we asked Steve Schmidt what McCain had for breakfast, he would lie about it.
Check it out.
For a candidate who prides himself in "straight talk" -- and whose political image in part is based on that truth-telling reputation -- Saturday proved to be a brutal day for John McCain and his campaign.First came a front-page New York Times piece noting that McCain "has drawn an avalanche of criticism this week from Democrats, independent groups and even some Republicans for regularly stretching the truth." There was also an accompanying fact-check of McCain's latest TV ad, which called it the "latest in a number that resort to a dubious disregard for the facts."
The Washington Post gave "four Pinnochios" to McCain's recent assertion on "The View" that Palin never took earmarks as Alaska governor. Then the Boston Globe reported that Palin didn't really travel inside Iraq as has been claimed. And Bloomberg News said that the McCain camp may not have been exactly truthful in estimating the size of its recent crowds. "Now officials say they can't substantiate the figures McCain's aides are claiming."
To top it off, McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said this to the Politico about the increased media scrutiny of the campaign's factual claims: ;"We’re running a campaign to win. And we’re not too concerned about what the media filter tries to say about it.”
Amazing.
When you lie this much...
...even the media notices.
The question isn't weather the McCain campaign is lying, but rather are they even capable of telling the truth about anything? I am starting to think that if we asked Steve Schmidt what McCain had for breakfast, he would lie about it.
Check it out.
Amazing.
The question isn't weather the McCain campaign is lying, but rather are they even capable of telling the truth about anything? I am starting to think that if we asked Steve Schmidt what McCain had for breakfast, he would lie about it.
Check it out.
For a candidate who prides himself in "straight talk" -- and whose political image in part is based on that truth-telling reputation -- Saturday proved to be a brutal day for John McCain and his campaign.First came a front-page New York Times piece noting that McCain "has drawn an avalanche of criticism this week from Democrats, independent groups and even some Republicans for regularly stretching the truth." There was also an accompanying fact-check of McCain's latest TV ad, which called it the "latest in a number that resort to a dubious disregard for the facts."
The Washington Post gave "four Pinnochios" to McCain's recent assertion on "The View" that Palin never took earmarks as Alaska governor. Then the Boston Globe reported that Palin didn't really travel inside Iraq as has been claimed. And Bloomberg News said that the McCain camp may not have been exactly truthful in estimating the size of its recent crowds. "Now officials say they can't substantiate the figures McCain's aides are claiming."
To top it off, McCain spokesman Brian Rogers said this to the Politico about the increased media scrutiny of the campaign's factual claims: ;"We’re running a campaign to win. And we’re not too concerned about what the media filter tries to say about it.”
Amazing.
Lying? Surely not!
John McCain is an honorable man! His campaign wouldn't lie!
Actually, they're lying. (All the time.)
Actually, they're lying. (All the time.)
McCain aide Kimmie Lipscomb told reporters on Sept. 10 that an outdoor rally in Fairfax City, Virginia, drew 23,000 people, attributing the crowd estimate to a fire marshal.
Fairfax City Fire Marshal Andrew Wilson said his office did not supply that number to the campaign and could not confirm it. Wilson, in an interview, said the fire department does not monitor attendance at outdoor events.
In recent days, journalists attending the rallies have been raising questions about the crowd estimates with the campaign. In a story on Sept. 11 about Palin's attraction for some Virginia women voters, Washington Post reporter Marc Fisher estimated the crowd to be 8,000, not the 23,000 cited by the campaign.
Lying? Surely not!
John McCain is an honorable man! His campaign wouldn't lie!
Actually, they're lying. (All the time.)
Actually, they're lying. (All the time.)
McCain aide Kimmie Lipscomb told reporters on Sept. 10 that an outdoor rally in Fairfax City, Virginia, drew 23,000 people, attributing the crowd estimate to a fire marshal.
Fairfax City Fire Marshal Andrew Wilson said his office did not supply that number to the campaign and could not confirm it. Wilson, in an interview, said the fire department does not monitor attendance at outdoor events.
In recent days, journalists attending the rallies have been raising questions about the crowd estimates with the campaign. In a story on Sept. 11 about Palin's attraction for some Virginia women voters, Washington Post reporter Marc Fisher estimated the crowd to be 8,000, not the 23,000 cited by the campaign.
Is there anything they don't lie about?
Wow. I think this will fall under the category of lying.
If lying were a sport, John McCain and Sarah Palin would get a lifetime ban for doping.
-Ryan
WASHINGTON - Sarah Palin's visit to Iraq in 2007 consisted of a brief stop at a border crossing between Iraq and Kuwait, the vice presidential candidate's campaign said yesterday, in the second official revision of her only trip outside North America.
Following her selection last month as John McCain's running mate, aides said Palin had traveled to Ireland, Germany, Kuwait, and Iraq to meet with members of the Alaska National Guard. During that trip she was said to have visited a "military outpost" inside Iraq. The campaign has since repeated that Palin's foreign travel included an excursion into the Iraq battle zone.
But in response to queries about the details of her trip, campaign aides and National Guard officials in Alaska said by telephone yesterday that she did not venture beyond the Kuwait-Iraq border when she visited Khabari Alawazem Crossing, also known as "K-Crossing," on July 25, 2007.
If lying were a sport, John McCain and Sarah Palin would get a lifetime ban for doping.
-Ryan
Is there anything they don't lie about?
Wow. I think this will fall under the category of lying.
If lying were a sport, John McCain and Sarah Palin would get a lifetime ban for doping.
-Ryan
WASHINGTON - Sarah Palin's visit to Iraq in 2007 consisted of a brief stop at a border crossing between Iraq and Kuwait, the vice presidential candidate's campaign said yesterday, in the second official revision of her only trip outside North America.
Following her selection last month as John McCain's running mate, aides said Palin had traveled to Ireland, Germany, Kuwait, and Iraq to meet with members of the Alaska National Guard. During that trip she was said to have visited a "military outpost" inside Iraq. The campaign has since repeated that Palin's foreign travel included an excursion into the Iraq battle zone.
But in response to queries about the details of her trip, campaign aides and National Guard officials in Alaska said by telephone yesterday that she did not venture beyond the Kuwait-Iraq border when she visited Khabari Alawazem Crossing, also known as "K-Crossing," on July 25, 2007.
If lying were a sport, John McCain and Sarah Palin would get a lifetime ban for doping.
-Ryan
Friday, September 12, 2008
Liar or Stupid?
LIAR.
From the Washington Post:
This has been another edition of Liar or Stupid. Thanks for playing.
From the Washington Post:
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would "defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans."
The idea that the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein helped al-Qaeda plan the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a view once promoted by Bush administration officials, has since been rejected even by the president himself. But it is widely agreed that militants allied with al-Qaeda have taken root in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion.
This has been another edition of Liar or Stupid. Thanks for playing.
Liar or Stupid?
LIAR.
From the Washington Post:
This has been another edition of Liar or Stupid. Thanks for playing.
From the Washington Post:
FORT WAINWRIGHT, Alaska, Sept. 11 -- Gov. Sarah Palin linked the war in Iraq with the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, telling an Iraq-bound brigade of soldiers that included her son that they would "defend the innocent from the enemies who planned and carried out and rejoiced in the death of thousands of Americans."
The idea that the Iraqi government under Saddam Hussein helped al-Qaeda plan the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, a view once promoted by Bush administration officials, has since been rejected even by the president himself. But it is widely agreed that militants allied with al-Qaeda have taken root in Iraq since the U.S.-led invasion.
This has been another edition of Liar or Stupid. Thanks for playing.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
It's Very Simple... She's Clueless...
She has no idea what she's talking about. They've spent 2 week cramming canned answers into her head, and she does her best to deliver them, but it's obvious that this woman has absolutely no idea what she's talking about. And this isn't even the part of the interview where she endorses fighting a hot war with Russia. Sigh.
It's Very Simple... She's Clueless...
She has no idea what she's talking about. They've spent 2 week cramming canned answers into her head, and she does her best to deliver them, but it's obvious that this woman has absolutely no idea what she's talking about. And this isn't even the part of the interview where she endorses fighting a hot war with Russia. Sigh.
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Question
Why is is ok with Republican voters that John McCain and Sarah Palin are liars? They tell lies. They lie. They don't tell the truth. They are liars. Why doesn't this bother anyone? What the hell is going on in this country?
Question
Why is is ok with Republican voters that John McCain and Sarah Palin are liars? They tell lies. They lie. They don't tell the truth. They are liars. Why doesn't this bother anyone? What the hell is going on in this country?
Monday, September 8, 2008
Sunday, September 7, 2008
Wrote this for my English Comp class...
Posted this in the online discussion forum for my class. In the class, it will get me 25 points. In the class as well as on the blog, it will get me flamed. Seemed like a good enough reason to post it here.
-Ryan
Wilfred Owen's poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” relies mainly on an emotional engagement (pathos) to convey his feeling about The Great War. He clearly feels that this phrase lacks merit. Then men described in his poem are broken and tired, and marching through the night. Covered in mud, they march forward under great strain, injured, not looking or seeing where they area going.
Soon the men are attacked by gas. Some are lucky enough to don their gas masks, others succumb to the vile fate of mustard gas. The others watch on in horror as the lungs of their fallen brethren burn and bleed. The dying unable to scream as they slow drown in their own mucus and blood.
In our society, we glorify war. We cheaply and repeatedly refer to all those who wear our military's uniforms as heroes, stealing the power of that word, turning it into nothing more than a bumper sticker.
War is horrible and terrifying. War should be our last option. When our country goes to war, we are forced to teach our young men and women in uniform to selectively devalue human life. We place them in a position of often having to choose who lives and dies. They come home to us psychologically altered in ways the rest of us cannot even imagine, and they are the lucky ones.
Others die in blasts of smoke, blood, thunder, and death. Not ever seeing their killers, they die in the service of a political abstraction. Far away from home, in the heat of a desert that has known little peace in all of human history, these men die suddenly and terribly, far away from their families and their homes. The sweetness and rightness of dying for their country is shown to them one last time as they are placed in a metal box for their final journey home.
It is terrible and awful to die for one's country. While man will do so willing and honorably, it cannot be denied that all of them would rather live for their country.
-Ryan
Wrote this for my English Comp class...
Posted this in the online discussion forum for my class. In the class, it will get me 25 points. In the class as well as on the blog, it will get me flamed. Seemed like a good enough reason to post it here.
-Ryan
Wilfred Owen's poem “Dulce Et Decorum Est” relies mainly on an emotional engagement (pathos) to convey his feeling about The Great War. He clearly feels that this phrase lacks merit. Then men described in his poem are broken and tired, and marching through the night. Covered in mud, they march forward under great strain, injured, not looking or seeing where they area going.
Soon the men are attacked by gas. Some are lucky enough to don their gas masks, others succumb to the vile fate of mustard gas. The others watch on in horror as the lungs of their fallen brethren burn and bleed. The dying unable to scream as they slow drown in their own mucus and blood.
In our society, we glorify war. We cheaply and repeatedly refer to all those who wear our military's uniforms as heroes, stealing the power of that word, turning it into nothing more than a bumper sticker.
War is horrible and terrifying. War should be our last option. When our country goes to war, we are forced to teach our young men and women in uniform to selectively devalue human life. We place them in a position of often having to choose who lives and dies. They come home to us psychologically altered in ways the rest of us cannot even imagine, and they are the lucky ones.
Others die in blasts of smoke, blood, thunder, and death. Not ever seeing their killers, they die in the service of a political abstraction. Far away from home, in the heat of a desert that has known little peace in all of human history, these men die suddenly and terribly, far away from their families and their homes. The sweetness and rightness of dying for their country is shown to them one last time as they are placed in a metal box for their final journey home.
It is terrible and awful to die for one's country. While man will do so willing and honorably, it cannot be denied that all of them would rather live for their country.
-Ryan
Saturday, September 6, 2008
It occurs to me...
I've never watched a football game on Shrooms. Hrmph.
-Ryan
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It occurs to me...
I've never watched a football game on Shrooms. Hrmph.
-Ryan
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