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November 18, 2007
Linda Burke, that McCain supporter who called Hillary a name ("How
do we take the bitch down?"), caused McCain more damage than
good when his first response turned out to be laughter.
Sorry to hear about gay friendly rapper Kanye West's mother dying
from botched plastic surgery by Dr. Jan Adams. What a rotten way to
go. Kanye was very close to his mom and proud of it.
Friday's Oklahoma Centennial Spectacular broadcast live on OKC's
PBS station was interesting, as it showcased the talents of over 100
OK natives who've made it big. Vince Gil wowed us with his
"Oklahoma Rising." He sounded like he did before Amy Grant
yanked him away from his first wife. Speaking of Amy, her song
bombed; I couldn't understand the words. During the credits she
was frowning but started clapping when she saw the camera was on
her. Oh, well. Tit for tat!
Shirley Jones had too much vibrato for me, but looked terrific. It's as
if she has the same plastic surgeon as many Hollywood blondes,
cheekbones and all.
Good old Fred Willard (the original Bozo the Clown and Ronald
McDonald--really) was refreshing in the overly classy show (It was as
if they were trying to prove that Oklahomans aren't hicks) I love the
way he laughs at his own jokes, even with his Oreo cookie gaff (He
started talking about them when the screen showed a hundred year
old black man with white palms).
Toby Keith did one of his ultra patriotic songs, too polarizing for my
taste.
Patti Page ("Tennessee Waltz"), another legendary blonde, was in
fine form. But I wasn't sure if her big cheeks were natural or a
byproduct of her weight. Maybe she should change her name to
Patti Pudge.
I've been watching Alien Boot Camp on Logo, the gay channel, for
weeks now and still don't have a clue about what's going on, but I
like it! Why do so many Japanese producers put names on their
movies or shows that have nothing to do with the content?
November 15, 2007
Good news from Haworth Press! My manuscript, BEYOND NORMAL:
The Birth of Gay Pride, is under review by the new owners, Taylor
and Francis, a respected publisher of nonfiction. Their website says
they like innovative books and since mine is written in the fairly new
concept of "creative nonfiction," I just may have a chance.
David Beckham has signed a contract to promote Armani
underwear. And they say God doesn't answer prayer!
I believe presidential candidate, John Edwards, made a fatal mistake
saying he "wasn't there yet" when asked if he was for gay marriage.
Even his wife and daughter disagree with him. Equal rights are equal
rights. Period. Hillary and Obama spin doctors, please note!
On the legal front, a lesbian was just awarded 4.4 million dollars from
Goodyear Tire & Rubber for discrimination. Cool, huh? I live for the
day when calling someone gay is no longer considered a slur.
I'll say it again: Kirstie Alley needs to lose another twenty pounds.
Oprah gotten chubby, too, but she's off the hook because Dr. Oz told
her she has a thyroid problem, which is being taken care of. We shall
see!
A friend of mine told me that, in Oklahoma, murder and possession
of marijuana carry the same penalty--one year to life in prison. Is that
ridiculous or what?
Everybody in France, from transit workers to opera singers, are
going on strike to protest sweeping reforms by the new maverick
president, Nicolas Sarkozy. A real shame because he has some
great ideas.
According to BBC America World News, sanitation workers in NYC
are paid so well that 30,000 people are on the waiting list for garbage
men. Ever notice there never seem to be women in that line of work?
November 12, 2007
Saturday night's Dr. Who on BBC America was a real hoot. But I
think you need to be stoned to know what's really going on. Favorite
line: "Mmm . . . tastes like chicken."
Irish boy band Westlife gave a sizzling rendition of Michael Buble's
"Home." on the Graham Norton Show. The single and the album
Back Home are number one in the UK. The four guys are absolutely
delicious! You heard me!
Bobby Lee of Mad TV quote: "I always look at the genitals of all the
creatures I see."
They say the surge in Iraq is working, but we can't have American
soldiers on every street corner in Baghdad indefinitely, now can we?
November 10, 2007
I don't know the name of the busy Hollywood plastic surgeon all the
stars are using, but if you do, please tell him to tone it down with the
giant cheekbones. All the blondes, including Barry Mannilow and
Heather Locklear, are starting to look alike!
Sorry that the deal for Rosie O'Donnell's prime time show on MSNBC
went kablooie. It would have been fun.
Am I the only one who feels sorry for King Tut? It doesn't seem right
that they have taken his 2000 year old resin-coated body from his
tomb and placed it on display for the whole world to see.
Favorite lines from last weeks Desperate Housewives: "There was
punch in that rum?" and "What happened to my rug?"
Exes & Ohs, the lesbian comedy on Logo, is hilarious. Here's a
paraphrased quote: "Old lovers never die; they hang around for the
sole purpose of making you miserable for the rest of your life"
Why all the fuss about Brad Pitt? He's not that pretty naked.
I fully support the Writers Guild of America strike, but don't
understand why they and the TV executives are not negotiating.
I have to say that 30 Rock is the best written comedy on television,
thanks in large part to Saturday Night alumni, Tina Fey, as creator
and writer.
Dancing with the Stars would be much better if the guys wore less
clothes. You heard me!
You should have seen Josh Harnett on the BBC's Graham Norton
Show last week. The actor is still drop-dead gorgeous. It's the eyes,
guys! John Waters and Jackie Colllins will be on the talk show
tonight at 9 p.m. Central. Sounds like fun!
Volatile singer, Amy Winehouse, will be on Saturday Night Live soon
but I haven't got the date yet. It's been postponed because of the
writers' strike. I want to watch because you never know when
someone that sensitive is going to burn out. I love her (in a gayway)!
Things I Wasn't Allowed to Do as a Child Dept: Dance or wear
lipstick. Just ask my therapist!
November 4, 2007
Have you heard about the new weaker Tasers now being sold for
$300 on the retail market in designer colors? A sad commentary on
our civilization.
Speaking of which, I saw Mel Gibson's Apocolypto on Stars last
night. Lots of eye candy, as it was about the final days of scantilly-
clad Mayan warriers. Even though Mel says he used "all pre-
European indiginous people," I thought it was interesting that most
of the cast had Mexican surnames. Whatever, it worked, provided
you like violence and subtitles.
The new Dr. Who on BBC America is campy as hell. The jury is still
out on their new series, Torchwood, I'm trying to like it, but think it
needs more sex, gay and otherwise.
Another series I'm trying to enjoy is Ugly Betty, but the same old
plots (saving the magazine, etc.) are being rehashed way too much.
Plus, I'm tired of looking at those braces. It's time for her to get a
makeover and get her savvy on!
Luv the new gay couple on Honeysuckle Lane or whatever it is on
Desperate Housewives. Nice claws!
Good news for Logo, the gay channel: Judie McGrath, CEO of MTV
and Logo, says they have enjoyed a great embrace and virtually no
blacklash. Over twenty-eight million homes now have access to the
network.
As for those 300,000 American weapons missing in Iraq, it wouldn't
be the first time we've inadvertantly armed the enemy. I can't believe
the parade of scandals involving our occupation of that poor little
country. They just keep coming and coming, the latest being
Blackwater's civilian killings. The Bush Administration is truly lax
with regard to its delegation of duties. Even a liberal like me is sick of
the incompetence.
May 30, 2007
At the height of the Vietnam War we had 542,000 troops deployed
and still lost. We have only 177,000 in Iraq and Afghanistan even
after the so-called surge. Why do our so-called leaders ignore the
main lesson of Vietnam--to mind our own business?
Now for something soooooooooooo important it can't wait. Enough
with every actress in the world sporting hair extensions, from Carrie
on The King of Queens to Paula of American Idol! They were cute in
the beginning but now that everyone knows what they are, they are
sooooooooooooooooo obvious.
I won't be watching The View anymore. It's
soooooooooooooooooooo boring without Rosie! Unless Whoopie
takes her place and is allowed to say whatever she thinks.
Are you planning to attend the annual Gay Farmers' Yam Festival?
This year's theme: I Yam What I Yam!
Is it just me or does Kirstie Alley still look fat?
I was surprised to see '60's model Twiggy on Absolutely Fabulous
(BBC America). Apparently she's a gay ikon in England. I had no idea
she'd come out of the closet, let alone was still alive.
Senator Barok Obama says we are spending $275 million per day in
Iraq and will probably top out at one trillion. I say bring the soldiers
home to rebuild New Orleans and feed our own poor.
Whatever you do, don't upgrade to Windows Vista. I bought a new
computer at Wal*Mart and have had problems galore, most of which
couldn't be fixed without erasing new files and email boxes. I hate it!
May 10, 2007
Bush says he will veto hate crime protection for women and gays
(Employment Non-Discrimination Act) recently approved by
Congress, even though a May 2006 poll shows 89% of Americans
believe we should have equal rights. Am I the only one who
remembers the Bush campaign promise to be compassionate and
inclusive?
The Queen of England went home yesterday, having concluded her
important work celebrating the founding of Jamestown and the
running of the horses at the Kentucky Derby. I think I'd rather have
no title if carrying it required I remained politically neutered (not a
spelling error).
What a disappointment it was to see Alice Cooper on Last Call With
Carson Daly bragging about being addicted to golf.
Celebrities I'd like to hear less about: Brittany, Anna Nicole''s baby,
Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Dr. Phil.
Celebrities I'd love to see more of: Mario Lopez, Mario Lopez, Mario
Lopez!
MTV has gone too far with it's new series called Scarred. Who wants
to see young people doing stunts that make them bloody. To me,
that's not entertainment.
May 2, 2007
How sad was that photo opportunity the president had on American
Idol yesterday. When he and his wife read from an "obvious script"
(Barbara Walters' words on The View) in an attempt to appear human
via self-deprecating humor, I became nauseous. After all his lies and
spin, I can barely look at the man.
Have you heard about the new chain of gay restaurants called The
Hard Rick Café?
April 26, 2007
Ready or not, I'm back! After nearly a year in hiatus, the urge to pick
up a pen has returned. The capper on a run of bad luck included a
publishing deal for my autobiography, BEYOND NORMAL: The Birth
of Gay Pride, with Haworth Books gone bad when my assigned
editor--Vern Bullough (Before Stonewall)--died suddenly. Truly a
talented man, may he rest in peace. Despite that and other
disappointments, I feel recharged and have started writing again. As
for this blog, I plan to enter blurbs more often while keeping them
short if not so sweet. The following are a few notes on news items of
the past few weeks.
The saddest thing about Imus is he thought he was being cool. At
least now we know that Imus is short for Ignoramus.
What the hell happened to McCain? It's like he had a stroke and
forgot he was a man with common sense and conviction.
All I have to say about Richard Gere's recent kissing faux pas of an
Indian actress is: "Thank God he left the gerbils at home!"
Leave it to our president to state during one of the bloodiest weeks
of the war that his surge in Iraq is working. Then he had the audacity
to say that Gonzales gave "a very candid assessment" to Congress
about the firing of US attorneys. When you match that against
Gonzales' saying "I don't recall" 71 times, it's impossible not to state
the obvious: the president is still in denial.
British singer Josh Stone, who seems to be everywhere these days,
is like a rich man's Janis Joplin, great voice and all but no detectable
soul, sadly.
Why does Cheney always look like he's trying to suppress a fart and
I don't mean the president?
June 10, 2006
It's been nearly two months since I've written anything for this blog.
Why you might ask? Well, besides the obvious--nobody seems to be
reading it--I've been too depressed to write. Too depressed about
Iraq, the price of gas, my love life, your love life, etc., but mainly I'm
upset because the world is going to hell and people don't seem to
care. In other words, writing about our problems doesn't seem to
have any effect. The war continues, the oil barons are still screwing
us silly, people the world over hate America's arrogance, etc.
Perchance someone misses my rants, let me know via email.
Otherwise, I'll continue to take some time off and coddle my poultry
and wildflowers, for the sake of my sanity or insanity, whichever the
case may be. I've lost track, ever since I forgot to collect my $200
when I passed "GO."
April 11, 2006
As the price of gas continues to insure our president's future and
destroy ours, there is a boycott of Exxon-Mobil in the works. The
theory is--if we take business away from just one Big Oil
conglomerate, it will start a price war. My friends all say it won't work,
but, hey, what's the harm in trying? We've gotta do something!
Please join me in this boycott!
April 9, 2006
Today marks three years since Sadam's stubborn statue "fell" in
Iraq. Our irresponsible Congress went on vacation today, without so
much as an apology for allowing the war to continue under the
direction of a dangerously inept and unsound president. I guess
we're going to have to take to the streets with our "War is Not
Healthy for Children and Other Living things" signs again before
Congress understands how fed up the American public is. I'm angry
and saddened and disillusioned and mortified and sickened and
fearful for humanity. How could we have allowed Vietnam to happen
all over again?
April 5, 2006
LEAKERGATE! The dam’s about to blow! I can hear Bush now: “I am
not a drip!”
President George W. Bush said he’d fire whoever leaked classified
information. Thanks to Scooter Libby, we now have proof the
president himself was the Leaker-in-Chief. Will he fire himself? Let’s
hope Congress has the guts to do it for him (i.e. put him out of our
misery). Maybe this will lead to a miracle--an end of the bloody,
heartbreaking war Americans and Iraqis have been forced to endure,
for the sole reason of saving Bush’s face.
April 4, 2006
Am I the only one not jumping for joy at those ads announcing SBC
is the new AT&T? I’ll never forgive AT&T for their 1999 screwing of
my father. They raised his ten cents per minute rate on his Oklahoma-
based long-distance telephone service retroactive to the previous
three months! No prior notice. No apologies. Sure enough, I
discovered they had the right to do just that in the fine print of his
contract. I will never give a penny to those SOBs at AT&T! Never!
Why is the government allowing AT&T to swallow up its competition
like this, anyway? What happened to the laws against monopolies?
Oh, that’s right. Bush is in power.
Bush dealt the War on AIDS a dangerous setback the other day,
thanks to another politically motivated, inappropriate appointment:
Herbert Lusk to the Presidential Advisory Council on HIV/AIDS.
Lusk, a conservative Baptist minister with no background in
HIV/AIDS policy, does fit the mold of Bush's conservative Christian,
faith-based agenda.
This is in keeping with Bush’s policy to appoint incompetent people
to positions of power, as long as they support him, his dirty little
war, and the conservative policies that are tearing this country apart,
all while destroying our economy.
March 30, 2006
SO MANY BUSHY, BOLD-FACED LIES, SO LITTLE BANDWIDTH!
Truth be known, I have plenty of cyberspace, so here I go:
Lately, a lot of news people and so-called health “experts” have
reported that chocolate doesn’t cause pimples, that it’s a folktale.
Period! No more discussion. Well, I did my own study, which entailed
removing the tasty commercial “alkaloid” prepared with sugar and
ground roasted cacao beans from my diet for nine months. Presto!
No more pimples in my earlobes, a scourge that had plagued me
since puberty. So, don’t tell me it’s folktale without offering proof,
thank you very much!
Does anyone know why people who have one Caucasian and one
African-American parent are considered black instead of white? Is it
the same reason bisexuals are branded as gay, as if anything less is
a sell-out?
I often wonder if the average man is aware that the tie is a phallic
symbol. I think it’s weird how men have so few options when
dressing up. Guess that’s why I like wearing cowboy clothes. A
western guy can go a little wild with color and style and still be
considered masculine. Suits can be sexy, but not all the time. I’ll
never understand why men’s fashions have become so rigid. When
people ask me if I'm a real cowboy, I always say, "Oh, yeah, but after I
bought the clothes, I couldn't afford the cows!"
Andrea Mitchell of NBC News reported on March 27 2006:
“(Written) in January 2003 . . . a secret memo now reveals (Bush and
Blair) were determined to go to war six weeks before invading (Iraq)
. . . Taking notes at the meeting that day in the Oval Office (was)
Blair's National Security Adviser David Manning, now Great Britain's
ambassador in Washington.” The memo was recently published in
the book Lawless World, by Philippe Sands. According to Sands,
Manning wrote: “(T)he president had decided on war no matter what
happened diplomatically, or whether inspectors found weapons of
mass destruction . . . The decision had been taken." The memo also
reportedly said, "The president talked about painting an American
spy plane to look like a U.N. aircraft, hoping to provoke Saddam
Hussein into firing and justify going to war.” Need I say I told you so?
I had to snicker the other day when FEMA said they sent 51,000
letters to people they'd erroneously given money to—over one
hundred million dollars—and ordered them to pay it back within 30
days. Good Night! and Good Luck! with that, FEMA!
Charles Levinson of the Christian Science Monitor reported on
Thursday, March 30, that American soldiers on the Iraqi front lines
are “ . . . running out of patience. Most of the men they interviewed in
the field echoed a recent Zogby poll of 944 military respondents
throughout Iraq that found 72 percent of US troops favor withdrawal
within the next year. For soldiers with years left on their contracts,
for young fathers, and newlyweds, the prospect of the war dragging
on is disconcerting,” the article continued. “Divorce rates in the
Army have risen at least 25 percent since the war began.” Wow. How
sad.
"We hate the Americans," said one of the women Levinson talked
with. She called herself simply Om Omar, while keeping her eyes
locked on the Iraqi children, who were busy grabbing the Beanie
Babies and candy that our soldiers always offer (as bribes?). "They
destroyed our country,” Om Omar continued. “They can't protect
this country, can't provide electricity. Why'd they come here? It's a
nightmare."
HOW US TROOPS SEE IRAQ
According to a Zogby poll of 944 US troops stationed in Iraq:
• 72% said the US should leave Iraq within one year.
• 29% said US forces should leave Iraq immediately.
• 58% said the US mission in Iraq is clear.
• 85% believe the US invaded Iraq to retaliate for 9/11 attacks.
• 24% said a major reason for invading was to establish a model
democracy.
Source: Zogby International, Jan. 18 - Feb. 14, 2006
Now that the fraud of Afghanistan’s “liberated democracy” has been
exposed for the rigid religious fundamentalist Muslim theocracy it
truly is (via the publicizing of Afghan law making the beheading of
“backslid” Muslims who become Christians mandatory). How many
other sick laws does this bastion of democracy have? And now that
the Palestinian democratic elections have brought Israel's terrorist
enemies to power (a nightmare come to life), maybe our Prez will
stop trying to spread you-know-what (democracy?) all over the
earth’s crust. The "failed rhetoric" is already so thick, I can barely
walk.
Richard Engel, NBC’s brave (and good-looking) reporter, has spent
the last three years of his life in Iraq. Ruminating a couple of days
ago, Richard had this to say: "I've seen so many ugly things, . . . so
many memories and images that I'm not sure people are equipped to
handle. Two weeks ago I was walking around Latifiya in the south of
Baghdad. I was watching stray dogs eat a dead body and just
picking it to pieces . . . As violence (has) increased, foreign reporters,
like Iraqis, (have) adapted. Now, it's too dangerous to run on the
streets, so we use a treadmill and a punching bag to relieve the
tension that's hard to escape here.”
A Pentagon report released last week said that two captured Iraqi
documents indicate that Russia obtained information from sources
"inside the American Central Command" in Qatar and then passed
battlefield intelligence to Saddam through the former Russian
ambassador in Baghdad, Vladimir Titorenko. Keep in mind, this is
according to a Pentagon report. In my mind, it’s scary proof the CIA
intelligence isn’t (intelligent) and the Bush Administration hasn’t got
a clue. It looks like there are Russian spies working “inside the
American Central Command.” The only other explanation would be
the Bush Administration itself told Russia what was going on,
thinking it was an ally—which is unthinkable but certainly possible,
considering the lack of competence in the reigning White House.
Speaking of the White House, the immigration thing brewing in the
nation at the moment might prove to be the last straw to break the
already weak backs of the few wobbly Republicans still supporting
the Prez. Bush is at odds with the majority of his party, who want to
send all illegal aliens south, pronto. The uprising of Hispanics
(500,000 in LA alone) shows the power of cinema. In case you
missed it, HBO recently opened its broadcast to all cable and
satellite subscribers, free of charge, when they aired their made-for-
HBO movie, Walkout. It showcases the birth of the Chicano
movement in the late sixties. The current walkouts are no
coincidence. I think it's wonderful! I love to see proud people
standing up for the right thing!
March 20, 2006
Mad Money Matters: As the oil companies continue to rape us at the
pump with ever-higher prices, Congress assists the violation by
passing a nine-trillion dollar spending bill, which computes to three-
hundred twenty-million dollars per day—most of it money we don’t
have. The United States’ deficit grew from a surplus when Bush took
office to a negative eight-hundred five-billion dollars in 2005, a new
record, a downward spiral of twenty per cent in just one year. Keep
in mind that the budget doesn’t include the cost of the Iraq War,
which MSNBC’s chief economist, Martin Wolk, reports will probably
end up costing taxpayers over a trillion dollars, or two-million per
day. Apparently, we’ve been borrowing money from China and other
countries to keep afloat. Let’s hope they don’t call the mortgage in!
I nearly cried last week when I heard what Arizona Senator John
McCain said to the Southern Republican Leadership Conference
(SRLC) in Memphis. He actually defended the reigning president and
called upon everyone to support the dirty little three-year old war
that continues to maim and kill countless human beings for the sole
purpose of saving face. Once upon a time, McCain was a maverick
with a conscience and common sense. Now, he’s just a politician
dancing for the Man—Big Money and Power, in order to get
nominated for president. Sad.
I could kiss Jessica Simpson, however. Not a fan until now, I did a jig
when I heard she refused to lobby the prez at a Republican
fundraiser for her cause, Operation Smile—free surgery for the
facially deformed poor abroad. Perhaps she’s not so stupid after all;
she’s obviously aware that George W. Bush has lost his credibility
and most of his influence in Washington.
March 19, 2006
Today marks three years into the bloody Iraq War, with no end in
sight. Hell, our government can’t even keep the capital city of
Bagdad safe, and I am decidedly disgusted by Bush and his
enablers continuing to tell us there is progress. How stupid does he
think we are? Dumb enough to re-elect him, I guess.
In their latest poll, the Pew Research Center for the People and the
Press asked, "What one word best describes your impression of
George W. Bush?" No options or suggestions were offered. The
leading answer: "Incompetent."
TIME.com’s Brian Jallam exposed Operation Swarmer for what it
was—a publicity “offensive” designed to up George W. Bush’s
approval by faking the Iraqi Army’s improvement. Jallam reported
from the center of what the Administration billed as a “major military
operation”: “Operation Swarmer Fizzled. In fact, there were no
airstrikes and no leading insurgents nabbed in an operation that
some skeptical military analysts described as little more than a photo
op. There were no shots fired and no resistance, according to U.S.
and Iraqi commanders.” Apparently, the Bush advisors have
abandoned substance and returned to spin as a way of serving up
the war to the American public.
Remember the Swine Flu debacle? Our government appears to be
retracing its steps as it deals with the so-called Bird Flu. Our
“leaders” never seem to learn from past mistakes, whether it be
invading other countries or screaming about diseases that aren’t
really epidemics. The Bird Flu has yet to spread from person to
person, so why are we overreacting? They’d better not come for my
chickens, turkeys, and peafowl. Several years ago, during the
Newcastle chicken scare, the Dept. of Agriculture came for my
parrots, killing them all without permission. Tests on their lifeless
bodies (the birds', not the killers', I'm almost sorry to say) proved my
beautiful parrot buddies had been healthy. Never again!
March 13, 2006
I had to pinch myself to make sure I hadn’t slipped into a parallel
universe or some kind of weird flashback when I read this March 11
Associated Press headline: “KITE-FLYING BANNED IN PAKISTAN.”
Upon further examination, I learned that the police in Lahore have
arrested forty-four people for flying the evil kites during their annual
Basant Festival. They’ve also taken eleven hundred people into
custody since March 5th for selling or manufacturing kite string
that—get this—is coated with glass or chemicals. Apparently, the
Festival is about a contest so important that everyone tries to cut
their competitors’ kites loose by any means necessary, by hook or
by crooks' strings rubbing against other crooks' strings. The ban
was instituted when a glass-infused string killed a young man by
slicing his throat open. I’m still not sure I’m in the real world. How
could something as carefree and innocent as kite-flying become so
pernicious?
March 9, 2006
This headline in a Dubai newspaper, “PRESIDENT BUSH IS NO
LONGER IN CONTROL OF WASHINGTON,” was prompted by the
gutsy, nonpartisan congressional showdown over who will control
our ports. Thank God!
Now, let’s all pray Congress keeps up the momentum by working to
get us out of Iraq! I fear the world will never forgive us for ravaging
that poor country. George W. Bush has disgraced America’s
reputation in just a few short years. It was broken before, mainly
because of the CIA’s secret meddling in other country’s politics, but
now it’s completely shattered. I doubt I can ever forgive him for not
learning the lesson of Vietnam.
Another humiliating (for Bush) and frightening (for us) revelation
today— NBC Nightly News reported that the Homeland Security
building is not secure, after a network investigation!
Ye Gods! What’s next? The discovery that Bush is really Osama Bin
Laden after plastic surgery? Finally, what he has done to our
beloved country would make sense.
My home—Oklahoma—is the hungriest place in America. “‘The state
that ranks No. 2 in winter wheat production, No. 3 in beef, No. 6 in
peanuts and No. 8 in pork now ranks No. 1 in hunger,’ according to a
United States Department of Agriculture report.
More than one in 20 Oklahoma households qualified as hungry in the
2002-2004 period, compared with about one in 25 nationally. This
figure translates into 236,000 hungry Oklahomans, many of whom
are working poor.”—“Hungry? You Are Not Alone,” newsok.com,
(November 20, 2005) Why can’t we feed our own people? I’ll never
understand the priorities of those in power.
March 3, 2006
Has anyone else noticed how haggard the president looks lately? He
sounds like a whiney broken-record parody of himself. He appears
ready to fall apart. I didn’t think I could, but I actually feel sorry for
him. Not a lot. But a little.
Ted Bridis, AP writer, reported this shocking news on 2-26-06--
"President Bush, Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff,
Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, and even Treasury
Secretary John Snow, who oversees the government committee that
approved the (port security) deal, all say they did not know about the
purchase until after it was finalized. The work was done mostly by
assistant secretaries." As Hillary Clinton said, “It raises concern
about who’s minding the store in Washington.” Could it be . . . oh, I
don’t know . . . the Devil, a.k.a. Karl Rove?
According to a newsletter I receive from the United Church of Christ,
“President (Bush’s budget) proposes cutting veterans' benefits
13%, or $10 billion.” Say what? There’s more! “(H)ousing, child care,
home heating fuel support, and child nutrition programs (for the
poor) are slated to be cut 13%, or $24 billion . . . (J)ob training and
education are slated for a 13% cut, $53 billion between now and
2011. While the Pentagon budget has gone up 45% in the last five
years under this President to a whopping $439 billion.” How can we
save the world when we can't even save ourselves?
I would like to propose the Prez pull the troops from Iraq and deploy
them to the Gulf Coast to clean and rebuild our own citizens' lives--at
last. Those poor people have suffered too long. Their neglect is a
real crime.
2-16-06
How many Cheneys does it take to shoot a Whittington? Five. One to
pull the trigger, one to pick up the shell-casings, one to hide the
shotgun, one to drag his foot, and another to say he would've done
it the same way if he had to do it all over again.
Sunday, Andy Rooney told 60 Minutes viewers that America spends
$100,000 per minute in Iraq. A recent poll said 80% of Iraqis don’t
want us there. Talk about screwed up priorities!
The Associated Press reported on Tuesday, February 14, that
“records . . . show (Abramoff’s) lobbying team logged nearly 200
meetings with the (George W. Bush) administration during its first 10
months in office.” Something’s rotten and this time it’s not in
Denmark.
2-12-06
Did you hear about the American Rifle Association’s new slogan?
“GUNS DON'T SHOOT PEOPLE; VICE-PRESIDENTS DO!” It’s ironic
that Dick Cheney accidentally shot a man named Whittington,
because my brother (also a "dick," although his name is Ron) did the
same to me (with a shotgun) in 1964, even though I'm not a "Hairy"
Whittington. I lost my left thumb and, to this day, carry a bunch of
lead buckshot around in my face.
2-8-06
Why do black people despise George W. Bush when he's gone out
of his way to employ African-Americans? Because he doesn’t hire
blacks (for their input or) to help them; rather he seeks out blacks
(for their output) to make him look good by mouthing his
conservative philosophy. Period. The same is true about Hispanics.
He searches for those who like things the way they are, not those
who seek to make conditions better, unless one believes curtailing
civil liberties would improve our quality of living.
On January 18, 2006, Scott McClellan, the president’s press
secretary, told reporters that Abramoff, the indicted lobbyist who
specialized in bribery, not only met with President George W. Bush,
the lobbyist attended White House Staff Meetings !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
McClellan declined to elaborate, but then what more do we need to
know? While admitting the White House possesses hundreds of
photos of Bush and Abramoff together, the press secretary noted
Bush has ordered officials not to release them. Say what?
Impeachment is such an ugly but liberating word, is it not?
Lisa Myers of NBC News reported yesterday: “(T)he Pentagon has
been spying on gay student groups. A ‘don't ask, don't tell’ protest at
the University of California at Santa Cruz that featured a gay kiss-in
was labeled by the Pentagon as a ‘credible threat’ of terrorism.” No
wonder the prez wants to bypass the courts to wiretap. He hasn’t
got a leg to stand on, just a fascist mentality.
It was beyond pathetic today when George W. Bush called upon
Muslims to stop the violent protests over Danish cartoons depicting
Mohammed as a suicide bomber. Pathetic because it showed that
the prez actually thinks he has the ability to influence people in other
countries. He can barely do that in the good ol’ USA these days. Sad,
indeed.
2-1-06
Good news! I just received the first independent review of my book,
The Happy Campers! Susan White of Coffee Time Romance called it
“terrific,” and said she had a hard time putting it down until the last
word. Read the entire piece here.
“Iraqi Insurgents launched 34,131 attacks last year, up 29% from
26,496 the year before, according to U.S. military figures released
Sunday.” Yet, our president says we are winning the war. Just
another example of why nobody pays attention to his bullshit
anymore.
Apparently, although Bush has forced our military to work overtime
in a misguided attempt to bring democracy to the world, free speech
is not allowed in the "Mother Country." Cindy Sheehan was not only
ejected from El Presidente’s State of the Divided Nation speech last
night, she was actually ARRESTED for practicing her First
Amendment rights--silently, on a T-shirt!! Never mind that charges
were dropped today. Just think about the fact that the kind of
atmosphere Bush fosters has altered the Washington
scene so much that the police thought free speech had
become illegal.
1-22-06
The Brookings Institute reports that an average of 30 Iraqis are
kidnapped every day now. Since the US "liberated" Iraq, insurgents
have kidnapped more than 240 foreigners and killed at least 39, 10 of
which have been Americans. Until now, the US has ignored these
horrible actions. Now, don't misunderstand--I believe everything
should be done to secure the release of Jill Carroll--but I can't help
but wonder if the Bush administration is finally negotiating "around
the clock" because she works for the "Christian" Science Monitor.
You know? Does anybody besides me remember the good old days
when our heroic soldiers would perform a "Mission Impossible,"
break into the kidnappers' lair, and free the victims? Nowadays, our
clueless CIA doesn't even know where the kidnappers hang out. Sad
and humiliating, if you ask me.
I must admit I did a little Victory Dance when I heard Google planned
to defy Bush and Gonzales by refusing to let the government snoop
around in their files. Hooray for co-founders Sergy and Larry! The
Justice Department ought to stop wasting our tax dollars trying to
get rid of porn, anyway. It's time they started fighting real crime. They
should adopt Google's motto: "Don't Be Evil." That would be a
refreshing change.
1-15-06
Shocker: Burned discs have a shelf-life of 2-5 yrs. Who knew?
So, why isn't the following being posted in the papers as a tragedy
of horrific proportions?--It appears the CIA was mistaken when it
ordered the bombing of three Pakistani homes yesterday. Where is
the President's expression of regret for killing at least 18 innocent
men, women, and children? What I don't understand is why the
American people continue to put up with atrocities of this nature,
especially when these outrages are proof the CIA still doesn't know
what the hell it's doing.
I predict that George W. Bush will resign in disgrace later this year
when the extent of his domestic spying program is finally revealed.
By that time, VP Cheney will have stepped down to prevent criminal
charges from being filed against him and Karl Rove will have been
indicted, so nobody will be left to run the country anyway.
1-13-06
“Only nine of the approximately 500 Guantanamo prisoners have
been charged with crimes, and the legal advisor to the tribunals has
said that probably no more than 50 to 75 ever will be.” Jane Sutton,
Reuters, 1-11-06
Quote from an Associated Press article 1-5-06: “The United States
military does not track civilian deaths (in Iraq).” Estimates are at least
180,000, half of which are women and children. I shudder, thinking
about how many wounded (crippled) there must be.
Over 10,000 gays have been expelled from the military since the
“Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy was instituted. How can Congress and
President George W. Bush allow such a cruel policy to continue?
And what kind of president tours a hurricane-ravaged city, allowing
his people to take him through areas untouched by the tragedy while
he remarks about how well the reconstruction is going?
12-17-05
Why doesn't anybody bitch about the problems associated with all
the various internet servers' spam filters? Most of them block
legitimate emails, a serious flaw that demands correction. Writers
Weekly, an online newsletter to which I subscribe, estimates that
AOL blocks a whopping 20% of non-spam emails. Yet, all we ever
hear are ads where these servers brag about how good they are for
having these filters. There should be a law requiring disclosure of
problems they cause. In fact, ISPs should be required to suspend
any filters that purge legitimate messages. Why is everyone quiet
about this? I don't understand.
Maybe, like I've been hoping, ebooks are the wave of the future! RCA
Chairman David Sarnoff, a pioneer in the development of radio and
TV, figures that within 18 months, reading devices for ebooks could
be as easy to use as the Apple iPod is for music. "Screen technology
is about to get much better very quickly," he says.
As part of an information offensive in Iraq, the U.S. military continues
to secretly pay Iraqi newspapers to publish stories written by
American troops in an effort to burnish the image of the U.S. mission
in Iraq. The articles, written by U.S. military "information operations"
troops, are translated into Arabic and placed in Baghdad
newspapers with the help of a defense contractor, according to
military officials and documents obtained by the Los Angeles Times.
Silly me! I thought bringing democracy to Iraq included allowing
them to have a free press.
The Washington Post's Dana Priest reports: "The CIA, working with
other intelligence agencies, has captured an estimated 3,000 people
in other countries, including several key leaders of al Qaeda, in its
campaign to dismantle terrorist networks. It is impossible to know,
however, how many mistakes the CIA and its foreign partners have
made . . . (T)here is no tribunal or judge to check the evidence
against those picked up by the CIA. The same bureaucracy that
decides to capture and transfer a suspect for interrogation--a
process called 'rendition'--is also responsible for policing itself for
errors . . . One (of these people) turned out to be an innocent college
professor who had given the al Qaeda member a bad grade . . . In
many, many cases there was only some vague association with
terrorism, one CIA officer said." Many of these innocents have been
imprisoned indefinitely without any civil rights whatsoever. All this
means we have become just like the people we're fighting against.
No wonder the US is hated the world over.
News that President George W. Bush authorized the National
Security Agency to spy on Americans in the name of fighting
terrorism showcases this dangerous, misguided man's disregard for
basic civil rights, as well as his bankrupt belief that "the end justifies
the means." Impeachment. That's all I have to say about it.
11-24-05
Well, guess what, folks! My ex called to tell me three things:
1. Congratulations for having The Happy Campers, my e-novel about
prison, passion, and sunbathing, published by Torquere Press.
2. That I should cut my hair.
3. That my ranting about the Prez all the time makes me sound like a
nut case. Since my ex (a blue-eyed Cherokee cousin of Pretty Boy
Floyd, and just as handsome) may be correct about the last item, his
having real personal expertise in crazy matters, I've decided to
honor the recommendation and rap about a couple of other things
before I get to what I feel compelled to do for therapy--scream about
the deaths and maiming George W. Bush is responsible for, with his
reprehensible and ungodly war. So, here goes:
The unemployment rate for soldiers returning to civilian life from Iraq
is three times higher than the national average, according to Military.
com, a pro-soldier website. Does that remind anyone of
Vietnam? (Notice I didn't mention the Prez once!)
I can’t believe the nerve of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. They’re
sending bills to people who purchased cigarettes over the internet.
Isn't that going too far?
What kind of legal system allows Sadam (or anyone) to have 1500
defense lawyers? Even after 1100 quit in protest when two
colleagues were assassinated, that leaves him with 400! I’d hate to
taste that soup, let alone pay for it!
Remember the good old days, when Americans were the good
guys? Not only is the phrase sexist and out of date, it’s no longer
true—at least in the view of the rest of the world. Sad, indeed.
I can barely watch the evening news lately. Hardly a day goes by
without something horrible being revealed about our government’s
policies. Secret CIA prisons. Torture by placing plastic film on faces
and pouring water over it until the prisoner almost suffocates (“water
boarding”). Torture by playing Eminem’s songs nonstop (These
things are all true!). Forcing prisoners to stand forty hours naked in
fifty-degree temperature (One died of hypothermia). Using white
phosphorous, despite international law against chemical warfare, to
flush out insurgents, burning women and children to the bone
instead. Using a new weapon called the SMAW-NE, a controversial
“version of the standard USMC Shoulder Mounted Assault Weapon
but with a new warhead. Described as NE – ‘Novel Explosive’- it is a
thermobaric mixture which ignites the air, producing a shockwave of
unparalleled destructive power, especially against buildings,”
according to www.defensetech.org. It implodes buildings from
within, brutally killing everyone inside, be they civilians, soldiers, or
insurgents. No wonder the Iraq people hate us.
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