Cranky, old, Alaska Republican Senator Ted Steven's house was raided today by the FBI. Its about time somebody started to look into this old loon. This is the same guy who thinks the Internets is series of tubes and wanted to build the $315 millon Bridge to Nowhere.
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The Vegoose music festival sent out an artist addition e-mail today with some good news enclosed. What good news?
I need more love everyday of life
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The initial lineup for Vegoose 2007 was announced today and I was rather disappointed compared with 05' and 06'.
I took a screenshot from the Vegoose site.
With the exception of Rage, Umphrey's, Queens of the Stone Age and Michael Franti there isn't much of a draw for me. Why in the hell would Daft Punk take second billing? Who cares about Iggy Pop?
Right now, $146.50 + fees just isn't worth it. Hopefully, future annoucements will include bands worth seeing. The 05 festival had such acts as Dave Matthews + Friends, Trey Anastasio, North Miss Allstars, moe., Gov't Mule, Jack Johnson, Phil Lesh + Friends. Even 06 had a kickass lineup (though I missed it) Phil Lesh + Trey Anastasio, Tom Petty, Keller Williams Incident, Black Crowes, The Roots, Damian Marley, G. Love, Yonder Mountain, Guster.
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The article Deals in Iraq Make Friends of Enemies in todays Washington Post revists this bone-head approach that was first reported by the New York Times a month ago. The US is informally making friends with our insurgent enemies.We are now arming insurgents.
Jon Stewart of the Daily Show described it beatifully a month ago.
Its a plan so crazy, it might just be...FUCKING crazy. What are you thinking?He broke down this catastroFUCK of a plan.
For example, Al Qaeda is our enemy.
| ENEMIES | FRIENDS |
|---|---|
| Al Qaeda |
Now the Sunni Insurgency is becoming their enemy, so Sunni Insurgency, they're our friends!
| ENEMIES | FRIENDS |
|---|---|
| Al Qaeda | Insurgents |
Of course the Sunni Insurgency is most responsible for the IEDs used to attack our troops making them our enemies.
| ENEMIES | FRIENDS |
|---|---|
| Al Qaeda | Insurgents |
| Insurgents |
And the Shii Death Squads who have been targeting Sunnis are thus our friends!
| ENEMIES | FRIENDS |
|---|---|
| Al Qaeda | Insurgents |
| Insurgents | Death Squads |
But they are controlled by Muqtada Al-Sadr and Iran who have sworn to defeat us, making them our enemies.
| ENEMIES | FRIENDS |
|---|---|
| Al Qaeda | Insurgents |
| Insurgents | Death Squads |
| Al-Sadr | |
| Iran |
Although, Muqtada Al-Sadr, of course targeted by Al Qaeda, thus making them..
| ENEMIES | FRIENDS |
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| Al Qaeda | Insurgents |
| Insurgents | Death Squads |
| Al-Sadr | Al Qaeda |
| Iran |
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This New Rule from March 31, 2006 was just as true a year ago, as it is today.
People who run everything can't complain that they're underdogs. To whit, this week, there was a highly-attended conference in Washington called "The War on Christians." Because nothing quite says "I'm oppressed," like the opulent Regency Ballroom of the Omni Shoreham Hotel.
Ah, yes, whatever happened to that plucky little cult, Christianity? Oh, that's right, they're 80% of the American people, and have taken over all three branches of government, country music, public schools, the bestseller list, and until recently, Katie Holmes. You know, Christians, I don't mind that you're part of a dress-up cult that hates sex and worships magic but the paranoia, that does scare me.
Did you know that the Missouri legislature recently felt the need to propose a resolution declaring Christianity Missouri's majority religion. No kidding. Really, you mean people ar
en't saying, "Gosh, I'd like to go to Missouri, but...to Jewish." In Savannah, recently, a children's book about a baby penguin who is raised by two male penguins - ahh! - was removed from the library for its homosexual overtones. Because you know penguins, in those tuxedos, with the dreamy eyes. Huge fags!
The Christian right are now officially the party of paranoia. Secularists are attacking Christmas! Gays are attacking marriage! Liberals are attacking values! White girls are being abducted at an alarming rate! You know, if you're going to be that paranoid all the time, just get high.
And the worst part is, the people bitching loudest about being persecuted for their Christianity aren't Christians at all. They're demagogues and conmen and scolds. And the only thing they worship is power. If you believe Jesus ever had a good word for war or torture or tax cuts for the rich, or raping the earth, or refusing water to dying migrants, then you might as well believe bunnies lay painted eggs.
And Jesus - and Jesus never said a word about gay marriage. He was much too busy hanging out with 12 guys. Now - now I know George Bush says Jesus Christ changed his heart. But believe me, Dick Cheney changed it back. The only thing Bush has in common with Jesus is they both went into their father's business and got crucified for it.
Thomas Jefferson called the type of Christian who trumpets his own belief in the divinity of Jesus rather than the morality of Jesus "pseudo-Christians." And that's who's running our country today. And since they thrive so much on turning water into "whining"—and get off on their endless pretend persecution, this Easter season, let's give them what they want. Let's go to the zoo, get some lions, and feed them Tom DeLay.
All right. That's our show. I want to thank my guests: Seth Green, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, Erica Jong, Robert Wuhl and Jorge Ramos. Thank you very much, folks. We'll see you next week.
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