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Because I will never tire of this

For Radioblogger’s Painting the Map Red Contest, below the fold.

(I really can’t believe this hasn’t been done yet!)

Another dollop of self-serving crap

John Dean, the former Nixon WH Counsel, today appeared before a Senate Committee and spewed out the most idiotic claptrap ever to leave a man’s lips in a public setting.

No presidency that I can find in history has adopted a policy of expanding presidential powers merely for the sake of expanding presidential powers…. It has been the announced policy of the Bush/Cheney presidency, however, from its outset, to expand presidential power for its own sake,

Merely for the sake of expanding powers? Perhaps ‘for the sake of trying to catch and kill terrorists before they kill us’.

Announced policy to expand presidential power for its own sake? Announced by whom, John, and when?

I must add that never before have I felt the slightest reason to fear our government. Nor do I frighten easily. But I do fear the Bush/Cheney government (and the precedents they are creating) because this administration is caught up in the rectitude of its own self-righteousness, and for all practical purposes this presidency has remained largely unchecked by its constitutional coequals….

Listen you farking dickhead, you are not SCARED of this Administration. That old chestnut doesn’t fly. If you were scared of them you wouldn’t be talking all the shi’ite that you are. And if you are scared of them, then you DO scare easily.

I recall a morning — March 21, 1973 — that I tried to warn a president of the consequences of staying his course. I failed to convince President Nixon that morning, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Oh John, you are indeed a noble man. You tried to warn him, and he ignored you. Actually, Nixon resigned because he was caught covering something up, which couldn’t be less like the case in point. Congress was briefed, and thanks to the New York Times, this story has done the rounds in every cave from Tora Bora to Kathmandu.

I could go on, but I won’t. These has-been grandstanding pricks that the Democrats are able to dredge up on demand make me want to shoot them.

But don’t be scared John, because I won’t.

Tags: John Dean, wiretaps, censure

Something for the guys, and something for the chickies

Here you go guys, and you can vote on her (a farked up concept, but hey, it’s the internets and every idiot wants their 15 minutes of fame).

And for my chickie friends, you might find this useful!

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Painting Britney Red

Hey! Radio Blogger had this contest for all you aspiring Photoshoppers, promoting his the new book but Hugh Hewitt, Painting the Map Red. Having what could only be referred to as “a thirst for Schadenfreude,” I combined the joys of Britney Spears, Hugh Hewitt, and Brad Pitt together for an experience you could only get from somebody who doesn’t use Photoshop all that much to fake pictures.

Click the link…IF YOU DARE!!!

This is perfect for bloggers

You know, I’ve always had this mental picture of bloggers (I’m not one, of course, I just happen to have one) being pale, malnourished, sleep-deprived chain-smokers. (No, that IS NOT me. Only partially.)

But look! No more pallor! No more risk of rickets or osteoporosis! It’s a USB tanning center!

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French hokey-pokey

The outrageous law proposed by the French government enabling employers to hire AND fire workers for the first two years of their career, goes to Monsieur President Al Chiraq today.

Paris - Faced with what the daily Le Figaro called ‘the most crucial choice of his long career,’ French President Jacques Chirac was to announce later Friday what he plans to do with a youth labour law that has sent millions of people into the streets to protest.

Mais oui, this cruel attempt at introducing some modest chance for growth in the sclerotic corpse that some call the French economy, has brought ‘millions of people into the street to protest’.

Fear not, for brave Sheikh Al Chiraq plans to confront the wreckers head-on!

Chirac was scheduled to address the nation Friday evening to announce his decision, which will weigh heavily on whether the months-long crisis over the CPE will ease or intensify.

Sources close to the government all agreed that the president would almost certainly announce that he would sign the measure into law immediately.

But wait! There’s a third way coming down the middle of la rue!

But to try and defuse what is turning into the most serious social crisis in France since 1968, the president would almost certainly invite trade and student unions opposed to the CPE to a round of negotiations on finding a compromise to supercede the law.

Merde alors! It seems that won’t work, the Trade Unions saw it coming…this is starting to look like a Train Grand Vitesse-wreck.

However, trade unions have already rejected negotiating with the government unless the CPE is scrapped first.

Late Thursday, the moderate head of the CFDT trade union, Francois Chereque, said he would not accept such an invitation unless Chirac chose to return the CPE to Parliament to be suspended or scrapped.

‘It is not serious to apply the law first and then ask us to negotiate,’ Chereque said.

What is more, in a not-very-thinly-veiled threat, the aforementioned Voice of Moderation™ warns Hojetoleslam Ali Akbar Al Chiraq and his chums that they aint seen nothin’ yet:

He also warned that signing the measure into law would ‘radicalize’ the crisis.

‘Everyone is beginning to get tired, and unfortunately we are beginning to see some excesses,’ Chereque said.

Because as any fool knows, when you get right around bedtime, the urge to throw rocks and molotov c*cktails is usually too strong to resist.

Luckily, the French Government are united:

Signing the law may also lead to a governmental crisis. Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy has distanced himself from Villepin in calling for a suspension of the CPE to allow negotiations.

Le Figaro reported Friday that he attempted on Thursday to convince the prime minister to ease his inflexible stand, but without apparent success.

(We report you decide)

And it appears that an all-too-familiar ending is in sight:

With the government’s popularity plummeting because of the crisis, Sarkozy may want to jump ship to prevent his chances in the 2007 presidential elections being collaterally damaged.

A White Flag. How surprising.

If you love to watch the French suffer, then this story is manna from heaven.

Earthquake, Iran, US sending $

Beth’s not doing politics today, as she searches for new ways to overload the already-straining MVRWC server.

Here’s a familiar story: Iran has an earthquake, many people die, and we send them money.

It adds that Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has instructed the interior ministry to mobilize all available resources to the stricken region.

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said the United States is prepared to offer humanitarian assistance to Iran’s earthquake victims.

I would have thought most of Ahmorderinjihad’s ‘resources’ were tied up two hours down the road, working on the nuclear bomb they plan to drop on us when they get finished.

Don’t get me wrong; I don’t object to helping earthquake victims. Just not Iranian ones. Not right now.

The new skin for your iPod

HAHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA!!!!!

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Pandora radio

OK, this is kinda fun: Pandora

All right, so it’s not that new, but it’s new to me. You put in a band or a song you like, and they play music related to it, based on the Music Genome Project. Go ahead and laugh, I know I show my age with what I have here. I’ve been listening to the Motley Crue station and haven’t heard a song I don’t like yet. The others have had a some misses here and there (some a lot more than others), but nobody’s taste is going to fit exactly into a formula anyway.

This thing below can be put into a website or blog, so you can share your stations (by most recently added). I likey!

I’ve only set up these stations so far just to play around, but you can have it list up to a hundred if you want, or you can have it list your favorite songs, or top rated ones, and more stuff like that. I still need to do a lot of adjusting to the stations, but maybe I’ll add five stations to the sidebar…maybe. (I know, I know, like I need more shi’ite in the sidebar. Does anyone ever click any of the clutter on the sidebars here anyway?)

By the way, fark politics today unless something really hot comes up. I’m being self-indulgent. The eclipse, my music, hell, maybe I’ll just get stoopid and post the Muslim Rave video again too. (OK, OK, I won’t.) You want politics here today? Consider this an open thread. Maybe I’ll get two or three comments! w00t!

Here’s a topic:
…
OK, seriously, I really don’t give a shi’ite about politics today. All right, I got one. Who’s worse on American Idol: Kevin Corvais or Ace Young? (My vote is for Acehole, no question. HATE.)
Discuss.

Another display of moonbattae franciscus

Jeff P. scours the “progressive” San Francisco ~~Popular Front~~ City ordinances so we don’t have to. Thank you, Jeff!

Yes, they are as stupid as you’d expect. Almost a parody, in fact–but it’s not.

Serious question for those who live in the SF Bay area, Vermont, Ann Arbor, or any other socialist paradise and are anywhere to the right of someone like Joe Lieberman: WHY? I know “it’s a beautiful city,” but damn, there are plenty of other “beautiful cities” that aren’t packed with anarchists and socialists/communists, and they’re a hell of a lot less expensive. WHY? I don’t get it. (One of these days I need to take my camera out with me and get pictures of all the Bush/GOP/pro-military bumperstickers and American flags all over this town. Sweet home Alabama!)

I’m going to go help a brotha out.

Sanctions, blah, blah

Looks like we’ve upset the Iranians which should be a good thing, but other than a bit of venting they really don’t seem to give a flying fark..

Minister Mottaki condemned Western countries for taking the issue of Iran’s nuclear program to the U.N. Security Council after three years of negotiations failed to reach an agreement.

“A hasty decision to involve the Security Council with Iran’s case is yet another indication of political maneuvering by some Western countries. I announce in no uncertain terms that reporting Iran’s file to the Security Council is, in our view, an abuse of international mechanism, misguided, legally unwarranted and clearly unacceptable to the Islamic Republic of Iran,” he said.

(On a side note, I have a funny feeling that this latest little kerfuffle is going to work for the GOP this November.

The UN , as usual, will be shown to have absolutely no teeth and will find itself unable to agree on anything more than some silly, easy-to-avoid sanctions charade. Bolton will be screaming bloody murder, and the Democrats won’t be able to help themselves - they’ll tie themselves up in knots arguing that we should be acting unilaterally and multilaterally at the same time. Multiunilaterally, if you will.)

“As far as economic matters are concerned, we have expanded our capacity in different fields in recent years, and we have demonstrated our promise, if you will in those fields… After the victory of the Islamic revolution up to the ’90s and after the ’90’s in another form, my country has contended with sanctions in way or the other. So, for all practical purposes, even as we speak my country has readied itself, acclimated, if I can use that word in dealing with sanctions…Having said that, I don’t think that the possibility exists,” Mottaki said.

Translation: We already have 30% unemployment and we don’t farking care; we lock up anybody that complains. Oh, and your sanctions? Yeah, well a) they don’t affect us, and b) you probably won’t impose them anyway, so what have we got to worry about?

In other words, the crass ineptitude and abject weakness of the UN will make this situation significantly worse before it gets any better.

The Iranians are simply not scared of the UN. And who can blame them?

Beer competition

I just received the following email from a source deep behind the heavily-guarded electrified fences at the evil capitalist Anheuser-Busch compound.

Please note the start date is not until next monday, but this would be quite a fun competition as competitions go.

Anheuser-Busch is hosting a consumer contest called “Who Would You Have a Beer With?” at www.herestobeer.com. Entrants can nominate anyone – famous or unknown – and have 50 words or less to make their case. One grand prize winner will receive a trip for four to Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. The contest runs from April 3 through May 31.

Mother Moonbat at Berkeley

Zombie attends the ridiculous moonbat events so we don’t have to. Thank you, Zombie.

On March 23, Cindy Sheehan spoke at an event sponsored by the World Can’t Wait and the Bush Crimes Commission, held at the International House next to the U.C. Berkeley campus.

Here’s a video with some snippets of her performance that evening. Below the video transcript are additional audio clips and photos.

Wow, a shocker: Mother(farker) Sheehan in Berkeley? She’s so brave!

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Jill Carroll Released

By now everyone’s heard the good news that American hostage Jill Carroll has been released. The Christian Science Monitor, for whom she writes, has updates; most recently:

Reporters Without Borders, which has kept up a months-long international support campaign for Iraqi kidnappers to free journalists - including Jill - issued a statement Thursday calling her release “a huge relief.” The organization praised the “exemplary courage and determination of her family,” and the global effort, overall.

“We thank all those throughout the world, particularly the major Arabic media, who campaigned for the release of this young journalist…. Our campaign will not be over until the three Iraqi reporters, Rim Zeid, Marwan Khazaal and Ali Abdullah Fayad have been released in their turn.”

All I can say is this: May her kidnappers rot in hell after becoming maggot-infested with their 72 “virginal” lepers.

As you’d expect, The Jawa Report has more, with lots of links to others writing about Carroll’s release.

Also today, the Houston Chronicle (AP) has “A Look at Foreigners Taken Hostage in Iraq“:

Insurgents in Iraq have kidnapped more than 250 foreigners and killed at least 40 of them:

Emphasis mine, for obvious reasons. WTF is wrong with the ASSociated Press? Is it really that hard to call kidnappers terrorists? I swear they write that dhimmi crap just to shock thinking people. Dhimmi assholes. Anyway, the list. Don’t forget all the others still being held, those murdered by their terrorist captors , and the two men still missing.

Tags: Jill Carroll, hostages, terrorism

Get Free Movie Tickets When You Tell A Friend About Planned Parenthood

From The American Princess:

Just in case you were wondering where and when you should get your abortion, Planned Parenthood is offering a chance to win a free iPod for every appointment you make at the PPGolden Gate Clinic between now and April 30, 2006.

If you have an excellent experience and tell a friend, you can get two free movie tickets (tell your guy friends, too!).

She’s not making this up.

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