Weapons of Mass Deception
For months, we've been hearing the phrase "Weapons of Mass Destruction" repeated over and over again as a main reason for the U.S. invasion of Iraq. In reality, even if we HAD found WMDs (which we didn't), it wouldn't have warranted our unprovoked invasion of another sovreign nation any more than OUR possession of WMDs (since about 1945) gives other nations the right to attack us. But the Bush Bunch loves to play on the fears of the American public to achieve its ends. Misdirection at its finest.
Prisoner Abuse
Prisoner abuse, while wrong (according to established rules of war), is a subject the Bush Bunch would MUCH prefer brought to public attention than hundreds of dead American servicemen and countless dead innocent Iraqui citizens. That's probably why the abuse happened and why the Republican-led Armed Services Committee is focussing so much attention on the investigation. More misdirection.
Heavy Medals
I have to give the Bush Bunch points for outrageous audacity for their covert but obvious backing of the so-called "Swift-Boat Veterans for Truth". It takes HUGE chutspa for a man with no medals at all who blew off a good portion of his military service (Bush) to question the awarding of medals for bravery and service to a REAL veteran (Kerry) by the very government that the medal-free pseudo-veteran (Bush) is supposed to represent. Ultimate misdirection.
When Clinton Lied, Nobody Died
So...what is another word for misdirection? LIES! Bill Clinton was impeached for his lie about a sexual indiscretion. The Bush Bunch hopes to stay in power through lies that lead to the deaths of hundreds of American servicemen. I hope to God the American public doesn't let that happen.
Wednesday, August 25, 2004
Friday, August 06, 2004
My Pet Peeve
My pet peeve certainly covers a lot of territory, and here it is: totally self-absorbed people.
Here are some examples:
People who think it's stupid to volunteer. The American Cancer Society? Make a Wish Foundation? A soup kitchen? What...are you nuts? I could use that time making money! Or spending money on myself!
People who screw off at work all day and leave the work for the next shift. (If everyone just pitched in a little, most jobs would be a cake-walk.)
People who drive a car as of they're the only ones on the street. People who are all over the road...or make a left turn right in front of you without using a turn signal...or cut you off...or make a u-turn in front of oncoming traffic...etc, etc.
And one of my favorites: Those mentally handicapped peckerwoods who think it's ok to spit chewing gum out on the sidewalk or in a parking lot because it's JUST SO DAMN DIFFICULT to dispose of it properly. Those drooling trogalodytes should have a ten-pack of BlackJack gum massaged into they're scalps and then removed with machetes and Bic lighters.
You think that there's too much violence in blogs these days?
Here are some examples:
People who think it's stupid to volunteer. The American Cancer Society? Make a Wish Foundation? A soup kitchen? What...are you nuts? I could use that time making money! Or spending money on myself!
People who screw off at work all day and leave the work for the next shift. (If everyone just pitched in a little, most jobs would be a cake-walk.)
People who drive a car as of they're the only ones on the street. People who are all over the road...or make a left turn right in front of you without using a turn signal...or cut you off...or make a u-turn in front of oncoming traffic...etc, etc.
And one of my favorites: Those mentally handicapped peckerwoods who think it's ok to spit chewing gum out on the sidewalk or in a parking lot because it's JUST SO DAMN DIFFICULT to dispose of it properly. Those drooling trogalodytes should have a ten-pack of BlackJack gum massaged into they're scalps and then removed with machetes and Bic lighters.
You think that there's too much violence in blogs these days?
Monday, August 02, 2004
What's up with dating?
Today I heard about a dating web site that is the first (I know of) that does background checks on perspective mates. At http://www.true.com/ , the site checks member wanabes to verify that they are single and criminal-record-free. Hmmmm...what sort of change is THAT from the dating process of just a few short years ago?
OK...this is where I do a prediction. Within the next twenty (or so) years, a person will be able to send an artificially intelligent avatar to a cyber cocktail party to mingle with possible mates. The initial awkwardness, the interaction with numerous creeps just to find one nice person, the unintentional binge drinking (oops...maybe that was just me) ...are a thing of the past. Just sit back watching the Letterman-of-the-future and let your avatar do the walking...and talking. While we're at it, let's allow those artificially intellingent avatars to engage in the SEX as well. Hey...we can eliminate STD's in OUR lifetime. Just in case someone actually makes any part of my prediction a reality, I can have the satisfaction of saying, "I called it!" Do you suppose that gives me any type of legal claim to a part of the profits from the technology? Nahhhhhhh. No more than I have a legal claim to the money made from Dairy Queen on their Blizzards (even though I was grinding candy bars into milk-shakes way back in the early 70's!)
OK...this is where I do a prediction. Within the next twenty (or so) years, a person will be able to send an artificially intelligent avatar to a cyber cocktail party to mingle with possible mates. The initial awkwardness, the interaction with numerous creeps just to find one nice person, the unintentional binge drinking (oops...maybe that was just me) ...are a thing of the past. Just sit back watching the Letterman-of-the-future and let your avatar do the walking...and talking. While we're at it, let's allow those artificially intellingent avatars to engage in the SEX as well. Hey...we can eliminate STD's in OUR lifetime. Just in case someone actually makes any part of my prediction a reality, I can have the satisfaction of saying, "I called it!" Do you suppose that gives me any type of legal claim to a part of the profits from the technology? Nahhhhhhh. No more than I have a legal claim to the money made from Dairy Queen on their Blizzards (even though I was grinding candy bars into milk-shakes way back in the early 70's!)
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