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Monday, May 31, 2004
Friday, May 28, 2004
Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it's the only thing that ever has. --Margaret Mead [for African American Blogger League] FLEET WEEK IN NEW YORK! Red carpet down in the City for Navy and Marines David Letterman honored the men and women of the USS Iwo Jima last night on his Late Show. The Navy marched into the theater to a rousing Anchors Aweigh, coming on stage from every direction in their brilliant whites - maybe 200 or so. Camera close-ups showed happy-faced sailors, freshly scrubbed and rosy-cheeked, mostly young. There were officers and older personnel too, but those cuddly, twinkly-eyed sailors, so obviously exuberant to be in Noo Yawk City were a sight to behold! The audience loved them, of course. A few minutes later into the show, the band struck up The Marine Hymn and a comparable number of US Marines in dress blues marched in from every possible entry. They took the same paths as the sailors, encircling the entire theater audience, balcony, stage, the band and Dave, himself. The close-up shots of their faces inspired awe. No twinkly eyes there. Steely eyes, looking straight ahead. Every hat set exactly alike, every foot precisely in step. When they were all in place, they stood at attention for a few moments, then egressed the stage and theater. The audience again went wild at these impressive warriors. After everything calmed down, Dave said, "There's two things you don't mess with: Oprah and the United States Marines!" MEMORIAL DAY Memorial Day is much more than a three-day weekend that marks the beginning of summer. To many people, especially the nation's thousands of combat veterans, this day, which has a history stretching back all the way to the Civil War, is an important reminder of those who died in the service of their country. The long-awaited National World War II Memorial will be officially dedicated Saturday, in time to mark the D-Day 60th Annniversary. The ceremony will be televised live. Check your local listings and watch this with your family. Your children will remember it for the rest of their lives. Chairman of the WWII Memorial Campaign, Bob Dole, himself a surviving WWII hero, former US Senator and presidential candidate, will officiate. >^..^< The Gleeful Extremist reminds his readers What the Greatest Generation Understood. And Ray Charles, one of our national treasures, reminds us here of another American event to be remembered on Memorial Day. Thursday, May 27, 2004
Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity, they think of you. -- H. Jackson Browne, Jr PUSSYFOOTIN'™ >^..^< Proud Congratulations to our home grown winner of American Idol, FANTASIA BARRINO. >^..^< OPERATION UPLINK. Please do what you can. >^..^< Apropos of nothing, but funny as heck to me: John Cole is a tad PO'd at Blockbuster. So are his readers. (don't miss Comments!) Kinda refreshing to read something NOT about Bush, Kerry, Iraq, terrorists or Kobe Bryant. >^..^< Started following links at Wizbang and found Gore in a straight jacket! Now I'm thinking about straight jacket stock. This could be a trend. Sizes R, D, and L? Size R for Baldilocks, who has some follow-up remarks; Size D for Reality Check, who didn't post on straight jacket stock; and a Size L (with splinters) for Indigo! DC Thornton posted, but I don't know his size. er -- maybe MR? THESE ARE (said to be) ACTUAL QUOTES TAKEN FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. 21. "A prime candidate for natural de-selection." 22. "Donated his brain to science before he was through using it" 23. "Gates are down, the lights are flashing, but the train ain't coming." 24. "He's got two brains, one is lost and the other is out looking for it" 25. "If he were any more stupid, he'd have to be watered twice a week." 26. "If you give him a penny for his thoughts, you'd get change." 27. "If you stand close enough to him, you can hear the ocean." 28. "It's hard to believe he beat off 1,000,000 other sperm." 29. "One neuron short of a synapse." 30. "Some drink from the fountain of knowledge; he only gargled." 31. "Takes him 2 hours to watch '60 Minutes'." 32. "The wheel is turning, but the hamster is dead. YES, I'M A SENIOR CITIZEN! I'm the life of the party...... even if it lasts until 8 p.m. I'm very good at opening childproof caps... with a hammer. I'm usually interested in going home before I get to where I am going. I'm awake many hours before my body allows me to get up. I'm smiling all the time because I can't hear a thing you're saying. I'm very good at telling stories; over and over and over and over... I'm aware that other people's grandchildren are not nearly as cute as mine. I'm so cared for --- long term care, eye care, private care, dental care. I'm not really grouchy, I just don't like traffic, waiting, crowds, lawyers, loud music, unruly kids, Jenny Craig and Toyota commercials, barking dogs, politicians and a few other things I can't seem to remember right now. I'm sure everything I can't find is in a safe secure place, somewhere. I'm wrinkled, saggy, lumpy, and that's just my left leg. I'm having trouble remembering simple words like....... I'm beginning to realize that aging is not for wimps. I'm sure they are making adults much younger these days, and when did they let kids become policemen? I'm wondering, if you're only as old as you feel, how could I be alive at 150? And, how can my kids be older than I feel sometimes? I'm a walking storeroom of facts.... I've just lost the key to the storeroom door. [Thanks to Christina, Swansboro, NC] THE ARMY OF THE LORD Jack was in front of me coming out of church one day, and the preacher was standing at the door as he always is to shake hands. The preacher grabbed Jack by the hand and pulled him aside. The pastor said to him, "You need to join the Army of the Lord!" Jack replied, "I'm already in the Army of the Lord, Pastor." Pastor questioned, "How come I almost never see you except at Christmas and Easter?" Jack whispered back, "I'm in the secret service." Wednesday, May 26, 2004
THE "BLACK" PROBLEM Posted by mbowen at 07:22 AM May 23, 2004 I've had a little time to reflect on what I think manifested itself this week in the controversy over Cosby. Professor Kim has the most detailed analysis I've seen. As I've said before, there is a battle for the soul of blackness itself. There is no singular black leadership, and no particular need for one. So into that vacuum are a number of contingent groups trying to own black. I'm certainly a partisan in that representing what I call the Old School. There are many ways of breaking out the groups of African Americans, and I'm not the first to suggest that our class boundaries are somewhat different that those of the mainstream. Still, I tend to think class, as it's generally understood, is an adequate explaination. Nevertheless I am also compelled to note the way a form of anti-black prejudice takes in these battles. By any standard Bill Cosby is an extraordinary man. People tend to forget that his book, Fatherhood, was a huge success. Cosby stood in the late 80s as one of the lone exemplars of the urban professional who was not just an old ex-yuppie. A man with his share of triumphs and tragedies, Cosby was America's Dad. He was the man who famously told Eddie Murphy to chill on the profanity, even when the whole country was laughing along with Eddie. He's a great promoter of college education and has been, for as long as I can remember, a big patron of the Penn Relays. I could go on, but I'll let AARP do some talking. Notably: Cosby has also been a major contributor to education over the years. In 1989, he set a philanthropy record by awarding $20 million to Spelman College, an African-American liberal arts school for women outside Atlanta. The majority of the gift was used for construction of the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center, in honor of his wife of nearly 40 years, who also holds a doctorate in education and continues to support the cause. The remainder funded a Cosby-endowed professorship in the arts. So what is it that causes ordinary blackfolks to take umbrage at the statements of this extraordinary man? Beyond the partisan fight, I believe that there is a prejudice that this black man cannot be that correct. By what authority does any black man tell others how to live? I am reacting, of course, to some black liberal reactions I have seen on the 'net calling Cosby a sellout and worse. Dyson calling him ignorant is a piece of unreality I find hard to swallow, but I'm sure Dyson can figure a way to fast-talk his way out of that. But I'm also reacting to the white conservative reactions which have popped up. They are two sides of the same coin. Black liberals are astonished at the nerve of a black man who dares to criticize dysfunctional blacks. White conservatives are astonished at the nerve of a black man who dares criticize dysfunctional blacks. The fundamental agreement between these groups is disbelief, both undercutting Cosby with anti-black prejudice. One from the perspective that he can't be trusted from now on the other from the perspective that he couldn't be trusted until now. And yet, from the perspective of conservative and successful black families, there's nothing new in Cosby's utterances. Indeed one black blogger noted that the only interesting thing about the whole dustup was that Cosby said it and not his mom. Of course none of this would matter if it weren't for the fact that Dr. Cosby is right. But it is a significant indicator of the political difficulties conservative, well educated and economically successful African Americans will have simply speaking the truth they know, as shifting political opinions to the left and right stare in disbelief. Be that as it may, we in the Old School can once again take comfort in the words of DuBois. Posted by mbowen at 07:22 AM | Comments (0) | TrackBack (2) May 23, 2004 Look at this. Sorta familiar? Does it make you think of a bunch of millennium rebels fomenting? Then read this and this and follow other links as you feel moved to. LaShawn Barber thinks Cobb "has an interesting proposal." This great grandmother, Southern WASP, aka Indigo, thinks it's much more than an interesting proposal. It's an inspiring new movement. As the league forms and fleshes out, I hope non-blacks will be welcomed, if not as full fledged members, at least as sponsors. Sunday, May 23, 2004
Education is when you read the fine print. Experience is what you get if you don't. - Pete Seeger PUSSYFOOTIN'™ >^..^< There's not a synapse in my cranium that has a connection with THIS. Nevertheless, it's comforting to know that the Blogger Brotherhood is not something to "mess" with - to paraphrase McGehee. >^..^< Jim says find two hours to read this. It's earmarked for my next two hours. >^..^< Wonder if Jack has a little thin french moustache yet? [G] >^..^< Thanks to The GOC for sharing "Thanks For the E-mails" from Donna. It has been shared with my e-mail buddies too! >^..^< He's not back -- just teasing his fans. >^..^< Wazzup with all the jaded bloggers? Including yours truly. Don't know, but it seems to have Serenity in the cross hairs now. And in reference to the recent Indigo furlough, guess who missed me? My good ole liberal buddy, Reality Check. Thanks, RC. >^..^< "Bloggerblahs" definitely needs a ™. Question is, does it belong to The Argghhh Guy or The Drama Queen? >^..^< Don't know how I missed this awesome blog for so long. Thanks for the road map from Straight White Guy. >^..^< "Why is the sexual abuse and humiliation of American prisoners on a massive scale accepted and ignored, yet similar mistreatment of some terrorists in Iraq is such an outrage?" >^..^< How's your spelling? (You know who you are!) >^..^< And did you hear about the agnostic dyslexic insomniac who laid awake nights wondering if there really was a Dog? THESE ARE (said to be) ACTUAL QUOTES TAKEN FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. 11. "Got a full 6-pack, but lacks the plastic thingy to hold them all together." 12. "A gross ignoramus...144 times worse than an ordinary ignoramus." 13. "He doesn't have ulcers, but he's a carrier!" 14. "I would like to go hunting with him sometime." 15. "He's been working with glue too much." 16. "He would argue with a signpost." 17. "He brings a lot of joy whenever he leaves the room." 18. "When his IQ reaches 50, he should sell." 19. "If you see two people talking and one looks bored, he's the other one." 20. "A photographic memory but with the lens cover glued on." (continuing series -- more to come) ~~ KID STUFF ~~ Priceless Quotes From Kids - Volume IV The following excerpts are actual answers given on history tests and in Sunday school quizzes by children between 5th and 6th grade, in Ohio. They were collected over a period of three years by two teachers. Read carefully for grammar, misplaced modifiers, and of course, spelling! Kids should rule the world, as it would be a laugh a minute for us adults and therefore no time to war or argue. -- D. Cathers ------------------------------------------------------------- Johann Bach wrote a great many musical compositions and had a large number of children. In between he practiced on an old spinster which he kept up in his attic. Bach died from 1750 to the present. Bach was the most famous composer in the world and so was Handel. Handel was half German, half Italian, and half English. He was very large. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Bethoven wrote music even though he was deaf. He was so deaf that he wrote loud music and became the father of rock and roll. He took long walks in the forest even when everyone was calling for him. Beethoven expired in 1827 and later died for this. ----------------------------------------------------------------- The nineteenth century was a time of a great many thoughts and inventions. People stopped reproducing by hand and started reproducing by machine. The invention of the steamboat caused a network of rivers to spring up. ------------------------------------------------------------------ Cyrus McCormick invented the McCormick raper, which did the work of a hundred men. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Louis Pasteur discovered a cure for rabbits but I don't know why. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Charles Darwin was a naturalist. He wrote the Organ of the Species. It was very long and people got upset about it and had trials to see if it was really true. He sort of said God's days were not just 24 hours but without watches who knew anyhow? I don't get it. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Madman Curie discovered radio. She was the first woman to do what she did. Other women have become scientists since her but they didn't get to find radios because they were already taken. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Karl Marx was one of the Marx Brothers. The other three were in the movies. Karl made speeches and started revolutions. Someone in the family had to have a job, I guess. ------------------------------------------------------------------- [thanks to Christina, Swansboro, NC, for sending Priceless Quotes From Kids] Friday, May 21, 2004
You're braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think. -- Christopher Robin to Pooh (A.A. Milne) BLOG IN PROG: indigoinsights[at]hotmail[dot]com Blah! Blah!! BLAH!!! (gloom & doom) Yadda! Yadda!! YADDA!!! (misery on me) NUFF SED! Here's a toe back in the blog pool as a trial run. >^..^< PUSSYFOOTIN'™ >^..^< Marine Capt. Brian R. Chontosh of Rochester, N.Y., received the Navy Cross for extraordinary heroism in Iraq. SO THERE! >^..^< "Hey, Taco Bell! Yo quiero up yours!" says Mr. King. UPDATE: And don't miss Mike's retraction. LOL!! I, for one, feel better about it. I really wanted a taco salad tomorrow. ;) >^..^< Mostly Cajun is missing a great chance for a contest!! Captions, anyone? >^..^< "Ever notice how people who tell you to calm down --- are the ones who got you mad in the first place - - -" (sayeth Maxine) THESE ARE (said to be) ACTUAL QUOTES TAKEN FROM FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS. 1. "Since my last report, this employee has reached rock-bottom and has started to dig." 2. "I would not allow this employee to breed." 3. "This employee is really not so much of a has-been, but more of a definite won't be." 4. "Works well when under constant supervision and cornered like a rat in a trap." 5. "When she opens her mouth, it seems that it is only to change feet." 6. "He would be out of his depth in a parking lot puddle." 7. "This young lady has delusions of adequacy." 8. "He sets low personal standards and then consistently fails to achieve them." 9. "This employee is depriving a village somewhere of an idiot." 10. "This employee should go far, and the sooner he starts, the better." (WARNING: continuing series -- more to come) ~~ KID STUFF ~~ Priceless Quotes From Kids - Volume III The following excerpts are actual answers given on history tests and in Sunday school quizzes by children between 5th and 6th grade, in Ohio. They were collected over a period of three years by two teachers. Read carefully for grammar, misplaced modifiers, and of course, spelling! Kids should rule the world, as it would be a laugh a minute for us adults and therefore no time to war or argue. -- D. Cathers ------------------------------------------------------------------- The greatest writer of the Renaissance was William Shakespeare. He was born in the year 1564, supposedly on his birthday. He never made much money and is famous only because of his plays. He wrote tragedies, comedies, and hysterec-tomies, all in Islamic pentameter. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Writing at the same time as Shakespeare was Miguel Cervantes. He wrote Donkey Hote. The next great author was John Milton. Milton wrote Paradise Lost. Since then no one ever found it. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Delegates from the original 13 states formed the Contented Congress. Thomas Jefferson, a Virgin, and Benjamin Franklin were two singers of the Declaration of Independence. Franklin discovered electricity by rubbing two cats backward and also declared, "A horse divided against itself cannot stand." He was a naturalist for sure. Franklin died in 1790 and is still dead. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Abraham Lincoln became America's greatest Precedent. Lincoln's Mother died in infancy, and he was born in a log cabin which he built with his own hands. Abraham Lincoln freed the slaves by signing the Emasculation Proclamation. ------------------------------------------------------------------- On the night of April 14, 1865, Lincoln went to the theater and got Shot in his seat by one of the actors in a moving picture show. They believe the assinator was John Wilkes Booth, a supposingly insane actor. This ruined Booth's career. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, May 12, 2004
He who forgives ends the quarrel. -African Proverb If monitor screen space were measured in reams, like paper, there are probably a dozen or more reams on Liberal blogs covering the Abu Ghraib aberration - but not a word of condolence to the Berg family, nor even acknowledgment of the brutal televised beheading of Nick Berg. I visited several blogs today, both Left and Right, searching for understanding of how this could be. Wizbang seemed to present the most clarity and balance. The commenters are from both sides of the aisle and should you link to Wizbang - and I hope you will - you will doubtlessly find some you agree with. Tuesday, May 11, 2004
The greatest pleasure I know is to do a good deed by stealth and have it found out by accident. ~~ Charles Lamb >^..^<™ >^..^< Many thanks to Kevin McGehee for the following link. I wish he'd get a blog too, Kevin. Inside the Jefferson Memorial in the nation's capital there is inscribed around the rotunda in gold lettering Jefferson's resounding statement that he stands four square and eternally opposed to every form of tyranny over the mind of man. Today we are afflicted with what is miscalled political correctness. It should be called social censorship, and it certainly constitutes a form of tyranny over the mind of man. This country was established to insure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our posterity, but a good many people do not seem to understand about liberty. A free man must not be told how to think, either by the government or by social activists. He may certainly be shown the right way, but he must not accept being forced into it. The trouble is that people can get along very well without liberty, and have for most of history. As long as the nanny state provides bread and games a slave mentality is likely to support it. Is it possible that liberty is too good for the common people? Surely we hope not. Jeff Cooper >^..^< And thanks to the Sailor in the Desert for this one. It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; because there is not effort without error and shortcomings; but who does actually strive to do the deed; who knows the great enthusiasm, the great devotion, who spends himself in a worthy cause, who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement and who at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly. So that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who know neither victory nor defeat. Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919) >^..^< A Frank Guide to a Cordial Political Discussion Thanks with grins to Baldilocks for the link. ON THE ISLAND On a chain of beautiful islands in the middle of nowhere, the following people are stranded: Two Italian men and one Italian woman Two French men and one French woman Two German men and one German woman Two Greek men and one Greek woman Two English men and one English woman Two Bulgarian men and one Bulgarian woman Two Japanese men and one Japanese woman Two Chinese men and one Chinese woman Two Irish men and one Irish woman Two American men and one American woman One month later, on these absolutely stunning deserted islands in the middle of nowhere, the following things have occurred: One Italian man killed the other Italian man for the Italian woman. The two French men and the French woman are living happily together in a ménage a trois. The two German men have a strict weekly schedule of alternating visits with the German woman. The two Greek men are sleeping with each other and the Greek woman is cleaning and cooking for them. The two English men are waiting for someone to introduce them to the English woman. The two Bulgarian men took one look at the Bulgarian woman and started swimming to another island. The two Japanese have faxed Tokyo and are awaiting instructions. The two Chinese have opened a convenience store, restaurant, laundry, and have gotten the woman pregnant in order to supply employees for their store. The two Irish men divided the island into north and south and set up a distillery. They do not remember if sex is in the picture because it gets somewhat foggy after a few liters of coconut whiskey. However, they are satisfied because the English aren't having any fun. The two American men are contemplating suicide, because the American woman will not shut up and complains relentlessly about her body, the true nature of feminism, what the sun is doing to her skin, how she can do anything they can do, the necessity of fulfillment, the equal division of household chores, how sand and palm trees make her look fat, how her last boyfriend respected her opinion and treated her nicer than they do, how her relationship with her mother is the root of all her problems and why didn't they bring a damn cell phone so she could call 911 and get them all rescued off this Godforsaken deserted island in the middle of freaking nowhere so she can get her nails done and go shopping. [a revival from Jimmy, Ayden, NC] ~~ KID STUFF ~~ Priceless Quotes From Kids - Volume II The following excerpts are actual answers given on history tests and in Sunday school quizzes by children between 5th and 6th grade, in Ohio. They were collected over a period of three years by two teachers. Read carefully for grammar, misplaced modifiers, and of course, spelling! Kids should rule the world, as it would be a laugh a minute for us adults and therefore no time to war or argue. -- D. Cathers ------------------------------------------------------------------- In the first Olympic games, Greeks ran races, jumped, hurled biscuits, and threw the java. The games were messier then than they show on TV now. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Julius Caesar extinguished himself on the battlefields of Gaul. The Ides of March murdered him because they thought he was going to be made king. Dying, he gasped out "Same to you, Brutus." ------------------------------------------------------------------ Joan of Arc was burnt to a steak and was canonized by Bernard Shaw for reasons I don't really understand. The English and French still have problems. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Queen Elizabeth was the "Virgin Queen". As a queen she was a success. When she exposed herself before her troops they all shouted "hurrah!" and that was the end of the fighting for a long while. ------------------------------------------------------------------- It was an age of great inventions and discoveries. Gutenberg invented removable type and the Bible. Another important invention was the circulation of blood. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Walter Raleigh is a historical figure because he invented cigarettes and started smoking. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Sir Francis Drake circumcised the world with a 100 foot clipper which was very dangerous to all his men. ------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, May 04, 2004
HILLARY CLINTON LIES YET AGAIN, ARABS EXCITED, PRESS UNCONCERNED by Doc Farmer Wednesday, May 05, 2004 ~~o~~ Last week was a busy one, news-wise. Wacko Jacko gets indicted, without dancing on top of a limo. A sports star wasn't convicted of murder, but was convicted of covering up the death of a chauffer. The 9/11 Commission meets with Dubya and Cheney, and two of them leave before it's over, having ''other appointments'' to attend. I clipped my toenails. Fallujah captured many headlines. Some U.S. (and perhaps some British) troops were discovered to have abused prisoners in Iraq. And yet, something happened last week of enormous political and national import. An incident with a potentially negative effect on our national security and our war against terrorism. Quite possibly, this event was a breach of federal law. Despite this, there was almost no coverage of the event. Nor was there any coverage of the apparent cover-up, and the lies told by a high-ranking government official. There's only one word, one name that could prevent such an explosive story from spreading. Clinton. I'm not a journalist. I'm a commentator, a humorist, a satirist, and occasionally an observer of the political perfidy that is the mainstream news media in America today. My editor will tell you, at the drop of a hat, that I'm not a journalist (to this day, I sometimes spell in English instead of American). I am immensely proud that I'm not a journalist, I might add. I've spoken about the double standards in the media. I've talked about the lies peddled as fact. However, this one really takes the biscuit. Last week, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Lib/Dem/Soc/Commie-NY, (aka Hellary, Hildebeest, Hitlery, woman in comfortable shoes, Succubus, Beelzebub, Hera, Godzilla-in-Drag) gave an interview to London-based Arab daily Asharq al-Awsat. In that interview, she trashed the President of the United States (current, not former). She referred to Iraq in the lib/dem/soc/commie?s favorite ''q'' word (quagmire), and stated that Bush's ''mistakes have also threatened peace and stability in the region.'' The story was picked up, with amazing speed, by a host of Arab news services. Agence-Presse France also picked up the story. Well, I guess I'm not surprised, what with the name ''France'' in there and all.... Now, the last time I checked, we're at war. An ongoing war, unlike any other in our history. Not only against Iraq, but also against Terrorism. In the old days, if a high-ranking senator (yes, I know she's a ''junior''senator, but she's treated as if she were high-ranking) had given such an interview to Japan or Germany or Italy, he or she would be slowly turning on the rotisserie of America's hate for treason. Charges would be filed for sedition, and the senator in question would be saying ''Howdy'' to Mr. Penitentiary and Mr. Rockpile. And yet, in America there is hardly a peep. I did a search on Sunday on news.google.com (primarily because I can't afford Lexis-Nexis) for these keywords: Hillary, Clinton, Arab, and Interview. I got five hits. Just five. Moreover, only three of them were relevant to the subject at hand, and two of them belonged to NewsMax. I know there were more people talking about this but, apparently, they weren't adding certain keywords to their web pages. However, Senator Clinton did vehemently deny that she ever gave an interview. Until it was proved that, by golly, she did. Joe Scarborough, on MSNBC's ''Scarborough Country'' apparently got a scathing phone call from Clinton's office after he mentioned her interview. He invited Howard Wolfson, Sen. Clinton's former press secretary/communications director/whatever the heck they call themselves these days, to respond to his staff?s investigation. And respond Wolfson did. Vociferously. Vehemently. Venomously. But, unfortunately, not very accurately. Perhaps because there's no synonym that begins with ''v''.... The long and the short of all of this is that Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton gave aid and comfort to the enemy in a time of war. Then she lied about it. However, when that lie was discovered, the mainstream media did .. .. .. not a blessed thing! Oh, a few ''off Broadway'' news services have brought this to the attention of the Internet--NewsMax, WorldNetDaily, etc.--and kudos to Mr. Scarborough for actually having the intestinal fortitude to stand up to a charging Hildebeest and Wolfman Howard. But did the alphabet networks cover this attempted (and badly botched) cover-up? How about the New York Times (Motto: Fact-Free Since 1859) or the Washington Post (Motto: We?ll ''Gate'' Any Scandal) or the La-La-Land Times (Motto: Have We Fallen Into The Ocean Yet?) ? are they pillars of journalistic integrity, demanding details and facts and explanations? Or are they, yet again, little more than a passable lining material for the birdcage and the litter box? The news media is supposed to be a fourth estate, not a fifth column. Sadly, however, it seems that they are complicit in covering up news that America requires. A prominent senator gave a damaging interview that was spread across the Arab world. A prominent senator lied about giving a damaging interview. Nevertheless, the news media sat on its collective hands, and set its focus instead on how to promote their candidate and destroy his opponent--and the truth and the national interests be damned in the process. There are many lib/dem/soc/commies who say that the media can't be liberal because corporations own the news media, and corporations must, by definition, be conservative in nature. Of course, independent analyses of news coverage have shown that to be a hot steaming mountain of male bovine excrement. Even so, the myth continues. More a lie than a myth, I'll grant you. One the media continues to prove. Yes, friends, you can bald-face lie, say the word ''nigger'' on national television, skip those annoying words ''under God'' while leading the Pledge of Allegiance in the House, call the president a liar live from Baghdad, undermine our war efforts, chuck your medals/ribbons or cover up embarrassing interviews. All with the magical ''D'' behind your name. Makes you sick, doesn't it? ~~~~~oo0oo~~~~~ Hillary Says Arab Media Story Is Bogus - NewsMax.com - April 28, 2004 Hillary Blasts Bush in Arab Press - NewsMax.com - April 27, 2004 'Scarborough Country' transcript for April 28, 2004 ~~~~~oo0oo~~~~~ Doc Farmer, when not being beaten up by Hillary Clinton's goon squad, can be reached by e-Mail at DocFarmer9999@yahoo.co.uk. He will write back, but only after his fingers are out of their casts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Article Was First Published In ChronWatch At: http://www.chronwatch.com/content/contentDisplay.asp?aid=7209 |
