IOWA = Idiots Out Wandering Around

I was told that by a Nebraskan, but...

It fits those of the Des Moines Register who banned Dennis Kucinich from todays debate. I've heard that he's also been banned (in bushlike fascist style) from ALL public appearances. He's not renting office space. Have fun with the left over corn cobs from your moon shine car fuel. Face it you.... whatevers:

He's right on ALL the issues (except ethanol), but he doesn't have the money to pass along to them as advertising. I really don't give a fuck. I'll write him in.

Gonzo and Adolf Sittin in a Tree...

At first I almost puked when I heard about the law journal making Gonzo their lawyer of the year, but then when I heard their reasoning:

Well, Time can name Hitler, Stalin, Bush, as person of the year, right? It's kinda like that. He didn't have "Good" influence on the law, but he had a lot of it, right?

The wife is re-upholstering the chair I was sitting on.

And don't forget this gem of Judicial 101 wisdom:

2 Cents on Torture or Listening to Repug Excuses

Last night I was watching someone interview some guy from the Raygun administration. Dan Abrams I think; can't remember the Raygun guy's name. I'm sure it's over at Crooks and Liars somewhere, or U-tube. Anyway they were arguing about the destroyed torture tapes and the Repug keeps insisting that the torture was OK, because it saved lives; possibly thousands. Riiiight.

Of course I proceed to bitch to everyone who can hear me, which is no one, since the peoples in the TeeVee can't really hear, about what a moron the guy is. How would he, could he possibly prove any lives were saved? He can't; all the evidence is destroyed. Of course why someone would destroy exonerating evidence is beyond me, and I'm sure beside any Repug's point, but then the Repugs aren't driven by reason or logic, so...

The guy asks Abrams how many lives would he like to sacrifice so we can say we don't torture; what city or site he would be willing to see destroyed. Of course no one, himself included, can name a plot to destroy anything, anywhere or anyone, but Repugs never have anything to prove. If they say it's so, then we're expected to believe them, and if we don't, we hate America. They break the law and lie about it for our own good; it's not their fault we can't see that. Besides...

WE cannot prove that lives were NOT saved. Just as Sadaam could not prove that he did NOT have weapons. Just as Iran cannot prove that they are NOT developing nukes. Somehow they've turned the principals of language and logic on their heads and determined that all those double negatives add up to positives and thus they are exonerated. DCups hubby the Mathman might be more able to explain how it's difficult if not actually impossible to, "disprove the negative." My math/logic skills are rusty, but think for a moment: Prove you aren't gay. "You're just in denial." "You just aren't out of the closet yet." blah blah blah Virtually can't be done.

Of course all that skirts the real issue which is that it doesn't mater what was on those tapes to begin with. Simply destroying them violated court orders and thus broke the law.

Real American Heroes

Aaahhh for the good old days. And I don't mean before gas was $3 /gal either. I mean back before Dubya's dick wagging war(s). Back before his why-it's-not-infamous-I-don't-know OK you've covered your ass moment regarding Osama to strike US using airplanes. Back when Budweiser -- which I DON'T drink -- had yet to be bullied into their "Real Men of Genius," adds.

My point?

We have a REAL AMERICAN HERO. OK HEROINE.

Jamie Leigh Jones, I salute you. I hope you survive this ordeal, and I literally mean survive, as I put NOTHING past this scumbag crime syndicate in the wh(ite)ore House. I hope that you, a beautiful American woman can do what handfuls of Iraqis could not: Enrage a nation against the lawlessness of its governments agents.

Ordeal? What ordeal?

Be smarter than your emperor. Use the Google.

Holy Shit Waders Batman

"How do we swim outta this?"

How long's it been? Since I posted, I mean? Over a month. WOWSA

I'm sure the folks at C&L are checking the soles of their shoes every time they think of how they mentioned me months ago; wondering what got a hold of the soles of their shoes. Sorry folks. Some people can't handle fame any better than obscurity.

So....

Maybe I should have applied for Whore House press secretary. With the injuries and time off from work the past couple years, I'll bet Dana's bras are WAY too small for me. She has a cuter nose though; and my nose is a certified "W-asswipings-free" zone. Point is though, what the fuck do you need to know?

I mean this twit wants us to meditate on the historical perspective...?

DAna... the Bay of Pigs is not some infamous pre-Castro nude beach.

the "Cuban missile crisis," has nothing to do with shortages of Eduational dildoes. Nor the abundance of said items.

I suppose... if the bay of pigs HAD been a nude beach, then MAYbe we could have had a missile crisis if said beach had been invaded by Baptists in Speedos...?

Some Further Reading for the Sixth Grade Fucks Among You

I like this little gem:

In testimony declassified at The Sun's request, (Richard) Stolz (then-deputy director for operations) confirmed that the CIA trained Hondurans.

"The course consisted of three weeks of classroom instruction followed by two weeks of practical exercises, which included the questioning of actual prisoners by the students.

"Physical abuse or other degrading treatment was rejected, not only because it is wrong, but because it has historically proven to be ineffective," he said.

And there are others just as good.

This comes from an article in the Baltimore Sun from back on January 27, 1997. (h/t to the Rude Pundit)

Also talked about in this article:

the use of sensory deprivation, which we know very well was used on Jose Padilla -- whose case I believe was presided over by Mukasey. I remember seeing pics of Padilla all trussed up, blindfolded and wearing ear muffs while on his way to the dentist.

the 1963 KUBARK manual, "which shows that, at least during the 1960s, agents were free to use coercion during interrogation, provided they obtained approval in advance.

It offers a list of interrogation techniques, including threats, fear, "debility, pain, heightened suggestibility and hypnosis, narcosis [use of drugs] and induced regression." "

I wonder why McCain and Lindsey Graham stamp their feet but fold in the end whenever talk of torture comes up... they knew that while we were bitching about the VC and North Vietnamese torturing our guys, our guys were torturing their guys.

When someone wants to lay claim to some moral high ground, they better make sure that when they bend over, their ass is wiped and their panties are clean.

OK You Sixth Grade Fucks, Let Me Explain

I wish I knew the U Tubes better than I do; what I'd do for a ...a ...a ...whatever you artistic shits call it... all the scenes from Philadelphia where Denzel wants things explained to him like he was a sixth grader.. you know... that collection... right here in a little click-screen...

Can I sound more Ted Stevensish?

What

Ever


So Dubya nominates this Mucus guy. Huh? Mucusey? Mukasey? What's in a name. He's a Dub-guy. Oh... for Attorney General. Now as I understand from my eighth grade civics, the AG is the guy who gives the final write-off for all laws; at least as far as the executive branch of the gov't is concerned. Basically, he's the guy who says yes or no as far as Dubya saying that I have to wear panties with his picture on them every Monday. Or not. and then I agree (or not) (or get branded terrorist) and hope that some how I get the opportunity/privilege/life-death experience of a court appear3ance complete with legal representation.... He's in charge of all this legal shit. He says whether or not he thinks laws are legal -- yes dear, laws can be illegal -- if you believe in the constitution -- and then the cops, FBI, ATF, CIA, NSA, Carlisle Group, Blackwater... act accordingly. Or not.

welllllllll... there's this group of impotent important people called the Judiciary Committee who sit the guy down and ask him questions with the idea of finding out if he's qualified (and mentally balanced) enough to take the job. or not. And they ask him important shit like his favorite color, or kids' favorite sports teams, or what he'll be wearing for halloween... huh? Oh. That was the presidential debate. m'bad.

wATERSLIDES? oH

Water BOARDING. Yeah. Someone had the NERVE to ask this guy if waterboarding was legal or not. Whether or not it is torture (torture being illegal) according to.... and I guess this... well.... ... somewhere in here this guy sputters. By what standard? For what purpose? as administered by..? Excuse me, but I'm having some Scooby Doo moments here. HUH???

Maybe using Coke? Pepsi? Mountain Dew? 7-Up?

If "WE" do it versus 'they."

The Jack Bauer/24/ticking timebomb/can't find my panties I'll be late for church.... You never had a peroxide blonde SoBaptist SEC allstar cheerleader... sorry... didn't mean to brag. Where was i....

Thumbscrews? The rack? The iron maiden? Crucifixion? Bamboo shoots under the fingernails? The Chinese water torture?

I've heard about these since I was about 6 - 7 years old. Water boarding?

Never heard of it before Bush jr. Basically, assholesamerican agents strap you down to a board, blindfold you and then pour water on your face to give you the impression that you're being drowned. Hmm... like being buried in the sand while the tide comes in?

So is it torture? Dub's guy can't say. Dub...?

"It's not fair to ask him about a program about which he's not been briefed." (I apologize for any grammatical correctness)

OK... Sixth graders... Program: He's not being asked about a "program." This is a favorite of the bushites: Rewrite the question; redefine the term; He's being asked about a specific practice. A practice he HAS to know about. If he doesn't know about it, he's been living under a rock and has no business as AG.

There's no need for him to be briefed; and the lack of a briefing is.... I don't need to be "briefed" to know that having my dick slammed in a car door will be painful. I've never been racked; I've never been slammed in the iron maiden. I don't know that either would cause permanent damage. I don't really know shit about either practice. What I do know....

Both

Are

TORTURE.

And so is waterboarding.

If congress approves Mucus... Mucusguy... Mukasey...

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