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Wednesday July 05, 2006 · 5:03 AM PDT

2006/07/05 · 05:03

Having experienced some of the euphoria of the 2006 World Cup first hand, I quite enjoy playing with the thought that Germany might be among the first countries to sew a small foot(soccer-)ball somewhere onto its official "Black-Red-Gold" state flag. Or: how about one tiny ball for each of its 16 states?

Certainly others have thought of the idea I am about to propose before... all the more reason to give it a few moments of your thought. Read More

Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere.(Laughter and applause.)

Crowdog

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Friday May 26, 2006 · 2:44 PM PDT

2006/05/26 · 14:44

As others have already pointed out, Shakespeare, having written the "play inside a play" in his masterpiece Hamlet, would surely have had a chuckle at Colbert's Performance at the White House Correspondents Dinner.

The 1991 Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, arguably the most famous pro-democracy activist (through peaceful means, of course... not Bush's warped rendition of killing em all and letting God sort them out) in the world, has written the delightful and highly popular book Letters from Burma. In it (p.40, Chapter 10 "An Independent Performance") she writes:

Crowdog

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Wednesday May 10, 2006 · 6:57 AM PDT

2006/05/10 · 06:57

Today, the same day I read this comment on the BBC:

Iraq killings top 1,000 in April
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani
Mr Talabani said he was shocked by the ongoing sectarian violence
Iraqi President Jalal Talabani has said more than 1,000 people were killed last month in Baghdad as a result of ongoing sectarian violence.

... I also had a conversation with a Bush supporter. I live in Germany and here it is quite rare (at least from my experience) to speak to someone who openly admits being a supporter of Mr. Bush.

By the way, one of this country's hottest selling posters is still (something I previously diared about):

US World Domination Tour

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Dirty Harry

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Friday April 28, 2006 · 3:17 PM PDT

2006/04/28 · 15:17

I'm sick and tired of jamming to music only for the beat to be overlaced by some hidden left-wing message.

Alarm!

Crowdog

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Monday April 10, 2006 · 2:29 PM PDT

2006/04/10 · 14:29

Dear Friends,

I have finally found what G.W. can do after his "reign" in office finally comes to a close. Hell, if things keep going his way, he may even be allowed to do it from behind bars.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/...

If only he could live out his dreams without hurting anyone else? - I would be the first to buy. Perhaps he and Falafel-man can get together and publish?

All presidents should be allowed one BJ.

Crowdog

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Thursday April 06, 2006 · 2:07 AM PDT

2006/04/06 · 02:07

Where shall I begin? In France, so I've heard, it's supposedly just the opposite: if you aspire to hold any form of public office, you'll need to have had at least one extramarital affair "under your belt". I've also heard it's not the fact that Clinton had an affair that makes him despised, but the fact that he got caught...

The last statement contradicts the first, for how else would the public ever come to know about it? However, since we all know we should never put all our faith in any form of stereotype, I presume this contradiction is of little significance and that the first statement is indeed true. Read More

Midnight Republican Fantasy

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Saturday March 25, 2006 · 5:27 PM PST

2006/03/25 · 17:27

Now, who doesn't like to sit back and enjoy a good fantasy now and then? Are you thinking of yet another cheesy after 11 o'clock movie? Last night, I spent a few hours reading Dkos and then fell asleep with the tube on. As I slowly slipped away into la-la land, I felt myself turning around and around until I was confronted with

three Republicans wearing loose sweatpants, lounging about in a dimly lit room.

Now, this is a real fantasy in the sense that, in the end, all the Republicans involved actually convert to Democrats and/or Greens. Trouble is, though I remember just about everything, I've forgotten the main reason they converted. Please take part in "Carmen's Poll", below, and maybe the reason given in my dream will come back to me. In turn, this could be helpful in persuading other Republicans to think "like us" in the future. Read More

Reason(s) for Cartoon Rage

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Friday February 03, 2006 · 12:44 AM PST

2006/02/03 · 00:44

The purpose of this diary is not to provide "Re-Re-...-Re-Breaking News" on enraged Muslims protesting around the world at the blasphemous depiction of Muhammad in European newspapers. Nor is it primarily intended be an occation for us to ponder where exactly the limits of free speech should be (though to me, "limits of free speech" does sound a little like "icy hot", "terrible good guys": would anyone say the "limitations of a free horse?" -probably not- "limitations of a confined horse" better).

I would like to create this diary mainly (but not necessarily exclusively) to hear your opinions on...

Do you think that a large part of the enragement at the content of the newspaper(s) rests in what much of the Muslim world primarily (perhaps) perceives as being a "newspaper": an extention of the arm of a government and not (more or less) independant bodies? Presumably, that would mean the contents of the cartoon carry more weight because the perception is that the cartoons were premeditated actions by the individual governments.

Just in case you haven't already read the story, here's the latest BBC News link

Let's greet them with flowers

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Monday January 30, 2006 · 2:14 AM PST

2006/01/30 · 02:14

I just thought of this... no idea if it's been thought of before. I would like to call on my fellow Americans to throw flowers at the feet of or in the general direction of every member of both this and the following White House administrations.
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Use Important Words Sparingly

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Wednesday January 25, 2006 · 2:06 PM PST

2006/01/25 · 14:06

It is interesting to follow the etymology of words. From Wikipedia:

Some time around 1600, before the term acquired its current meaning, "windfucker" was an acceptable name for the bird now known as the kestrel.

Many kids (including myself, when I was a kid) know that if you repeat a word long enough it will eventually turn into a rumbling of sounds... having lost all it original meaning. It will sound no different than a word spoken in a foreign language.

As we get older, the number of times we must repeat a word before it loses all meaning increases. However, there should still be some number of times with which it occurs with any word and at any age. Some forms of meditation use this technique to achieve "enlightenment". Regardless of how many times a word is repeated, it always remains what it is: a sound. Read More

Former Top Soldier: Impeach Tony Blair

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Monday January 09, 2006 · 2:27 AM PST

2006/01/09 · 02:27

To go to war on what turns out to be false grounds is something that no one should be allowed to walk away from," he told BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

Wow! This is great news for sane minds the world over. It seems like it is gradually getting harder and harder for politicians to continue polishing the turd -each in his/her own little way- that has become the Iraq War.

"The consequences of that war have been quite disastrous both for the people of Iraq and also for the west in terms of our wider interests in the war against global terror"
-General Sir Michael Rose

Please read the entire article (Update: or listen to the radio broadcast at the link which seems to have been added afterwards!) from the BBC link, given above.

Disgusting CNN (Part II)

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Tuesday January 03, 2006 · 10:54 AM PST

2006/01/03 · 10:54

This is "part II" of a diary entitled
Disgusting CNN

I wrote back in October. As that was a fairly short diary, I ask that my dear readers skim over it for a moment before proceeding.

To my surprise, CNN significantly changed the wording of the first story about 30 min. after I made my October post. Of course, as much as I would like to pat myself on the back, I have no idea if it was myself or just some other journalist at CNN with a head on his/her shoulders who looked at the story and said "What a load of crap... either don't put my name under it or change it!".
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Those weapons of mass destruction have got to be somewhere.(Laughter and applause.)

Conversation with a Bush supporter

Dirty Harry

Where will Bush be in 10 years?

All presidents should be allowed one BJ.

Midnight Republican Fantasy

Reason(s) for Cartoon Rage

Let's greet them with flowers

Use Important Words Sparingly

Former Top Soldier: Impeach Tony Blair

Disgusting CNN (Part II)