No Country for Old Men - The Bush version

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Thursday January 03, 2008 · 1:23 PM PST

2008/01/03 · 13:23

Warning! This diary contains spoilers for the movie No Country for Old Men. If you haven't seen it, and don't want to know what happens, don't read past the jump.

I just read dday's diary and it reminded me of a diary idea that I had shortly after I walked out of seeing the new Coen brothers' movie No Country for Old Men

dday mentions, among other things, the damage that Bush has done, and will do, through his numerous judicial appoinments.

He walks off and leaves us with quite a mess. We may revel in the victory that we seem assured of this coming November. But lest we forget, like the spoiled man-child he is, Bush leaves us with his mess; bodies piled high, enemies reinvigorated, allies now alienated.

To the jump.

Last warning. There are spoilers on the other side.

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Friday September 21, 2007 · 12:57 PM PDT

2007/09/21 · 12:57

Just watched a video of Jerry Sanders, the mayor of San Diego, announcing that he will support a resolution that was recently approved by city council. It's no small moment for a man who opposed gay marriage.

There isn't too much to say other than the fact that watching this man announce such a change of heart is to watch the embodiment of hope. To see that there is change to be had.

We don't have to wait for people to die to get the change we need. Hearts expand.

To the jump.

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Friday June 15, 2007 · 2:15 PM PDT

2007/06/15 · 14:15

Heard a snippet this morning on NPR about Mitt Romney's "pro-life" renovation. It included something along the lines of opposing abortion except in cases of rape, incest and when the woman's life is in danger.

Hmm, I thought, there they go again with that really convenient exception that just blows holes in their entire arguement.

I looked it up just to be sure.

According to his site.

Governor Romney: "I am pro-life. I believe that abortion is the wrong choice except in cases of incest, rape, and to save the life of the mother. I wish the people of America agreed, and that the laws of our nation could reflect that view. But while the nation remains so divided over abortion, I believe that the states, through the democratic process, should determine their own abortion laws and not have them dictated by judicial mandate."
(Boston Globe, Op-Ed, July 26, 2005)

We oughta be making hay with this backdoor escape plan.

To the jump!

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Watch the broad brush on amnesty

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Friday June 01, 2007 · 12:30 PM PDT

2007/06/01 · 12:30

Work has been crazy lately so I didn't have time to comment on a statement made in a diary yesterday. The sentiment contained in this statement represents both a challenge to progressives and of course, as with most challenges, there is opportunity within.

In attempting to summarize the strong opposition to amnesty that is behind a great deal of the GOP base melt-down, the diarist took a dangerous leap in caricature.

And what is it that is pissing the base off so much that they're no longer willing to contribute to the Republican Party? Why, it's the scary brown people!!

Folks, by projecting our own stereotypes AT people, we drown out the diversity of their opinions, and WE are the ones who will lose in the long run.

To the break!

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Wednesday February 07, 2007 · 6:48 PM PST

2007/02/07 · 18:48

Not 202 per week, not per month, but in a whole freakin year! That's it. 202.

Just heard the following quote on the radio from Secretary of State Rice.

I think it is an issue we must really get on top of.

Really? How very forward thinking of you Ms. Rice.

To the jump!

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Thursday February 01, 2007 · 9:20 PM PST

2007/02/01 · 21:20

It would probably come as a surprise to many conservatives that NPR is NOT the darling of everyone on the left.

I myself have serious issues with NPR's MSM approach and will never forgive them for helping to sell the Iraq war. But tonight, they impressed me with just a small sign of intelligent life and maybe even some constructive infighting.

They read no less than 4 letters from listeners, all HIGHLY critical of Juan Williams' absolutely vapid "interview" with George Bush.

To the jump.

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Friday January 26, 2007 · 2:55 PM PST

2007/01/26 · 14:55

As most of you have probably heard and read, the pentagon has unveiled and budgeted for a ray gun.

According to EETimes;

Procurement of the nonlethal weapon has been incorporated into the Pentagon's budget planning cycle. Called the Active Denial System, the gyrotron energy beam is DoD's first nonlethal, anti-personnel, directed-energy weapon. The millimeter-wave energy beam works by heating the skin's surface, invoking an involuntary "flee" response. The beam is less powerful than a microwave beam.

Most criticism aimed (pun intended) at this weapon, known as the ADS, focuses on the risks associated with it. Does it really work as the pentagon says? What are the long term effects? What about ocular (eyes) damage? What about pregnant women?

These concerns are, of course, legitimate and should be addressed and understood. But these concerns are not what worry me.

To me, the implications of a properly functioning ADS are far more frightening than an ADS that malfunctions, or one that does not function as promised.

To the jump!

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Wednesday January 17, 2007 · 10:32 AM PST

2007/01/17 · 10:32

First off, the background on this story is that Charles Stimson, deputy assistant secretary of defense for detainee affairs, speaking in an interview on Federal News Radio suggested that large corporations boycott lawfirms that defend Guantanamo detainees.

Part of what he said includes,

And I think, quite honestly, when corporate CEOs see that those firms are representing the very terrorists who hit their bottom line back in 2001, those CEOs are going to make those law firms choose between representing terrorists or representing reputable firms.

Just amazing skills that he has there, knowing who's guilty even before a trial! Trials, how quaint.

Yahoo has some of it here.

Well now he's apologizing . . . sort of.

And we jump!

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Wednesday January 10, 2007 · 10:41 PM PST

2007/01/10 · 22:41

This is sure to one of hundreds of diaries over the next few days taking Bush to task over his dramatically underwhelming speech to the nation on Wednesday eve.

As one of the commenters said on NPR after the speech, "this is 'stay the course' with 20,000 more troops."

But what stuck out to me, among many things, was how Bush avoided responsibility (of course) while trying to make it seem that he was standing up like a big man. But that wasn't all of course.

And we do the jump.

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Tuesday November 28, 2006 · 12:54 PM PST

2006/11/28 · 12:54

This is my first diary. I had planned a more fully formed initiation on a different topic, and even have a draft that I'm working on at home. But this morning, argh, his voice on the radio. That voice. I had to just write this. I'm breaking it out on my lunch break. It's just like pulling off a band-aid I suppose, best to just do it fast.

According to CNN, "President Bush today vowed again not to support removal of U.S. troops before the mission in Iraq is complete. 'We can accept nothing less than victory for our children and our grandchildren,' Bush said."

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No Country for Old Men - The Bush version

Gay marriage can happen. People change.

The convenient rape/incest exception. I call bullshit. (with poll)

Watch the broad brush on amnesty

Only 202 Iraqi refugees allowed in the US last year!

Juan Williams gets called out on NPR

What's so scary about peace, love, and microwave rayguns?

Anti-fair trial Pentagon official gives really crappy apology

How to take responsibility but not really, and more.

Captain refuses to abandon Titanic until it reaches NYC!