killer empathy

Boi-Ya-Ka! Down Goes The Devil!

2008-10-27T10:22:00.004+10:00

Fox News, Pinkerton.. Obama is down with Lucifer, bla-blah blah, blah dee blah, or some shit.

From the looks of the comments to the article, the McCain supporters are loving it and absolutely frothing.

There's a few along the lines of: "I knew it!", most of these are in agreement and others that predicted this tactic (Obama = Devil) would be used at some stage of the election campaign.

Either way, dark days ahead.

Tip-Dog: Crooks and Liars.

Bottom of the Eighth: Still Behind, But Catching Up

2008-09-26T22:31:00.003+10:00

Dubious Claims in Obama’s Ads Against McCain, Despite Vow of Truth:

Bill Adair, the editor of PolitiFact, the fact-checking Web site of The St. Petersburg Times and Congressional Quarterly, said that until last week, the McCain campaign was more frequently guilty of including the most egregious falsehoods in its advertisements.

A lot of partisan Dems around the nets's have been questioning why the Obama campaign weren't utilising the same tactics as McCain's i.e. lies.

Well, here we go. The big kids in the sand pit have started fighting over the yellow Tonka truck. S'gonna end in tears.

Team Republican Bench: Weak

2008-09-13T18:28:00.002+10:00

The Sarah Palin / Charlie Gibson interview is tough to watch. I was embarrassed for her and I wanted her to look bad! There are multiple facepalm and peek through finger moments.

Juan Cole provides comments on some of Palin's responses:

Sarah Palin revealed herself in the Charlie Gibson interview on ABC to be nervous,uninformed, green and generally not ready for prime time. The interview was full of stock phrases she was made to memorize, and which she repeated over and over again when stumped. She knows nothing about how Iran is run, or about Pakistan, or about al-Qaeda, and even is ignorant of the Bush doctrine of preemptive warfare. It was a shockingly bad performance.

I wonder if she can spell tomato?

Its also kind of weird that she refers to McCain as.. well, 'McCain', which may seem normal in isolation, but consider that most everyone else is referred to by their first name.

How well does she know the guy, really?

"John? Who do you mean, Charlie?"

Palin's False Narrative

2008-09-07T23:07:00.003+10:00

No. Sarah Palin didn’t tell Congress to take their f*cking bridge and shove it. Her statement is blatantly, laughably wrong. And it’s now winning votes

Bob Somerby will detail how the Republican's, dutifully assisted by an inept press, are doing it, here.

Standing for Torture

2008-09-05T12:04:00.003+10:00

Excerpt from the New Matilda article of interview with author and QC Philippe Sands.

Just Following (Rumsfeld's) Orders:

Sands believes that the move to abusive interrogation goes all the way to the top. "Since the book came out, President Bush himself has said that the techniques of interrogation were subject to decision making by him and by his principal political colleagues: Secretary of Defense, National Security Advisor, Vice President." What fascinates Sands more is how the lawyers were such a formative part of this — lawyers he describes as "highly politicised, political appointees" who overrode the advice of long-term career military lawyers..

McCain voted for Bush, voted with him 90% of the time and continues to support his policies.

That'll leave scars on you.

Top Shelf

2008-07-11T23:31:00.002+10:00

Alicublog:

UPDATE. In commments JohnEWilliams points out a beautiful related story from Rumproast: "Lady Lynn Forester de Rothschild calls Obama an 'elitist' on CNN." Sometimes I think they do this kind of thing as an inside joke.

Shit yeah. Criminally rich f*ckers will say and do anything to protect their patch.

Wouldn't you?

Don't Backchat Me, Buddy. I Know Boats

2008-06-29T22:07:00.003+10:00

WASHINGTON — Soon after American forces toppled Saddam Hussein in 2003,Gen. Tommy R. Franks surprised senior Army officers by revamping the Baghdad-based military command.

The decision reflected the assumption by General Franks, the top American commander for the Iraq invasion, that the major fighting was over. But according to an Army history that is to be made public on Monday, the move put the military effort in the hands of a short-staffed headquarters led by a newly promoted three-star general, and was made over the objections of the Army’s vice chief of staff.

Look at these clowns. Yeah, way to completely balls it up, Franks, you fool. Know it all management fucktards surveying the results of their decisions and responsibilities like they paid for it themselves. Tools.

Meanwhile..

“As a country that participated in many wars since 1980, we have many disabled people,” said Ahmed Abid Hassan, a wheelchair fencing coach. “Our Paralympic team is better than our Olympic team.”

Hillary Set for Obama to Get Wet

2008-05-24T08:32:00.002+10:00

Clinton, Defending Nomination Battle, Cites R.F.K. Assassination:

“My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don’t understand it,” Mrs. Clinton said, dismissing the idea of dropping out.

Maybe not killed, just incapacitated.

Tough Love

2008-05-21T21:19:00.003+10:00

The above 'First Dog On The Moon' cartoon appeared in this Monday's Crikey email.

The following response turned up in the letters section of Tuesday's edition:

First Dog on the Moon writes: Re. "First Dog on the Moon" (yesterday, item 6). Thanks to everyone for all of the lovely (and not so lovely but well meaning) comments and emails I have received after yesterdays cartoon about my cat dying (it was a true story by the way). Of all of them I think "chin-up dude, cat probably hated you anyway" was the most helpful.

Here we are now...

2008-05-21T21:10:00.003+10:00

Juan Cole finds him some intellectual rationalisation to dig Idol:

Mercado, Archuleta and Cook are far more complex and interesting persons than the stock characters that the media has imposed on them. But at least the wrong done them by simplification is minor; they are after all entertainers, and if they attain their potential they will have plenty of opportunity to tell their real stories.

With regard to our political leaders, the infotainment approach obscures the most weighty matters ever to face our Republic, and does a grave disservice to voters whose fate hangs in the balance.

That Simon Cowell is such a crusty old f*ckwad.

Dream Ream

2008-05-17T09:57:00.002+10:00

The Republicans spot their opening. Roy Edroso explains the ramifications to the integrity of the team:

"In the last ditch (and for them, that's what this is), they'll quickly sell their old debate buddies up the river. Let's be charitable about it: In one sense, this does show that conservatives are prepared to treat gay people the same as anybody else."

I'm rich, *****!

2008-05-06T15:22:00.003+10:00

Sadly, No! has the goss on how Obama intends to get $3M to each slave descendant in the U.S.

Nice work if you can get it.

Media: McCain's Right, Always

2008-05-04T19:48:00.001+10:00

Frank Rich:

BORED by those endless replays of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright? If so, go directly to YouTube, search for “John Hagee Roman Church Hitler,” and be recharged by a fresh jolt of clerical jive.

What you’ll find is a white televangelist, the Rev. John Hagee, lecturing in front of an enormous diorama. Wielding a pointer, he pokes at the image of a woman with Pamela Anderson-sized breasts, her hand raising a golden chalice. The woman is “the Great Whore,” Mr. Hagee explains, and she is drinking “the blood of the Jewish people.” That’s because the Great Whore represents “the Roman Church,” which, in his view, has thirsted for Jewish blood throughout history, from the Crusades to the Holocaust.

Mr. Hagee is not a fringe kook but the pastor of a Texas megachurch. On Feb. 27, he stood with John McCain and endorsed him over the religious conservatives’ favorite, Mike Huckabee, who was then still in the race.

Tip-dog.

Office of Special Excuses for Accepting No Responsibility

2008-04-27T18:14:00.005+10:00

Iraq war architect blames Powell for Iraq

Douglas Feith. You are f*cking kidding me.

This has to represent a new measure for the height of chutzpah.

Tip-dog.

The Racial Decide

2008-04-25T22:34:00.003+10:00

Know what I think? This article (link below) is part of a push to argue against Obama getting the Dem nomination.

Will Obama fall at an age-old hurdle, despite wooing many whites?

I don't believe Obama can beat McCain (nobody refers to him by his first name as its just too common to be of any value as an identifier), because he's not white. The Dems know this, so do the Repubs, that's why they are pushing for Obama.

The trick is to somehow excuse the Super-Delegates for dicing Obama and supporting Hillary for the nomination despite his greater numbers in the regular delegate count. They can't exactly say they weren't prepared to support him cause he's black i.e. not white. Well, they can, but they'd lose more than a few toes with that shot.

So the 'unelectable meme' will be pumped out and make that sting felt from being a victim of racism, or from the knowledge that your team is perpetuating it, hurt that little bit less.

What's a little welt over an already horrific scar?

We don't take too kindly to your type

2008-04-16T13:57:00.002+10:00

Roy Edroso gives us his top "10 conservative Web scribblers" in the Village Voice.

Update: Back at Roy's 'House of Comfort' the hoisting upon own petard ish continues via his diligent updating.

How's the serenity?

How you live!?!

2008-02-19T21:14:00.002+10:00

Gerard Henderson writes in the Herald that emotion havin' pundits can't call for consistently wrong opinion writers to get the boot from their columns (more than likely at The Oz).

Gerard, it has little to with your imagined left/right polarity and everything to do with these shills being devilishly wrong. Folks died and lives destroyed, fool.

19 Months: Where's Castro?

2008-02-19T20:57:00.003+10:00

End of an era as Castro stands down:

His retirement drew the curtain on a political career that spanned the Cold War and survived U.S. enmity, CIA assassination attempts and the demise of Soviet Communism.

Smashed 'em. Silly old bugger in your hokey uniform and stinky cigars, off you go.

Voices from far away places (Wha'd he say?)

2008-01-31T14:36:00.000+10:00

West will never beat Taliban, Rudd warned:

But Mr Gul says Western forces face a determined opposition that will not give up."As a soldier I can tell you there is no army, no matter how strong, that can prevail against a nation that decides to fight. You will never, never prevail," he said.

This we know and have always known. Who wants to win? It would serve little purpose but to create the requirement to source another conflict. The US Fed has dropped rates again, too. The market must be fed.

Yup, settle in darky, pack your suit-case nukes, this is going to be a long journey.

Cause to Protest

2008-01-08T08:40:00.000+10:00

Seems like the Australian Cricket Team is generating a greater reaction to its method of winning the 16th Test in a row than Australia's invasion of Iraq.

Not that I'm surprised. Ain't no thing to blog.

Bloodier Figures

2007-12-05T09:07:00.000+10:00

Cole in Salon: Why Bush's Troop Surge Won't Save Iraq:

What the recent publicity about the "success" of the troop surge has ignored is this: The Bush administration has downplayed the collapsing political situation in Iraq by directing the public's attention to fluctuating numbers of civilians killed. While there have been some relative gains in security recently, even there the picture remains dubious. The Iraqi ministry of health, long known for cooking the books, says that a few hundred Iraqis were killed in political violence in November. However, independent observers such as Iraq Body Count cite a much higher number -- some 1,100 civilians killed in Iraq in November. They reported that bombings and assassinations accounted for 63 persons on Saturday, the first day of December, alone. . .

Why on earth would you have even the slightest, teensiest bit of mistrust of the Bush Government?

That's crazy talk.

The second somebody dies, someone else is born

2007-11-26T08:59:00.000+10:00

Three words..

Bennelong.

Forever to be etched into the minds of all folk with a sense of moral justice as representing a great moment, not just in politics, but in general.

Like the children, karma was not thrown overboard. It lives.

Got Allies?

2007-11-25T10:21:00.000+10:00

Nope.

Bush Ally Defeated in Australia.

Defeated comprehensively, for a whole heap of reasons. That's the lot of a leader with a divisive approach like Howard's.

I'm apprehensive about Rudd, but am confident he will apply a much more cerebral style to governing the country and won't be keen to grab the dog whistle like Howard was. Still, I'm doing a happy dance.

Gettin' off the bus!

2007-11-19T11:33:00.000+10:00

Iraqi footballers vanish, seek asylum:

"This will affect the morale of the other players because we need them badly for the next match," he said. "They could have left after they had done their duty in the next match. This shows disloyalty to their country."

Gotta love sport-o's. Country in a war torn state due to invasion and occupation for last 5 years..? Not an issue big enough to justify leaving your team prior to a crucial Olympic qualifier. C'mon!

Can't blame 'em, the Central Coast of NSW is a nice spot. An out of control 21st requiring the cops to shut 'em down or fire crackers in letter boxes are probably the worse things that could go down in that neck of the woods over the next few months.

Unlike home.

Welcome to the team fellas. Pray for a Labor win and the benevolence of a fresh victory.

Fckin' Funny. Cnts!

2007-11-13T20:14:00.000+10:00

Roy Edroso:

Now the bloom is a little off the rose. Iraq's a looted shell, Arabia is not yet the 51st state, and the citizens are asking for health care. The mad mostly remain mad, but they're trying -- more modestly, of necessity -- to shift the grounds of debate. A more muscular occupation replaces dreams of Iraqi democracy, Iran offers new hope of revivifying bloodshed, and the next crop of Republicans promise not to embroil themselves in scandals and patronage.

When we laughed at them before, they were roaring so loudly they couldn't hear us. Now they can't help but notice. And they want us to stop. After all, we're only hurting ourselves! I may indeed bust a gut, but that's a chance I'm willing to take.

Yes, poor little dears. After spending the majority of their time and energy writing screeds either ripping apart the institutions and principles which could potentially bring some relief to the downtrodden, or baying for the murder and destruction of all out war, they get ridiculed by the no goodniks. They suffer so for their cause.

Hammer, Nail, Coffin...

2007-11-07T10:02:00.000+10:00

RBA lifts interest rates.

And the obligatory hospital pass to the next mob:

"Unless there are clear signs that the economy is reacting to this latest rise then we're probably looking at another one early 2008.''

Yeah, nice work better economic managers. There's no way Howard is suggesting he and Costello are the superior team on 'economic management'. There's no way he'd being doing those ones. Oh, wait...

"I'm quite happy to say ... what I indicated in the last election campaign was that I believed that our policies would keep interest rates lower than Labor policies.

"That is still my view."

WtF?

Kiss of life

2007-11-03T20:04:00.000+10:00

Cool..

Happy to be home, getting plenty of attention, hope they continue to receive the support they need

Soldiers Return, but for Families, Iraq Battlefields Are Not Far Off:

Experts on military culture say that despite the workshops and briefings the Army offers to ease the transition, longer tours pose special challenges for families, both in terms of the reintegration home and the potential for psychological trauma on the soldiers’ part.

Heart stopping..

2007-10-30T12:21:00.000+10:00

from boredom...

That about sums up the Swan/Costello debate.

Neither are saying much at all and being ultra-careful about staking out any sort of position.

Costello reckons there's no point in Rudd going for the PM job, cause he is the same.. *boom-tish*

All we need now is one of his pop song references..

Redeemed

2007-10-20T18:35:00.000+10:00

Rowling outs Hogwarts headmaster:

Rowling, finishing a brief "Open Book Tour" of the United States, her first tour there since 2000, also said that she regarded her Potter books as a "prolonged argument for tolerance" and urged her fans to "question authority".

Well, this stuff is trash, but at least it'll turn the kids into sodomising anarchists.

Sweet.

Murderous on the mic

2007-10-14T13:12:00.000+10:00

When we say "How-ard!", you say, "Die!"

"How-ard"

"Die!"

"How-ard"

"Die!"

24/11 people, there's work to be done and it ain't going to be pretty.

One for me, the whole clip for you

2007-10-03T08:21:00.000+10:00

How cute, they brought their own black kettle..

Blackwater Chief Defends Employees Before House Panel:

The head of Blackwater USA said today that his company was the victim of “a rush to judgment”

Ah, the outfit which employs a 'best practice' standard of 'shoot first and ask questions.. maybe if they live' is feeling a little hard done by.

I do understand why these fellas would prefer not to die while doing their job. That's why I'm not a mercenary.

Put a hit out on you

2007-09-06T13:22:00.000+10:00

The Price of War, Front and Center.

In the HBO documentary “Alive Day Memories” Dawn Halfaker, 27, a former Army first lieutenant, is sitting in a chair on a stark stage, talking, somewhat incongruously, to James Gandolfini, the star of “The Sopranos.”

Mr. Gandolfini serves as the interviewer in the film, set to have its premiere Sunday night at 10:30. It deals with the recovery of American veterans from devastating injuries inflicted during the war in Iraq.

I doubt I could bear to watch this (not that I have the choice as I don't have HBO). Too heavy. I find it difficult enough reading about it.

Compass of Fury

2007-09-04T08:49:00.000+10:00

British Army Leaves Basra:

British commanders have countered that their continued presence draws attacks and that the main problem in Basra is not an insurgency but criminal gangs.

“General Mohan’s strategy is that we come out of the city because it allows him to deal with the Iraqis himself without the presence of the multinational forces, which are clearly a magnet for indirect fire at the moment,” Brig. James Bashall, commander of the First Mechanized Brigade, said in July. “If we are out, then it makes it easier for the Iraqis to deal with Basra themselves.”

'Easier' will certainly leave it a long way from easy. Still, as was obvious from day one of the occupation, the presence of foreign forces is generating a lot of angst and is hindering the chances of Iraq sorting itself out.

The Brits, as usual, more reasonable than the next invading/occupying force (no doubt from their experience in Northern Ireland) are moving in the right direction.

Unfortunately, further murder and mayhem cannot be avoided. Nice work team.

Enron style accounting

2007-09-01T11:40:00.000+10:00

Juan Cole:

I saw on CNN this smarmy Bush administration official come and and say that US troop deaths had fallen because of the surge, which is why we should support it. Just read the following chart bottom to top and compare 2006 month by month to 2007. US troop deaths haven't fallen. They are way up. Besides, they would be zero if the US were not occupying Iraq militarily, so if we should support a policy that leads to fewer troop deaths, that is the better policy.

Not only are they prepared to sacrifice the lives of their own troops, the Bush admin won't admit to the deaths (or the rate of).

Perpetual Marketing Campaign

2007-08-31T08:36:00.000+10:00

Post Labor Day Product Rollout: War with Iran.

Worth a look. Even if you don't buy into the 'Next Target: Iran' stories that've been floating around since the last pre-emptive war commenced, it is a good wrap up of just how the Bush admin approached the Iraq invasion.

**********************

2007-08-22T19:59:00.000+10:00

Words Unspoken Are Rendered on War’s Faces:

The bride, Renee Kline, 21, is dressed in a traditional white gown and holds a bouquet of scarlet flowers. The groom, Ty Ziegel, 24, a former Marine sergeant, wears his dress uniform, decorated with combat medals, including a Purple Heart. Her expression is unsmiling, maybe grave. His, as he looks toward her, is hard to read: his dead-white face is all but featureless, with no nose and no chin, as blank as a pullover mask.

Pics.

Humvee seat Quarterbacks

2007-08-20T14:11:00.000+10:00

From the ground: The War as We Saw It.

The authors: Buddhika Jayamaha is an Army specialist. Wesley D. Smith is a sergeant. Jeremy Roebuck is a sergeant. Omar Mora is a sergeant. Edward Sandmeier is a sergeant. Yance T. Gray is a staff sergeant. Jeremy A. Murphy is a staff sergeant.

What would they know?

Tip-dog.

The authoritive pejorative

2007-08-20T12:54:00.000+10:00

A response to my comment on the Rudd nudie bar thread over at LP is worth a post:

anthony on 19 August 2007 at 11:17 pm

"A few years ago, a past colleague of mine asked, “hey, you wanna come down to MG’s and look at c*nt with us?” Couldn’t think of anything worse."

Weren’t you a just a bit curious to find out what Phil Ruddock was doing there?

Nice one.

Scared witless - get used to it

2007-08-15T14:19:00.001+10:00

Just a little reminder 'a la Duck and Cover' style that fear of mass destruction has been around for a while. I'm prepping my sandwhich board to sport around town, now. It'll read: The sky IS falling.. eventually.

Tip-dog.

LolCon

2007-08-11T23:14:00.000+10:00

Pic swiped from Sadly, No! Plenty more cute pics over there.

Jeremy Hernandez

2007-08-04T00:34:00.000+10:00

Stunned Victim Turns Hero:

“I’m going to invest in a map,” he said, “and try to go around them.”

What a f*kn ruler!

Pandering to the Potter Fans

2007-08-04T00:19:00.000+10:00

Howard and Rudd, in a move Catholic News calls unprecedented, will be staging a debate via webcast next Thursday.

Good discussion going on in the comments (which I generally disagree with) regarding the supposed lack of sway religion has in politics (maybe I've misunderstood). Suggestion is that we shouldn't be concerned.

Well.. powerful minorities have held control before. Alls I'm saying.

The GWOT Dance

2007-08-03T12:33:00.000+10:00

US marine convicted of Iraqi murder:

The victim was pulled from his home in April 2006 and shot in a ditch, with an AK-47 and shovel placed nearby to make him look like an insurgent planting a bomb, according to the prosecution.

Like when the two tall buildings fell to the ground, I rejoiced and did a little dance.

I can't wait for the next bit of good news. Let's get this party started right.

Best Before Date

2007-07-27T22:49:00.000+10:00

Harry Clarke?

I don't see no economist, alls I see is a damned fool!!1!

We are now well and truly in the era of the Silly Old Bugger, way past their expiry, stumbling about the place muttering, "What'd he say?"

Ooh, suits YOU sir!

2007-07-23T13:45:00.000+10:00

Check out this weird arsed t-shirt store.

This one...

reminds me of that Hitler World Tour t-shirt from back in the day.

I kind of like the Reagan ones, they have that cheesy 80's feel to them. If I swipe the image I can put one together for half the price at Cafepress. Ah, I love the free market when it decides in my favour.

Oh, snap!

2007-07-21T16:32:00.000+10:00

Friedman Unit.

I'm startin' to likes me some Wikipedias.

Scotched gotcha by the drunken writer

2007-07-21T15:33:00.000+10:00

Some folks use their imaginations from which to source evidence to smear others. Glenn Milne aka 'The Wrestling Journalist' or as I prefer, that drunken shill for the Gov't, demonstrates why it is a good idea to have a little bit of skepticism toward authority (never had to deal with the cops before Glenn?):

So, Haneef is a known associate of two men who allegedly tried to blow up central London and drove a car loaded with petrol bombs into Glasgow airport. Not only that, he's connected to them via the mechanism used to try to detonate the bombs. On what reading of these facts can you argue against laws designed to at least pick Haneef up and subject him to a sustained period of questioning?

Today's SMH:

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) have confirmed their allegations about the key piece of evidence against the doctor - his mobile phone SIM card - are incorrect.

Claims that the SIM was found at the scene of this month's Glasgow Airport attack have not been confirmed, AFP sources have told Fairfax newspapers.

Don't expect any comment, apology or retraction from Milne on this. Maybe he'll prove my imagination wrong.

Oh, and 'liberty lobby', the f*ck is he on about?

Larvatus Purple has a neat post and fun-loving thread on the complete balls up that is the Haneef case.

Tears for unanswered prayers

2007-07-20T21:39:00.000+10:00

Juan Cole on Plame suing the Cheney gang:

It is a ruling about the jurisdiction of the court and so something technical in the law about which I don't feel qualified to comment. Just as a citizen, I cannot understand how committing what was essentially an act of treason (or trying very hard to) can be seen as part of the ordinary political duties of incumbents.

If I had a career which involved doing good stuff for my Country and in this case the World, I'd be pretty cheesed if some megalomaniac ruined it.

Going down in a blaze of gory

2007-07-11T08:56:00.000+10:00

World o'Fumento.

More surprises

2007-07-11T08:28:00.000+10:00

Juan Cole:

The "surge" or escalation of US troop presence was intended to provide enough social peace in Baghdad at least for the al-Maliki government to make progress on the benchmarks. But the "surge" hasn't made a dent in car bombings. Its main achievement was to cut the number of death squad killings resulting in bodies in the streets of Baghdad from 70-80 to 20-30 most days.

Impressive.

Don't act surprised

2007-07-04T08:37:00.000+10:00

U.S. Says Iran Helped Iraqis Kill Five G.I.’s.

3rd American Soldier Charged in Murder of an Iraqi Civilian.

The facts from these two stories should not come as any sort of surprise to anybody with half a brain. In fact, many (probably all) opponents of the Iraq invasion suggested that it is these types of outcomes i.e. death, murder, neighbouring states involvement which make the Iraq invasion 'not such a crash hot idea'.

Of course, the cheerleaders for the invasion understood also, they just chose to dismiss them and most certainly didn't mention the likelihood that these events would result.

So, the ignorant f*cks that chose to believe the warmonger's bullshit, the war's cheerleaders, the Bush gang, this destruction of life is all your's.

You knew it was coming. Enjoy.

Cynical City

2007-06-29T22:22:00.000+10:00

LP has a comprehensive round up on the NT State of Emergency:

It’s astonishing that people can be denounced so vociferously for being cynical about the Federal Government’s motivations, when you read a week after the announcement was made that Indigenous employment programmes in WA dealing with the welfare of children, domestic violence and alcholism are being closed down due to Commonwealth funding cuts this weekend.

I'm a naysayer! Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!!

So much to denounce, so little time

2007-06-21T12:44:00.001+10:00

I know I link to him probably a little too often (too often, as in the stalking/obsessive sense), but I believe that Roy Edroso is again worth the click:

FOR THE RECORD, PEOPLE, LISTEN UP: I think it's great Rushdie got knighted, fuck a bunch of Islamic fundamentalism, etc.

Now right-click the time-stamp on this sucker and put the link in your stupid blogs, wingnuts. I dare you!

Not fast enough! Why does The Right embrace censorship?

Abu Ghraib

2007-06-18T13:38:00.000+10:00

Rumsfeld's Abu Ghraib Cover-Up Revealed:

Rumsfeld first met Taguba in May of '04 he made no attempt to disguise his contempt:

"Here . . . comes . . . that famous General Taguba--of the Taguba report!" Rumsfeld declared, in a mocking voice. The meeting was attended by Paul Wolfowitz, Rumsfeld's deputy; Stephen Cambone, the Under-Secretary of Defense for Intelligence; General Richard Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (J.C.S.); and General Peter Schoomaker, the Army chief of staff, along with Craddock and other officials. Taguba, describing the moment nearly three years later, said, sadly, "I thought they wanted to know. I assumed they wanted to know. I was ignorant of the setting."

What a stand up guy Rumsfeld is/was.

Eight is not enough for a verifiable clash of civilisations

2007-06-08T11:40:00.000+10:00

Juan Cole counts the number of fronts in Iraq - The Eighth Front:

So in addition to the Arab-Kurdish front already counted, that makes 2 more fronts, for a grand total of 8. Not all 8 are very active at all times. But all 8 do break out into substantial violence from time to time. And we may have just seen a flare-up in no. 8.

If the US didn't invade Iraq, to fight them over there, in which parts of the US would these fronts be located?

They free us for our hate.. doms

2007-06-06T13:19:00.000+10:00

One of the original cheerleaders for the Iraq invasion, Daily Pundit, is keen for the US Gov't to assume a 'take no prisoners' attitude toward the prisoners it has taken to Gitmo.

Comment(s) from Mithras starts the name calling. Googoo? You bet.

Tip-dog.

Nobody links for free.. oh, wait

2007-05-31T08:36:00.000+10:00

New link on the sidebar.

Free Democracy.

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Bring 'em on - The Remix

2007-05-28T13:08:00.000+10:00

Militants Widen Reach as Terror Seeps Out of Iraq:

The Iraq war, which for years has drawn militants from around the world, is beginning to export fighters and the tactics they have honed in the insurgency to neighboring countries and beyond, according to American, European and Middle Eastern government officials and interviews with militant leaders in Lebanon, Jordan and London.

Gee, this is a surprise. Fighting them where?

Don't forget the damage caused by traumatised military personnel who can't cope with life at home.

Good money after bad blood money

2007-05-25T13:44:00.000+10:00

Congress Passes War Funds Bill, Ending Impasse:

Democrats in the House and Senate promised to renew the push for a timetable for Iraq withdrawal in other bills on Pentagon spending and policy. And the House, as part of its consideration of the money, set a framework for another round of votes in the fall on troop withdrawal and overturning the original authority for the war.

“This debate will go on,” promised Speaker Nancy Pelosi of California, who voted against the war money and described the new benchmarks as token restrictions.

Nearing 3,500 US soldiers and hundreds of thousands of Iraqi civilians killed, still they dither, fumble and generally display a level of incompetence that has never been seen before. As in 'Never!'

Nothing new, really, except now the Dems will have a hand in it.

Leader from another mother

2007-05-24T08:16:00.000+10:00

Amnesty International reckon Howard is just like Mugabe:

Prime Minister John Howard finds himself alongside Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe in an Amnesty International report which says they are among short-sighted fear-mongers dividing the world.

Well, you may find a difference in the fact that Mugabe is a killer of his people and Howard only looks killer in his Green and Gold tracky daks.

Chart busters

2007-05-23T13:32:00.000+10:00

Tip-dog to Juan Cole.

Testosterone damage

2007-05-23T08:29:00.000+10:00

Roy Edroso links to some dude who's scared for the future of humanity (or some sh*t) if Males continue to be outperformed by Females in the education competition.

Yet more proof that dudes are nuts (as well as thick).

What, me take the blame!?!

2007-05-16T13:56:00.000+10:00

Sadly, No! explains who is going to get stuck with the blame for a change of direction to the Iraq war policy.

In comments:

Duros62 said,

February 14, 2007 at 19:15

“how do you win a war against the enemy in front of you while ignoring the knife-wielding enemy behind you?�?"

R1-R1-∆-O-O- L2-∆

Classic.

These colours don't shower

2007-05-10T13:21:00.000+10:00

US Marine 'urinated on dead Iraqi':

Sergeant Sanick Dela Cruz, who has immunity from prosecution after murder charges against him were dismissed, also said he watched his squad leader shoot down five Iraqi civilians who were trying to surrender.

In dramatic testimony in a pretrial hearing for one of the seven Marines charged in the November 2005 killings and reported cover-up at Haditha, Dela Cruz described his bitterness after a roadside bomb ripped Lance Corporal Miguel Terrazas, known as TJ, into two bloody pieces.

There's a whole lotta hatin' going on, then. It's continued since, and it's very likely they'll all have a lot more to endure for another 5 years.

Nnnnnnice.

Nice.

Revenge of the Fat Cat Bosses.

2007-05-07T12:57:00.000+10:00

What is the purpose of Workchoices, you ask?

Ross Gittins spells it out:

Now, AWAs may well offer employers more flexibility and less red tape. But that's incidental to the broader truth: the one, overwhelming reason you want employees to bargain with their employer individually rather than collectively is to reduce the employees' bargaining power.

Hey, that's my pie!

Slick Wik

2007-05-02T10:20:00.000+10:00

Boltwatch:

Still, News Ltd journos really seem to hate Wikipedia. I suppose what galls them is that when idiots write stupid things in Wikipedia, they're corrected by sensible editors very quickly; when News Ltd journos write idiotic drivel it gets printed into newspaper form and laughed at for days.

Ha!

Bush says no to no war

2007-05-02T09:35:00.000+10:00

Bush vetoes Iraq withdrawal:

It was a day of high political drama, falling on the fourth anniversary of Bush's "Mission Accomplished" speech on an aircraft carrier and his declaration that major combat operations in Iraq had ended.

One day, he'll get something right, probably sometime after 2008.

Great Grape Scapegoat

2007-04-27T13:35:00.000+10:00

Ex-C.I.A. Chief, in Book, Assails Cheney on Iraq:

Mr. Tenet takes blame for the flawed 2002 National Intelligence Estimate about Iraq’s weapons programs, calling the episode “one of the lowest moments of my seven-year tenure.” He expresses regret that the document was not more nuanced, but says there was no doubt in his mind at the time that Saddam Hussein possessed unconventional weapons. “In retrospect, we got it wrong partly because the truth was so implausible,” he writes.

What's implausible is that Tenet, Cheney and the rest of these clowns didn't get exactly what they wanted. Clowns.

Loss Averse

2007-04-26T13:16:00.000+10:00

House Passes Bill Requiring an Iraq Pullout:

WASHINGTON, April 25 — The House on Wednesday narrowly approved a $124 billion war spending bill that would require American troops to begin withdrawing from Iraq by Oct. 1, setting the stage for the first veto fight between President Bush and majority Democrats.

Finally, the Dems control of Congress has commenced the painful process of 'getting out' of Iraq. Or, capitulation, surrender and defeat as the nutbags prefer to refer to it.

I use the scare quotes cause once the combat troops are gone, there'll still be a massive US presence in Iraq.

Some folks find it easier to ride their stocks down to the bottom during a market crash than sell out and realise their losses mid-descent. Let's hope the rational folks prevail.

Projectile Pundit

2007-04-09T10:39:00.000+10:00

Roy Edroso elicits this response from commenter, CHRISV82:

"A brief scan of your front page, Edroso, reveals that you have not made any mention of the ethnic conflict in Chad.

You f*cking racist c*nt. I hope you burn in eternal hell for the way you strut around like some enlightened liberal when you are responsible for the displacement and murder of thousands of Chadians. If ever we meet, sir, I shall defecate in your oral cavity.

You'll rot, you bigot."

Enough to make you waste your time trying to effect the government of the nation you reside in's policies.

Err on the side of completely incorrect

2007-04-09T10:21:00.000+10:00

I missed this when it first appeared..

British backtrack on Iraq death toll:

The researchers, reflecting the inherent uncertainties in such extrapolations, said they were 95 per cent certain that the real number of deaths lay somewhere between 392,979 and 942,636.

The conclusion, based on interviews and not a body count, was disputed by some experts, and rejected by the US and British governments. But the chief scientific adviser to the Ministry of Defence, Roy Anderson, described the methods used in the study as "robust" and "close to best practice". Another official said it was "a tried and tested way of measuring mortality in conflict zones".

Meanwhile, felafel lovin' creeps like Fox's
O'Reilly believe anything under 60,000 dead human beings is no biggie.

Dreary Matt Smudge

2007-04-04T10:13:00.000+10:00

Jon Swift: Snarkfest. Not an April Fool's post.

small 'L' gymnastics returns

2007-04-04T08:37:00.000+10:00

We can't enforce Hicks gag: Ruddock..

Mr Ruddock said the extraordinary condition had nothing to do with the Federal Government. "It's their agreement," he said. "I didn't seek it. The Australian Government didn't seek it."

Mr Ruddock said he expected the order to be enforced in Australia because it was agreed by the parties in the plea bargain and that agreement was the basis for Hicks being sent home.

But later, speaking on the ABC's Lateline he said that for Australia to agree to an extradition, a charge similar to the one laid overseas must exist under Australian law. "In Australia, we have a position about freedom of speech."

So, first up, it was all 'hey, what can we do but enforce a gag order we didn't ask for blah blah hands tied blah not our rules mcblah'.

*thump* ooh, that had to hurt. A bad fall from the uneven bars.

*sniff* I smell the fear of an unpopular Government skidding (while executing perfect flips followed by spot-on flops) towards a poll.

The coaches grabbed their tube of deep heat and rubbed it in good, then back for the second round with a new routine.

and...

Straight 10's from all the judges!

Would you believe, Tarzan and his apes..?

2007-04-02T09:47:00.000+10:00

We didn't gag Hicks: PM

THE Howard Government insists it did not speak to the United States about the sentence that gags David Hicks until after the federal election, even though ministers knew the penalty before the deal on his fate was made public.

Recently, the ex-public servant turned whistleblower (you know, the kind that point out something wrong that needs to be fixed in order to potentially save lives but is being actively resisted/suppressed/ignored by the Federal Government) Kessing could have a lot to say about this Government's cynicism when it comes to protecting its position.

What a bunch of nasty little thugs.

29 Years of service, et tu?

2007-04-01T17:11:00.000+10:00

Bill O'Reilly cuts mic of US Colonel Ann Wright as she defends her service and stance:

The banner beneath the Colonel at the beginning read "U.S. Army (Ret.) Col. Ann Wright" changed to "Col.Ann Wright retired from State Dept. in opposition to Iraq war" and ended with "Anti-war activist Col. Ann Wright."

The old felafel fiend, O'Reilly, has been pumping out this routine for a long time now. He must rate (compared to other Fox News shows). Fans of WWF Smackdown must dig it.

If I believed in God, I'd pray for his soul.

Strictly Business.. attire

2007-03-30T09:10:00.000+10:00

Hicks must persuade judge of his guilt

The Governor-General, Michael Jeffery, yesterday signed the agreement between the US and Australia on the transfer of prisoners from Guantanamo Bay.

Only the US will be able to pardon Hicks, the Attorney-General, Philip Ruddock, said.

However, Terry Hicks is flagging his determination to bring a legal challenge.

Australia's sovereignty (via Hicks) is getting absolutely reamed. The irony is it is being signed off by the Queen of England's rep.

As John Clark playing Lex Downer put it on last night's 7:30 Report, "Hicks had to be locked up for 5 years so he could get a fair trial."

Sweet absurdism.

Still bringin' it on, after all these fears.

2007-03-28T11:40:00.000+10:00

Twin truck blasts kill 50 in Iraq:

Bomb attacks killed 77 people in Iraq on Tuesday, including 50 who died in twin truck bombings in the north-western town of Tal Afar, police said.

Among other attacks, suspected al-Qaeda militants killed 21 people in bombings targeting police and Sunni Arab tribes who have formed an alliance against the militants, officials said.
...
Police Brigadier Karim Khalaf al-Jubouri said the bomber lured victims to buy wheat loaded on his truck. A second truck bomb exploded in a used car lot. The attacks wounded 120 people.

Sick mother'uckas.

Of course, Saddam, well, he was worse, don't you know?

And, you know what else? If we didn't facilitate this situation, then they'd be swimming to our shores and killing us and hatin' on our freedoms as they strolled about our neighbourhoods.

1 - Saddam, worse. Would of bombed us in our homes.
2 - Let 'em kill Iraqi's, so they don't kill us (in homes).

Downer hates soccer

2007-03-26T09:07:00.000+10:00

SBS under pressure to not criticise, say staff:

SBS has come under public and private pressure over perceived left-wing bias from lobby groups and MPs, particularly those from the Coalition.

SBS's managing director, Shaun Brown, was grilled in a Senate committee hearing in February over the network's policy of not using the word "terrorist" where avoidable. Dateline was a "serial offender" of left-wing bias, a Liberal senator, Michael Ronaldson, told the committee.

Biased with facts, ay? Poor form. We all know the truth reads Marx at bedtime.

I guess if the modus operandi of your little political outfit is populist in style, it can be a little bit of a bummer when the public's knowledge of an issue makes it tricky to get their support on your corrupt and/or hamfisted actions.

The palace built from malice

2007-03-23T11:48:00.000+10:00

Building an Embassy Fit for an Empire.

I've seen this stuff before and posted on it. Still, everytime I read an article on it I shake my head and gradually assume a pose of slack-jawed amazement.

Still, Saddam was worse or some sh*t...

Job surge

2007-03-21T12:08:00.000+10:00

New job. No time to post right now. Will soon. Gotta go..

Why you break my shitty wall?

2007-03-10T10:03:00.000+10:00

Nation of notoriously bad drivers are preparing to take over the World:

The 350 billion yuan ($58 billion) budget is spread around 2.3 million serving personnel requiring better gear and conditions, and an unknown number of pensioners and brigades of retired officers still clinging on to their living quarters, cars, drivers and servants.

But this may be only half or even a quarter of total defence spending, according to estimates by Western think tanks, and does not include purchases of combat equipment.

OK, even assuming the spend figure from the often proven to be completely incorrect 'Western think tanks' (see Iraq etc.), IS correct, the spend is still only half that of the United States of Shock and Awe.

The proposed budget for US spending on 'defense' as per Alternet:

The Department of Energy's "weapons activities" budget request totals $6.4 billion, a drop in the bucket compared to the Pentagon's $481.4 billion proposed budget. But the budget for new nukes is large and growing -- even in comparison to Cold War figures.

It'd be nice if fear mongering articles, such as Gawenda's SMH piece, spread the love a bit. Sure, China's build-up of 'defense' capabilities is a worry, but it is an even greater concern considering the rogue nations that are way ahead of them AND have proven a willingness to utilise their forces in efforts which can hardly be described as defense (unless you're a shill and/or an idiot).

Of course, Reagan ended the Cold War. I understand this is where he first used the phrase "Git'r done".

Kissin' the guns

2007-03-07T22:19:00.000+10:00

Iran, you sorry saps, you're f*ckin' NEXT!

KAREN KWIATKOWSKI: You know, I think the, one of the big reasons that Bush and Cheney think they can do Iran is that they believe, well, they’re hearing from the Air Force and the Navy, two of the three main branches of our military, the two that have been left out of the glory of Iraq, you see. And those guys want a piece of the action, and so they’re advertising to the Administration and publicly, I mean you can read it for yourself, the Air Force and the Navy have targets they believe they can overwhelmingly hit their targets, deep penetration, possibly nuclear weapons, I mean, nothing is off the table as Dick Cheney says “nothing is off the table.”

Oh man, this is gonna be great. I can't WAIT to see all of them pictures of kids n'babies n'that, all blown up and bleedin' and stuff. This is gonna be great. I'm stocking up on coco pops and buildin' a pillow fort in front of the TV, pronto!

Tip-dog.

Media Pundit Makeover: Cannon to Political Fodder

2007-03-06T23:12:00.000+10:00

I always knew in the abstract that they'd lie about anything, but the actual sound of their claws scraping those barrel-bottoms can still send a chill up my spine.

Still, its important to remember, Kerry reckons the US troops are dumb.

Smooth like Daisy Cutters

2007-02-25T21:46:00.000+10:00

While Dick Cheney explains that the planned withdrawal of British troops from Iraq means: "everything's just going peachy don'cha know", his mob are back to their old tricks...

US bombing 'terror targets':

"American aircraft are bombarding terrorist targets that have been chosen by US and Iraqi forces, as part of our Baghdad security plan," said Brigadier-General Qasim al-Mussawi, spokesperson for the operation.

There was no immediate comment from the US, but AFP reporters in downtown Baghdad heard the rumble of more than three dozen powerful blasts in rapid succession at around 22:00pm (19:00 GMT).

Which brings us full circle, back to the routine of the 90's.

Meanwhile, just try to imagine the damage to flesh these things can do. To help, here's two words: Red Mist. Words used in Military circles to describe the human body after it has been hit by the shockwave of exploding modern ordnance.

Not so quiet quite frankly

2007-02-21T23:02:00.000+10:00

PM furious at Rudd's security jibe.

Rudd: "Mr Howard said that the purpose of the Iraq war was to reduce the terrorist threat. It has made Australia a greater terrorist target than what would have otherwise been the case."

The first time he was asked about this assessment, Mr Howard allowed it pass, attacking Mr Rudd on another front. Later at a news conference, however, Mr Howard let fly. "Really! I think he's getting a bit full of himself."

Pee-Yew! What's that stink?

Hmm, seems the teflon has worn and the shit is starting to stick.

Ergo: I slept with your wife

2007-02-18T23:06:00.000+10:00

Nuclear energy Iran's 'future and destiny':

Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei gave his unequivocal backing to Iran's nuclear program Saturday, saying it was the "future and destiny" for a country whose fossil fuels would one day run out.

Well, he's got you there, conservative-nuclear-power-is-a-viable-source-of-environmentally-friendly-uranium-selling warmongers.

What are you gonna do, apart from having your muscle bomb them into red mist?

Goal post placement post

2007-02-18T22:53:00.000+10:00

Hicks to be home 'by year end':

"If he's acquitted, of course, he will be allowed to go."

That quote from Downer is a neat little insight to the position these thugs see themselves in.. absolute power and control. Evil thug mutha-uckers.

Meanwhile, Rudd enjoys the Hicks as a political football (round or oval, who knows? Probably oval considering the lesbian with a bowl cut look-a-like's socio-economic background) metaphor:

"What we will see in the next six months is Mr Howard go on a spending spree to try and buy the next election ... and things like the David Hicks affair which have turned badly for the government he will now try rapidly to engage in catch-up football."

Well, this kind of football can be the best kind if it wasn't for the torture, years of incarceration, lack of charges and no trial date.

Speaking of.. Hew Griffiths.

Ah, Mister Doctor Professor

2007-02-16T22:51:00.000+10:00

AIJAC 'dumps' scholar over Muslim remarks:

“You have to adopt some kind of preventative policy. In order not to get there, limit the immigration and therefore you keep them a marginal minority, which will be a nuisance, but cannot pose a threat to the demographic and security aspects of a country.”

Get this man an Aussie flag cape, the sausages are done!

International Rescue!

2007-02-13T20:19:00.000+10:00

Transcript of last night's Lateline interview with Brendan Nelson aka 'Virgil'.

Defence Minister backs PM's stance on Obama.

F*cking hilarious stuff.

Tony Jones points out that Obama's 'bolt like a bull from a china shop' strategy, which Howard pooh-poohed, mirrors that of Baker's Iraq Study Group, which at the time of its tabling Howard reckoned was A-OK.

TONY JONES: I take it you've studied Senator Obama's plan for troop withdrawal, have you?

BRENDAN NELSON: I haven't seen the detail of the plan. I've had it reported to me and I've seen a summary of that plan, as I understand it, Tony.

TONY JONES: Well, as I understand it, the Obama plan is actually based on the phased withdrawal idea that was actually put forward by the Iraq Study Group, which, of course, was led by the former Republican Secretary of State, James A. Baker. His interests and those of terrorists aren't coincident, are they?

BRENDAN NELSON: There are two things. Firstly, the Baker-Hamilton Study Group, amongst other things, emphasised that if America leaves Iraq prematurely it would be catastrophic for the Iraqis, the region and indeed the global struggle against terrorism. As I also understand it, Senator Obama's so called plan does not give credence to the conditions under which withdrawal occurs, that instead it sets, if you like, artificial deadlines and timelines.

TONY JONES: But aren’t those deadlines and timelines exactly the same as the key recommendations of the Iraq Study Group's, which we'll just remind ourselves, was a phased withdrawal of 15 US combat brigades, about 70,000 US troops, starting this year and ending in the first quarter of 2008?

BRENDAN NELSON: You need to remember a couple of things Tony. Firstly, that the recommendations of the Baker Hamilton Study Group have been quite studiously-considered by the US administration...

See the difference?

Middle name: Winston

2007-02-12T08:47:00.000+10:00

While demonstrating that he has little idea of how Al-Q operates and that he, too, can stoop to the level of childish rhetoric employed by Fox News, Howard has invited this succinct smackdown from Team Obama:

"If Prime Minister Howard truly believes what he says, perhaps his country should find its way to contribute more than just 1,400 troops so some American troops can come home," [Obama spokesman Robert Gibbs] said. "It's easy to talk tough when it's not your country or your troops making the sacrifices."

Ah, yes, the old 'look at the scoreboard for a bit of a reality check' response. Nice.

Tip-dog.

Charming snake charmers

2007-02-12T08:13:00.000+10:00

Hey, this'll shock ya..
So-called "Liberal" mainstream media misinformation supports neo-con agenda:

An Associated Press story being carried at FOXNews.com reasserts the falsehood that Iranian President "Ahmadinejad has said Israel should be wiped off the map".

This translation has been proven to be inaccurate but is still widely parroted nonetheless.

Wrong!

Correct translation from the grown ups....

The full quote translated directly to English:

"The Imam said this regime occupying Jerusalem must vanish from the page of time".

Word by word translation:

Imam (Khomeini) ghoft (said) een (this) rezhim-e (regime) ishghalgar-e (occupying) qods (Jerusalem) bayad (must) az safheh-ye ruzgar (from page of time) mahv shavad (vanish from).

Even the usually non-propaganda spouting Crikey.com.au was pushing the 'wipin the map' angle. tsk tsk. Bad war-monger agenda pushin f*cks, stop it. Remember what happened when all you lot went along with the US Govt's trash talk about Iraq?

Boom-ba-ding! Hundreds of thousands dead. Whoops.

The green room

2007-02-11T23:59:00.000+10:00

Surf’s Upscale as Sport Reverses Beach Bum Image:

Surfing, once the sport of Hawaiian kings, has come full circle. After becoming a counterculture activity for beach bums and bohemians, it has emerged as a status sport, like skiing and golf.

Ah, yes, trust the Seppos to have a red hot go at f*cking up a wonderful thing like surfing by commodifying the learning process.

Thankfully, it is a damn sight harder than golf and unlike those lazy skiing goobs, with their chair lifts and the like, it takes a heap of determination to paddle out to the point, 'out the back', where you catch the waves (I'm ignoring the tow-in jet-ski threat).

So, would be kooks thinking of becoming floating obstacles, surfing sucks, don't even try it. Stick to your networking games like golf and tennis.

Fudge Pudge

2007-02-09T10:23:00.000+10:00

Political fudge can't hide sham of Hicks charges.

Ackland on the Govt's latest Hicks contortions. Its organised, but at the same time confusin'.

Grabbin' 'em by their pony tails

2007-02-06T23:18:00.000+10:00

We've got to advertise to them over there to ensure they don't advertise here...

Ad campaign which stopped Boston costs company $US2 million:

"We understand now that in today's post-September 11 environment, it was reasonable and appropriate for citizens and law enforcement officials to take any perceived threat posed by our light boards very seriously and to respond as they did," the statement said.

Say my name! Yeah, you like that?

Tackle that Tar Baby, fool!

2007-02-05T09:24:00.000+10:00

This position is politically understandable but wholly
dishonourable.

Mate, have you been paying attention to the Democrats over the period of Dubya's Presidency?

Nothings changed. Not a thing.

Kansas City Shuffle

2007-02-05T08:58:00.000+10:00

Appeasement takes hold again:

Faced with the rising tide of bomb attacks, plots, threats, demands and belligerent victimology from a violent, ignorant and sexually repressive subculture, the centre of European civilisation appears to be doing exactly what it did the last time blackshirts were on the march in Europe - appeasing, denying and capitulating.

The Nazis are coming and its all the fault of bleeding-heart liberals, apparently.

What a ridiculous piece of obfuscatory, illusory tripe.

Sheehan, you are a shill.

Eyes back on Iraq, clown.

Principled Principals

2007-02-01T10:09:00.000+10:00

From the SMH's SiT Blog:

Well, I guess they both rose from the dead, emerging from caves...

An entire country in a tinnie

2007-01-26T21:35:00.000+10:00

Iron skin John:

Prime Minister John Howard says he is not embarrassed by the fact Australian of the Year Tim Flannery remains a strong critic of his government's environmental record.

Professor Flannery, who won the honour yesterday, has been warning about sustainability and the risk of climate change for decades and says the government has been "dragging the chain" on climate change.

"Does it embarrass me? No it doesn't," Mr Howard told Southern Cross Broadcasting today.

Yes, why would the leader of our country acknowledge that he has f*cked up. Not done these days. Everyone, except a few ideological shills like crazy Bolt, have accepted and have a fair appreciation of the environmental issues we face. Not ol'John. Walks to a different beat he does.

Nature of the threat

2007-01-22T14:05:00.000+10:00

Qantas bans Bush T-shirt passenger:

Reading from a prepared statement, a Qantas spokesman said: "Whether made verbally or on a T-shirt, comments with the potential to offend other customers or threaten the security of a Qantas group aircraft will not be tolerated."

The t-shirt had a picture of the Lying Disaster Monkey and words suggesting that he was, in fact, the #1 terrorist. Take that, long-dead Osama!

Not so perfect execution

2007-01-16T21:45:00.000+10:00

Execution of Saddam's henchmen stirs more criticism:

"Reports that Barzan Ibrahim Al Tikriti had his head severed during the hanging only emphasize the brutality of this already cruel, inhuman, and degrading punishment," Amnesty spokesman Malcolm Smart added.

Oh, well boo-hoo. Tell that to the tens of thousands of civilians killed as a result of the invasion Mr Amnesty sookster.

What a sook. Someone else's children are dying for your freedom. Think about it.