What a f***ing surprise
She who SHALL NOT be named, on her photo-op trip with the Code Pinkos to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba to protest the treatment of prisoners is ignoring an opportunity to do just that.
Anti-war activist C**** S****** is ignoring an appeal by wives and mothers of imprisoned Cuban political dissidents for her to visit Cuban prisons during her trip this week to protest the treatment of suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay.
The Damas de Blanco, or Ladies in White, who march silently through the streets of Havana every Sunday in protest at the incarceration of political prisoners of the Castro regime, wrote a letter to Ms. Sheehan inviting her to visit Cuban prisons.
The Damas drew Ms. SheehanÂ’s attention to the poor state of Cuban prisons, which they say lack clean drinking water and adequate food and where their relatives are imprisoned solely for speaking out against Fidel CastroÂ’s government.
So I guess the only prisoners who are maltreated are those who are in US custody. You know, the ones with plenty of heat and A/C, halal food, fresh water, and complete shelter.
As opposed to Cuban political prisoners who are housed in squalor, malnourished, and abused in ways to horrific to speak of.
In fact, the Code Pinkos have NO intention of speaking to the plight of Cuban prisoners:
"It just so happens that this is where the [ Guantanamo] prisoners are," Ms. Benjamin [Code Pink leader] said. That the group is visiting Cuba, where prisons define daily life for many, is "very incidental," she added. [emphasis mine -Ed]
But what can you expect when SWSNBN's best friend is also cagastro's best buddy?
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When you are in jail, it suppose to be a bad time. Now days jail is like a vacation, tv, card games, great food, sleep 12 hours a day. Jail is jail and if it is so bad, maybe when they get out of jail, they will not return. In Savannah Georgia, when they were making the movie Cape Fear in 1961, Robert Mitchem was put into jail for being drunk and starting a fight. He served a week on the Brown Farm, when they put you on a road and make you dig the ditches out by hand 12 hours a day and feed you beans and bread with a slice of bread. When he got out, he said he would never come back to Georgia for any reason. Jail is jail.
Posted by: Catfish at January 10, 2007 02:53 PM (FWqw2)
In re: Barbara, Rosie, and Donald
Here are some facts:
1. Donald is a publicity whore 2. Barbara Walters is a publicity whore 3. Rosie is a bitch
I have no dog in this fight, so I'm not going to pull any punches. I am 100% certain that this started as a publicity stunt and now it has spiraled out of control. Someone needs to quit cheerleading for one side or the other (like Joy Behar does. sheesh) and be THE ADULT and tell these three children to quit whining over who gets the nice toy and who is the biggest poopyhead.
At this point they are ALL poopyheads.
As to the criticisms of Donald for calling Rosie a pig, in that a man shouldn't call a woman a pig....
Well why the fuck not? The post-modern feminists tell us that there's no difference between the sexes, so why is it ok for Rosie to ching-chong his combover but he can't attack her?
And frankly, she is a pig. She's a fat, indulgent, arrogant hypocrite. Actually, calling her a pig insults pigs. Pigs are smarter and friendlier. They don't judge based on cash in your wallet.
And Barbara Walters probably IS a liar. I have no doubt that she did say those things about Rosie, that it IS difficult for her to deal with having Rosie on the show, that she dislikes the sharp political rhetoric Rosie brings with her. And maybe she's afraid her comfortable women's chat show is about to become a referendum for the Liberal Lesbian Agenda.
That's the thing with Rosie, she is DEFINED by her political agenda. She assumes immediately that EVERYONE is out to get her because she is out of the closet (e.g. Kelly Ripa). That somehow her sexual identity makes her odious to the rest of us. That EVERY straight person who dares to disagree with her is doing so because she's a lesbian.
As fucking if.
Maybe she thinks that because somewhere in her own psyche SHE is truly uncomfortable with herself, for whatever reason, and she is projecting that on to others.
On this same page I have specifically defended, nay, applauded her right to live with the partner of her choice and co-parent her 4 children. I love that she has a committed relationship and brings the values of that relationship to the rearing of her kids. I love that her kids have two parents.
And yet, I call her a pig. She's not an arrogant hypocrite because she's gay. She's an arrogant hypocrite because she's willfully ignorant.
But Donald doesn't get out of this clean either. He picked this fight, and then he added fuel to the fire. Probably in an attempt to raise the buzz for the newest season of the Apprentice, which started this week. He is a smart and savvy businessman, and probably thought that getting his name out there would improve his audience numbers. But it clearly backfired. And now a lot of people think he's a dickhead for calling her a pig.
Honestly, my sympathies lie with Donald. Of the three, he has the most honest and respected reputation. People who know him will tell you that he treats everyone equally and can be fair to a fault because his motivators are not personal, only business. Barbara is well known as a manipulator, and Rosie is widely considered a bitch to all but a select (rich and famous) few.
And for the record, aren't there more important things to discuss on TV all day? Like the war, for instance?
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Yanno, if I thought any of the asshats involved would read this...I would send it to them all e-mail.
Would love to be a fly on that wall!
Poverbial "nail on the head", gal!
Posted by: imp at January 10, 2007 12:28 PM (JSyfC)
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Wait, there's some kind of feud going on between the Don, Rosie and Bawbwa? Maybe I should start reading tabloids.
Posted by: Contagion at January 10, 2007 06:19 PM (MsT2U)
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Mmm hmm.
You know, I'd never seen even a minute of The View until recently. Yesterday I was at the gym & it was on one of the tvs, so I flipped my headphones over for a couple of minutes. Now more than ever, Rosie rubs me the wrong way. It has nothing to do with her gayness. It's all about her attitude and personality. Ick.
She bugged me when she had her own talk show too --- she just always seemed so immature, like she was frozen in time (high school) & infantile. Now we just see a different side of her infantile-ness.
Just not a fan. I've never understood why she's popular.
Posted by: Marie at January 11, 2007 06:49 AM (keaCm)
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Yes, one would think that there are more important things to talk about. But then, i find that celebs rarely think...
Posted by: Richmond at January 11, 2007 11:34 AM (e8QFP)
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I use to like Rosie and then she became this bitter nasty rude loud mouth thing. Never watched The View and I'm not going to start now.
Posted by: LeeAnn at January 11, 2007 11:52 AM (SLFj+)
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I can't stand either Rosie or Barbara, so Trump has my vote. No contest. The only issue I have with the man is his reluctance to admit to the world (not that anyone's surprised) that he's bald. You're rich, dude. No one cares that you have no hair.
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at January 11, 2007 08:11 PM (vxx2U)
Hey House fans..... EWWWW
Cameron is marrying Chase!
Jennifer Morrison and Jesse Spencer, who co-star on Fox's medical series "House," became engaged over the holidays in Paris, Morrison's spokeswoman confirmed Tuesday to The Associated Press.
Morrison and Spencer, both 27, met "while filming the pilot of `House' in 2004," Danica Smith said in a statement.
No wedding date has been set.
Like a brother and sister getting married. Hope it doesn't change the dynamic of the show too much....
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I knew they were dating, so obviously this was always a possibility. I just hope it works out better than co-star marriage did for Jessica Alba and whassface from Dark Angel. But here there's not the age difference to make it more questionable.
*SPOILERS*
I loved last night's episode and how they (finally!) concluded the Tritter story arc.
Very clever of Cuddy to get ahead of him and then pretend to lie and use it to gain advantage.
Posted by: Jay at January 10, 2007 02:24 AM (X/nLq)
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I so loved that. I like to consider House my television alter ego (I limp sometimes, due to continually spraining ankles), so watching the cop's jaw drop when his hard work got flushed down the crapper made my day. I do recall bouncing up and down like a little girl at a Backstreet Boys concert when it happened.
As for the co-stars seeing one another, I was totally unaware of that. Not surprising, considering I don't keep up with who in Hollywood is seeing/screwing each other. If not for my ex-wife pointing out the show, I would never have begun watching it (I'm not a big fan of television).
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at January 11, 2007 08:07 PM (vxx2U)
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Uh-Oh! Shall I come beat someone up for you? I'd be happy to. I've been itching to beat on someone for quite a while... I just didn't have anyone handy. I'd be happy to throw myself into the fray and wreak major havoc.
Hang in there... oh yeah, don't kill anyone (doesn't look good on the resume).
Posted by: Teresa at January 09, 2007 06:00 PM (gsbs5)
In case you didn't already KNOW that PETA sucks
They refuse to help the poor stranded cattle who are starving to death after the CO snowstorms last week (from here, but you have to scroll way down):
"For those of you who have been living in total isolation the past few weeks, Colorado has been hit with some serious snowstorms. WeÂ’re talking serious as even the Rocky Mountain veterans are unable to move around.
The last blast of storms left an estimated 340,000 cows and steers stranded by snowstorms, unable to get to food. The storms have been major enough that the Colorado National Guard has been frantically trying to get food to ranchers, but havenÂ’t been able to do much more than airlift in hay bales and hope for the best.
Enter a couple of Colorado morning-radio folks named Rick Lewis and (IÂ’m not making this up) Michael Floorwax. They called PETA, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and asked them if the group would help feed and rescue the stranded animals.
PETA spokesperson Reannon Peterson didn’t just say no, she explained that, since the animals were probably going to “wind up on somebody’s plate in six months” helping them probably “wasn’t really the most noble cause.”
She went on to rationalize that the wild animals - the same ones PETA wants hunters to leave alone - also weren’t going to get PETA help (funds). “It’s an act of God,” she explained, “there’s really nothing to be done.”
It gets better. Colorado Governor Bill Owens steps in with both guns blazing.
Read the rest in the extended, including links to the PETA idiot and the Governor's response.
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You'll get no complaints from me. I can't stand PETA, either. If it'll make them happy, I'll eat every cat and squirrel I flatten on the way to work. Mmmmmm, kitty frisbee...
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at January 08, 2007 09:22 PM (iE++z)
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PETA doesn't bother me, they have the right to their beliefs. I think they are idiots and go about it the wrong way, but hey it's their time.
This I must laugh at. This completely goes against what they stand for.
Posted by: Contagion at January 09, 2007 04:21 PM (MsT2U)
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I tried really hard to comment last night... comment spam sucks!
PETA are idiots. Once someone claims association with PETA I give their IQ a 50% drop from what I thought it might be.
Posted by: Teresa at January 09, 2007 05:57 PM (gsbs5)
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I have known for years PETA has no concept of what they say they stand for and what they do. Similar to Teresa, if someone claims association with PETA, I give their IQ a drop and usually walk away.
Posted by: vw bug at January 11, 2007 12:16 PM (OBsVv)
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And here I was just feeling sorry for myself for quitting grad school when maybe science was my One True Calling. Thank you so much for making all the horrible memories come rushing back, so I could once again be happy I got the hell out of there.
Posted by: silvermine at January 09, 2007 02:56 PM (Mk189)
I have the MOST CREATIVE adopted Blog-Sibs EVAH
Especially when it comes to dealing with the Proselytizing Posses of the world.
First, it was Mrs. Who with her tale of Jehovah's Witness Frightening, now adopted Blog-Bro Contagion shares the tale of a fed-up and pissed-off Aussie who garnered a little revenge on the Mormon Bicycle Gang:
Score one for my alma mater, who last night broke their NCAA-record setting loss (against NCAA opponents) streak at 207 by beating Bard College 81-52. Their first NCAA win since the winter of 1996, my freshman year.
But don't give me all of this "mathematically improbable" and "brainy not brawny" bullshit. Let's face it. These guys are more interested in being engineers than basketball players, and with an average of 6 classes/ term, there isn't a lot of time for hoop shooting.
And it's not like they've given up ALL of their losing ways: see, Caltech B-ball is STILL on a 0-245 streak versus CONFERENCE opponents in the last 22 years. That made the record books during my freshman year, too. And the team was in People magazine for that....
Also....
In anticipation of today's Friday F*ck Off, here's a list of people I'd like to tell to F*ck off:
LA Drivers Leftards who let power go to their heads Feminists People who pick on the weak assholes who don't pay their child support People who slam their siblings in public People who don't pick up their dog poo Egomaniacs Incompetents Cashiers who don't know how to use their registers Target jackass house guests who complain for a week. About EVERYTHING Litterbugs Fucktards who drive SLLLLLOW in the left lane. Especially on the Arroyo Parkway. cagastro and pals that little ronery North Korean fuck, too TV network executives Sales tax Stuffed shirt bureaucrats telemarketers the replacement mailman idiots who wash their sidewalks. Talk about wasting water. Fuckers. This is CA. dook basketball Nick Saban Dan LeBatard. Where the Fuck is Wilbon, goddammit?? the NIH study section who told me that they love my science and acknowledge that I have the expertise to do the work, but they don't think I have enough experience. Ads on the delete screen on the TiVo. WTF is that about? I pay enough for the fucking service as it is. Sorority Chicklets The Girls Gone Wild guy. And all the little sluts on those videos too. Cheap much? vegan evangelists enviroNazis Clueless fucks who think that if they keep those Kerry/ Edwards bumper stickers on, that they can live in denial that the election is over. John Kerry John Edwards sheeple who actually believe the media in all instances without question and did I mention fucking stupid LA drivers?
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A little tense?
(BTW, I went through journalism school and worked on the school newspaper with Dan LeBatard. Super nice guy and very talented as a writer. I have no beef with him.)
Posted by: rSM at January 05, 2007 04:12 AM (IyNwh)
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Wow. Glad you didn't add people who ask for the same thing 2 or 3 times... or is that included under 'incompetents'? GRIN. Hope your year is starting to look better now.
Posted by: vw bug at January 05, 2007 05:54 AM (5wNak)
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**chuckling softly to myself, hoping CTG doesn't overhear and tell me to eff off!**
Posted by: wRitErsbLock at January 05, 2007 06:14 AM (MwQOF)
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Excellent list - just excellent. I love this one best:
"that little ronery North Korean fuck, too"
Well put ROFLMAO.
Posted by: Teresa at January 05, 2007 07:38 AM (gsbs5)
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This list is great. I'll throw in my hat to L.A. drivers as well. For all the time people in this city have to actually spend driving, you'd think they'd eventually get good at it, let alone just plain competent. Nope. It's amazing. L.A. drivers when it rains? Forget about it. That's a f@#$ off long enough to fill a book.
Posted by: Emily at January 05, 2007 08:01 AM (lXDk3)
Posted by: Christina at January 05, 2007 10:36 AM (NUhQR)
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I like your style. :-) I actually feel better just having read that... Thanks.
Posted by: Richmond at January 05, 2007 02:28 PM (e8QFP)
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Impressive list!
Wash the sidewalks?! Some people have waaaay too much time on their hands.
Posted by: Marie at January 05, 2007 07:03 PM (keaCm)
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LA Drivers - I don't live there...
Leftards who let power go to their heads - who?
Feminists - no comment
People who pick on the weak - but they're so much fun...
assholes who don't pay their child support - I do, so I'm safe
People who slam their siblings in public - they're idiots, and deserve to be outed
People who don't pick up their dog poo - one more reason to NOT have pets
Egomaniacs - such as me?
Incompetents - such as my family?
Cashiers who don't know how to use their registers - ha! that's classic
Target - I just shopped there today, but only because I got a gift card from my boss
jackass house guests who complain for a week About EVERYTHING - kick them out and don't allow them to call a taxi...
Litterbugs - damn straight
Fucktards who drive SLLLLLOW in the left lane, Especially on the Arroyo Parkway. - slow drivers should have their license revoked
cagastro and pals - who?
that little ronery North Korean fuck, too - um...
TV network executives - I don't watch television, so....
Sales tax - agreed
Stuffed shirt bureaucrats - hell yeah!
telemarketers - click
the replacement mailman - going postal rocks!
idiots who wash their sidewalks. Talk about wasting water. Fuckers. This is CA. - I live in the middle of nowhere... no sidewalks (I miss the city)
dook basketball - what?
Nick Saban - who?
Dan LeBatard. Where the Fuck is Wilbon, goddammit?? - who and who?
the NIH study section who told me that they love my science and acknowledge that I have the expertise to do the work, but they don't think I have enough experience. - can't get experience without getting a job, but can't get a job without experience; catch 22, the chicken and the egg
Ads on the delete screen on the TiVo. WTF is that about? I pay enough for the fucking service as it is. - no clue what you're talking about
Sorority Chicklets - never met one
The Girls Gone Wild guy. And all the little sluts on those videos too. Cheap much? - never saw the videos
vegan evangelists - that's a new one on me
enviroNazis - tree~huggers?
Clueless fucks who think that if they keep those Kerry/ Edwards bumper stickers on, that they can live in denial that the election is over. - who cares? Junior won...
John Kerry - I know the name, and the face, but the only thing I really know about him is that he's married to the steak sauce chick and was an idiot... second- or third-hand knowledge, at best
John Edwards - I assume from the above statement that this guy ran with Kerry.... I don't watch the news, so...
sheeple who actually believe the media in all instances without question - I know a lot of those...
and did I mention fucking stupid LA drivers? - see first answer
Posted by: Thomas Warlock at January 05, 2007 08:20 PM (kTf66)
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*smirk*
Yeah, my day went kinda like that, too.
Posted by: Mia at January 05, 2007 08:50 PM (Dlq0g)
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I have to tell you, it was very cathartic to read your list!
Posted by: Bou at January 06, 2007 06:37 AM (PQFHD)
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LA drivers?!
Heh... try navigating your way through the rush-hour circus in Midtown Manhattan.
It's common for NY drivers/cabbies to be plastered (so to speak) on the front pages of our three dailies for plowing into showroom windows and mowing pedestrians in greenmarkets down.
Posted by: Erica at January 06, 2007 03:59 PM (n1ABe)
Still recovering....
I suppose I owe you all an update. Haven't really written anything of consequence for a while. Sorry about that, but I've been a little out of pocket.
Christmas was great. We spent the week in Fresno, enjoying the cold and the fog as only natives or long-time residents can. Santa Claus was particularly nice to us, actually. I got a small (read: $30 on Black Friday sale) microwave for my office and a new bluetooth headset for my cell phone (it looks like a ladybug!). DH got a fishing pole and a tackle box, as he has recently resumed his fishing habit with my dad, aka FishMagnet. We also got to play with the nieces and nephew.
However, the best part of the week was just being able to sleep late and relax and not be on a schedule.
Since we got back, work has been kicking my ass. I did a lot of extra stuff before the break so that I would have it done. Good damn thing I did, because I would otherwise be living at the office trying to keep up! Good thing that microwave was under the tree :-)
I feel highly unmotivated to discuss politics or current events. There's just not much worth mentioning. The Democrats are doing their "In your face" dance, Jerry Ford is still dead, and so is Saddam. Castro is still NOT dead. Using the Koran at the swearing in is literally a tempest in a teapot, even if the bastard is only doing it to make a political point. The shit never changes, you know.
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I think you've nailed it on all the politics. It's why I've had such a hard time trying to figure out something to blog lately. Sorry about the extra work -hope things ease up soon.
Posted by: Teresa at January 05, 2007 07:33 AM (gsbs5)
Posted by: Mia at January 05, 2007 08:54 PM (Dlq0g)
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I doubt Danny Bonaduce is broken up about Jamie getting canned, given comments he has made about her on various radio shows. Its also ironic that just before Christmas Handel went down there and yelled at the Star Morning show for which he was suspended for a week and had to take anger management classes (allegedly).
Posted by: the Pirate at January 06, 2007 11:33 AM (Wceqj)
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*he yelled at them cause they were mean to his daughters when the kicked them out of the Star Lounge or something
Posted by: the Pirate at January 06, 2007 11:35 AM (Wceqj)
Too much Champagne, too little sleep, up early for the Rose Parade, too much traffic, rich food, USC football, and the coolest damn game I've ever seen, courtesy of Boise State.
