Before we look at ridiculous people in the news, I would like to thank Andrea for sending some readers my way. I love reading her stuff. I especially liked her using Emerson, Lake, and Palmer to describe the 2000 election. Nope. Not gonna give you the link. Read her stuff down to it. I promise it will be worth your while.
Now how did I miss this tidbit when I was writing about Diversity (All hail Diversity!) yesterday? It's none other than Gray Davis weighing in on exactly what this country stands for:
Like all Californians, I am outraged and deeply saddened to learn of today's shooting at Los Angeles International Airport," Davis said in a statement. "That it happened on the day on which we honor what America stands for – liberty, security and diversity – makes this particularly more tragic.
Now, since I graduated from Webster Groves High School (Webster Groves? Isn't that where Christopher Johnson lives? - Yep) in 1964 (Geez GOC, you're older than dirt!), which was an exceptionally good public school system, I had to study the US Constitution in junior high (we didn't have middle school then) and in senior high. Now, my memory might be fading (I am an old fart after all), but I do not remember ever seeing Diversity (All hail Diversity!) anywhere in the US Constitution. I also don't remember seeing security either. I do recall something about providing for the common defense, but, since Gray is a liberal Democrat, he doesn't believe in defense. And just remember, he who trades freedom for security will get neither.
And now let us hear some words of wisdom from the Saudi Ambassador to Great Britain.
- Saudi Arabia's ambassador to Britain said on Tuesday that Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza was worse than anything Europe experienced under Nazi Germany.
He's right you know. Unlike Paris, there are no treelined streets in Ramallah, so the Israelis can't march in the shade.
He also defended Palestinian suicide bombers.
Defending the indefensible. Remember, this is the guy who wrote the poem in praise of suicide bombers.
Ghazi Algosaibi, who drew fire last April for writing a poem in praise of an 18-year-old female suicide bomber, said Israel was using its military might against civilians who were defending themselves with the only weapons available to them.
How about diplomacy?
This is a war of occupation, far more severe than anything the Germans did when they occupied Europe in World War Two," he told academics and reporters after giving a speech at the University of Westminster in London.
Listen up Ahab the A-rab. When Israel starts shipping Palestinians off to gas chambers and ovens you can use this moral equivalence bullshit, but it just don't freakin' work for me! Jordan killed over 30,000 Palestinians when Hussein kicked them out of Jordan after Arafat tried to take over that country. Remember Black September? When Israel approaches that death count then come and talk to us. Until then, shut the fuck up.
The man who kills himself does it because he has decided it is better to die than to live as a slave," he said. He said the poorly equipped Palestinians were using everything they had to oppose the might of the Israeli army, considered the strongest in the Middle East.
Yeah, Ahab, they're slaves to the failed policies of their leaders and the rest of the Arab world. There have been many times since 1948 that the Palestinians could have lived in peace with the Jews. The only trouble is, they do not want a Jewish state. And slavery? Don't make me puke. The real slaves are women in the Arab world, you misanthropic bastard.
If nothing is at their disposal they will use their bodies.
May as well. They sure don't have any brains. 'Well Mahmoud what should we do tonight?' 'Dunno. Let's strap on some bombs and blow up some Jews because our leaders are full of shit.'
Algosaibi said Saudi Arabia was doing everything in its power to fight groups assailed as "terrorist," including Saudi-born militant Osama bin Laden's al Qaeda network, which he said did not have a strong power base in the kingdom.
Huh? Geez, can this guy shovel shit or what? Has he been taking lessons from Bill and Hillary Clinton? Which leads into another nice segue. Hillary weighs in.
New York Senator Hillary Clinton blasted President Bush late Monday for waiting so long to tackle the recent wave of business scandals that have sent the stock market reeling and caused a crisis of confidence in U.S. corporations.
And if there is one thing Hillary knows about, it is scandals.
During a Middletown, N.Y., appearance, Mrs. Clinton complained that neither the Bush administration nor the Securities and Exchange Commission had "shown much leadership" as the corruption unfolded.
Some things never change, They must have taken their cues from the Clinton Administration.
We need to go further than enforcing the laws that we've got, because I don't think the laws are necessarily adequate," said Mrs. Clinton, who only recently escaped enforcement of laws prohibiting vote trading in exchange for presidential pardons.
What can I say? I mean, does she have chutzpah or what?
Clinton was not asked about her own involvement in a suspicious 1980 cattle futures trading episode, which experts say also likely violated the law.
"We have got to stay ahead of all those
natural impulses people have to take advantage
of each other," she urged.
What's this we shit Hillary? Do you have a turd in your pocket? When are you gonna start?
Mrs. Clinton delivered her remarks hours after
a CNN/USAToday/Gallup poll was released
showing that a majority of Americans say her
husband's "moral failings in office" had
encouraged business leaders to behave
unethically.
Another chapter in the Clinton legacy.
And finally, here's a man bites dog story. It is un-freaking-believable. As I know, all bloggers are raptly following the NAACP convention. We had Julian Bond calling Bush and Ashcroft Nazi's, Jesse Jackson saying ... Who cares what Jesse Jackson says? He has become a caricature, a national joke. But this from today's Atlanta Urinal and Constipation is amazing!
Houston --- In an address stressing patriotism and solidarity between races,
NAACP President Kweisi Mfume denounced "black bigotry" and called for
members to stand against injustice from the "far, far left" as well as the "far, far
right."
Wait a minute? Is this a misprint?
In contrast to more fiery convention remarks from veteran civil rights leaders
Jesse Jackson and NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, Mfume's speech Monday
called for support of the armed forces and the anti-terrorism work of the Bush
administration.
Is that the Nazi's in the Bush Administration?
He contended that America is in a fight for freedom internationally as well as
domestically. "The mad men of today's world, much like the racists that dot our
[organization's] 93-year history, use terrorism to intimidate and lies to deceive."
Holy shit! I think he means it.
Mfume also denounced "sexism, racism, anti-Semitism" and "immigrant-bashing
and union-bashing and gay-bashing and city-bashing." He said, "We must speak
out not just against injustice to ourselves but against injustice to everyone.
Has he told Cynthia McKinney about this?
Though much of his speech centered on unity, Mfume did have harsh words for
some government actions. The Supreme Court's decision allowing publicly
funded vouchers to be used for private tuition, he said, amounts to
"resegregation" in the guise of school choice. Mfume also criticized President
Bush for not accepting an invitation to speak at the conference two years in a
row.
OK. This is the Kweisi that we have come to know and love. Even though 60% of blacks polled say they prefer vouchers, the NAACP is against them. And, exactly how would this amount to resegregation? And, why would the President want to come to an organization that does nothing but spout hatred towards him and all of his policies?
"You can't be the president of all the people when you only want to deal with
some of the people," he said.
Well, ya see, there's this Florida thing that you guys keep bringing up. I'm sure Dubya would just love to be your President as soon as y'all would admit that he is, indeed, your President.
He challenged African-Americans to "take responsibility for our lives" and stop
blaming whites for all of their problems.
Whoa! Stop the presses! This is news! C'mon, this is a joke, right?
"Black bigotry is just as cruel and evil as white bigotry," he said.
Tell that to Cynthia McKinney, Billy McKinney, Jesse Jackson, Julian Bond, Al Sharpton, Maxine Waters, Louis Farrakhan...(the list goes on and on).
But, all in all, it sounds like Mr. Mfume wants to actually do something positive. I was very pleasantly surprised and impressed.
Way to go!
Posted by denny at July 9, 2002 08:57 PM