First Rachel Lucas comes back to blogging. Next, Mean Mr. Mustard-version 2.0- is back in business. And now I just discovered that Kelley is blogging again. Woo hoo! Yes, I realize that I was probably the last person to notice. So what?

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Found this via the Instamonster. Excerpt:

WASHINGTON, DC—In the interest of national security, President Bush has been asked to stop posting entries on his three-month-old personal web log, acting CIA director John E. McLaughlin said Monday.

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So Russell Wardlow has resumed blogging again. For those that don't remember, he used to host Mean Mr. Mustard. Then he joined the Dark Side went to law school. Apparently, he resumed blogging as Floyd the Chimp. Now he's created the improved Mean Mr. Mustard 2.0. Anyway, thanks to Harvey for pointing it out. Bang, zoom, back into the blogroll with you.

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I believe that lots of people in this country have blotted out the memory of 9/11. Asshats such as Michael Moore I ignore; they don't factor into the equation because they hate this country. The majority of people, though, are trying to NOT remember because it's too painful. Well, that's too bad. I want to feel the pain again. I want to be reminded of how horrible things were and could be again if this country doesn't try and exterminate the pieces of garbage that want to kill us. Today, Harvey links to some images that I want everyone to look at carefully because the mainstream media types don't want to show them to you again. Look. And remember.

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Michele posted a real doozy today. Apparently, someone calling himself the Angry American thought he could humiliate Michele by dredging things that she had written years ago, before her move to the Right. One of the things that I've long appreciated about Michele is her complete honesty about who and what she is. She makes no attempt to hide what some might consider warts because she believes(and rightly so, I think) that you are who you are because of your past. I'm certain that Angry American thought he could score points by throwing Michele's words back in her face, probably because he can conceive of someone admitting that they were ever wrong. Who wants to bet that this person scrubs his blog archives any time his pronouncements are proven incorrect? Naah, we all know that's a sucker bet. In any event, I'll present just a small snippet of Michele's post here. You know what to do after that.

Well, hindsight is interesting. We're still very much a broken country. But I suppose it will always be that way. I was naive to think that something of that magnitude would bring us all together permanently. I really, honestly thought that I wouldn't be the only one crossing that line and embracing the other side. And no, it didn't happen overnight, it didn't even happen after those two "defining" moments. It takes time to break free from the things that hold you down. And, like my separation from my ex, it took time to work up the courage to say, I cannot live like this anymore.

So, yes. I did say those things Angry American wrote and I thank him (her?) for bringing those words out again, to remind me of how far I've come personally, from a time when I could barely look at myself in the mirror to now, being very comfortable with who I am. There was a lot more than politics mixed into the path from here to there, but the letting go of that part of me was a big part of it.

I'm sorry, Mr. Angry American, but your desired results are probably quite the opposite of what you were attempting to do.

This insane, deranged, cowering Long Island housewife kindly asks that you kiss her proud American ass.

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Back in psychology class, we discussed a case of woman who had suffered from hiccups for a couple of years. She made television appearances and became something of a minor celebrity. Some company offered a $10,000 reward to anyone who could help her stop. A psychologist took them up on the offer. 15 minutes after appearing on stage, the woman's hiccups had stopped. However, she then went into therapy to discover the underlying reasons for malady. How did the psychologist affect the a cure so rapidly? Aversive counter-conditioning. You might be familiar with the process, if not the term, especially if you've watched A Clockwork Orange. Electrodes were attached to the woman's hand and every time she hiccupped, she received a small electrical shock, which was large enough to be painful. Anyway, it looks like a politician has been hospitalized with hiccups for a few weeks.

Update: Harvey correctly pointed out that I had failed to mention the reason for the original post. Link to story now included. I must need more caffeine.

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I can't find a transcript of last night's The Tonight Show With Jay Leno, but Dennis Miller had one of the best lines about Kerry's Vietnam service. I'll paraphrase as best I can:

"I think John Kerry is a decent human being and I appreciate his service for you country in Vietnam. WE GET IT. God, I haven't seen someone get so much mileage out of a bad boat ride since Gilligan."

I Googled a bit this morning to find a transcript of last night's show. Anyone?

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At least, that's the idea you'd get listening to liberal dipsticks these days. Latest to use to Bush-is-the-reason-for-everything-I-don't-like excuse is actress Sharon Stone. Money quote:

Actress Sharon Stone says a puritanical streak running through America created by President Bush prevented her from kissing Halle Berry in the newly released film "Catwoman."

Stone, 46, wanted to enjoy a lesbian moment with her co-star, but the current conservative climate in the country just wouldn't allow it, she concluded, according to Ireland Online.

This is a huge, steaming pile, fresh out of the horse's ass. I hope that Bush wins this November if for no other reason than to piss off the effete Holllywood elites for four more years. I'm sick of being forced to listen to their vapid drivel. "Hey, listen to me! I'm on TV/in the movies, so I must be smarter than you." Assholes.

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Looks like little Miss Blackfive has arrived. Congratulations, Matt.

Update: Little Grace has arrived. Go by and congratulate the new daddy.

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I haven't mentioned Senator Kerry's Purple Hearts and the wounds that earned him those medals, probably because others have covered the ground so well. Also, the guy might be an asshat, but ::drumroll:: he did serve in Vietnam, if only for 4 months, and I like to give kudos for serving this country. However, I cannot resist linking to this post over at Barking Moonbat Early Warning System. Check out this imageL

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Found this story via Vox and I have to admit that this scares the living crap out of me. Not so much the breaking of the law by the police(remember, they're not the law, they're supposed to uphold it) because, heck, it happens fairly frequently. What bothers me is the willingness of the sheep in Wisconsin to quietly aquiesce to this type of nonsense. If that mentality is widespread in this coutry, then we are all doomed. Really, really doomed.

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So some liberal women watch Fox News all day, noting every instance where they think the coverage slants to the right. It's kind of funny, actually. Conservatives have had to suffer through explicit and implicit bias from the major networks and CNN for decades. Saddam Hussein captured? The world is less safe. A Democrat discovered to have broken the law? The timing is suspicious. Etcetera, etcetera, ad nauseum. Now a news channel comes along that doesn't automatically equate Bush to Hitler every day, and this is a problem how? I guess that having your left-of-Mao ideas refuted daily must have driven some people insane. For what it's worth, conservatives wouldn't have to sit down with pen and paper, hoping to catch Dan Rather in some sort of left-biased pronouncement. It's almost a foregone conclusion that his bias will appear as soon as he opens his mouth and end when he closes it.

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Looks like I might be brewing day-before-the-SAT elixir. At least, according to this article. Excerpt:

Those who downed the equivalent of half a bottle of wine or two pints of beer a day scored best of all. The effects were apparent even after the results had been adjusted to take into account factors such as physical and mental health.

Guess I'd better get busy on Alliance Beer 2A.

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I really like being able to link to her again, especially since Rachel appears to have completely spurned her former retirements and has taken up regular blogging again. In any event, she presented a little snippet about Ben Affleck about which I was ignorant, probably because I rarely watch Bill "Ego the size of the Sun" O'Reilly anymore. Excerpt:

6. Ben Affleck is a decent human being. Who'd have guessed it from someone who could be in love with J.Lo? It seems to be true, though. Good. One less Hollywood type that I have to call an asshat, because he really isn't one. Sure, he's a diehard Democrat and is stumping for Kerry, I don't care. He said to O'Reilly that he disagrees with Bush's policies but respects him nonetheless.

Now that is someone you can like: respectful disagreement without ad hominem pejoratives. It's just too bad that there aren't more Hollywood types like him.

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Bush lied! Uh no, he didn't. Still more of those pesky facts that the screeching Bush-haters love to ignore.

Michael Moore lied?! Well duh. Excerpt from the altered newspaper:

A scene early in the movie shows newspaper headlines related to the contested 2000 presidential election. It includes a shot of The Pantagraph's Dec. 19, 2001, front page, with the prominent headline, "Latest Florida recount shows Gore won election."

The newspaper says that headline never appeared on that day.

The paper said the headline appeared in a Dec. 5, 2001, edition but was not used on the front page. Instead, it was found in much smaller type above a letter to the editor, which the paper says reflects "only the opinions of the letter writer."

"If (Moore) wants to 'edit' The Pantagraph, he should apply for a copy-editing job," the paper said.

When a Republican supports a Democrat, it's called bipartisanship. Should a Democrat have the unmitigated gall to support a Republican, it's a "disservice to the voters." Well, they're nothing if not predictable.

"How could Kerry have lost? I don't know anyone that voted for Bush!"
Trust me that you could hear a lot of this come November. Mark Steyn agrees. Excerpt:

Last year, I was at a Kerry campaign stop in New Hampshire chatting with two old coots in plaid. The Senator approached and stopped in front of us. The etiquette in primary season is that the candidate defers to the cranky Granite Stater's churlish indifference to status and initiates the conversation: "Hi, I'm John Kerry. Good to see ya. Cold enough for ya?" Etc. But Kerry just stood there nose to nose, staring at us with a semi-glare on his face. After an eternity, an aide stepped out from behind him and said, "The Senator needs you to move."

"Well, why couldn't he have said that?" muttered one of the old coots, as Kerry swept past us.

That's how I felt after the Convention: all week Senators Biden, Lieberman and Edwards made the case that the Democrats were credible on national security. Why couldn't Kerry have said that?

Because in the end he's running for President because he feels he ought to be President. That's his message to George W Bush: "The Senator needs you to move." And even then everyone else says it better.

A weapon that freezes you in place, while respiration and heartrate remain unaffected. Nifty.

Nutjobs get married in shark tank. Fortunately, the sharks in the tank were union members, and fedding frenzies aren't allowed on Saturdays.

Geek alert! And yes, I will be buying my own copy.

Villains beware: James Bond is turning into a mean green monster. Truthfully, I'm not thrilled with the choice. I see Timothy Dalton, the sequel for this actor.

Beer here! Those crazy-go-nuts members of the Wari Empire sure liked to party.

Oh no, the Sun could affect the Earth. In other news, water is still wet.

A new patch found for Microsoft's IE. It's named Opera or Mozilla.

This week's sign that the Apocalypse is upon us.

Head-in-ass disease has now spread to Romania.

The Kerry campaign could be on life support if the results of this poll are accurate. Excerpt:

The change in support was within the poll's margin of error of +/-4 percentage points in the sample of 763 likely voters. But it was nonetheless surprising, the first time since the chaotic Democratic convention in 1972 that a candidate hasn't gained ground during his convention.

I remember the results of the 1972 election. They weren't good for the Democrats. Looks like Senator Kerry's chances will now hinge on the debates. At least, that's my opinion. I could be wrong.

To all you coffee drinkers out there: ugh.

All I ever learned in physics could be wrong. Okay, that's overstating things a bit, but this theory, if proven true, will stand conventional wisdom on its head. And that's okay.

John Kerry demonstrates his famed nuance:

I smell a BBQ picnic in the offing.

Update: My wife is sure to ask me why I won't eat at Subway anymore. Spoons links to the answer.

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