He just Pinched out a Dirty Bomb!

The following is a (hilarious) excerpt from this Rolling Stone article about one FBI anti-terrorism task force in Chicago:

The two officers tell me about a close call at the Taste of Chicago food festival last year. Millions attend the annual street feast, with Chicago-style sausage and pizza and tamales on sale in booths along the lakefront. As with all major public events, the JTTF helped plan the security profile. A JHAT —a Joint Hazardous Assessment Team —set up at the festival, dotting the area with devices that detect signs of a chemical or biological or radiological attack. Suddenly, one of the devices went off: There was a radiological hit on one of the sniffers near a row of porta-potties. For an hour, the JHAT frantically tried to determine if Chicago had been struck by a "dirty bomb" —a weapon that spreads lethal radioactive material mixed with conventional explosives. Finally, after an anxious hour, the hit was traced to a particular outhouse —and the cause of the positive alert was determined.

"Someone who had chemotherapy had just done a poop," DeRosa says.

As always I am delighted to hear of the appropriate measures being taken by the United States Government in the name of our security.

Don't Fuck this up, Democrats

Barack Obama stands a better chance of beating John McCain than Hillary Clinton does. That is the bottom line, that is what I and others have been saying since the race reached this stage, and that is what the evidence in this video backs up:



Listen Democrats, you have been ball-less fuck-ups for long enough... actually managing to earn a lower approval rating for Congress than our Neanderthal of a president. I like to presume this is because you don't have the gall to impeach but that is likely wishful thinking.

Shall I repeat the bottom line? If Clinton and McCain go head to head, the (bigoted, war-mongering, economy crushing) Republicans will actually have a fighting chance. Let us deprive them of even that small hope?

Barack Obama a.k.a. Superman

This is not the first aw inspiring speech from, hopefully, the next President Mr. Barack Obama. Shivers, I get goosebumps... Obama consistently takes the high road. He won't play dirty because it is beneath him. He is honest, straight forward and goodhearted (and pretty)... all things Hillary fails to achieve (evil ugly wench):



That is a man I hope to one day call my President.

I <3 Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Hail Jesus

"I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments by those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.... The means of defense against foreign danger historically have become the instruments of tyranny at home." -- James Madison

When Fascism comes to America, "wrapped in the flag, carrying a cross," if you even notice it at all... don't say you weren't warned.

Bill O'Reilly is so stupid I find it mind blowing

Listen here as Bill O'Reilly barely lets Richard Dawkins speak. O'Reilly spews endless bullshit about why Christianity and religion are the only reason morals exist and lists absurd points he claims are facts. My favorite part is when he claims most horrific genocides were committed by Atheists and lists Hitler, Mao, and Stalin as examples. (Some examples of his "facts".) Dawkins "mustache" response was brilliant.

Kucinich can steal a show...

I would give a lot to see this man as commander and chief. I hope to 'science' he at least gets on as VP with someone. An Obama/Kucinich ticket would be music to my disenfranchised ears.

Hello, Kids! It's me-- MISTER 9-11 MAN!

"Mike Huckabee: Too stupid to be president."

Student: Many schools in Arkansas are failing to teach students about evolution according to the educational standards of our state. Since it is against these standards to teach creationism, how would you go about helping our state educate students more sufficiently for this?
Huckabee: Are you saying some students are not getting exposure to the various theories of creation?
Student (stunned): No, of evol … well, of evolution specifically. It’s a biological study that should be educated [taught], but is generally not.
Moderator: Schools are dodging Darwinism? Is that what you … ?
Student: Yes.
Huckabee: I’m not familiar that they’re dodging it. Maybe they are. But I think schools also ought to be fair to all views. Because, frankly, Darwinism is not an established scientific fact. It is a theory of evolution, that’s why it’s called the theory of evolution. And I think that what I’d be concerned with is that it should be taught as one of the views that’s held by people. But it’s not the only view that’s held. And any time you teach one thing as that it’s the only thing, then I think that has a real problem to it.

(http://www.ncseweb.org/resources/rncse_content/vol25/8118_is_evolution_arkansas39s_h_12_30_1899.asp)

"Mike, there is no such thing as "an established scientific fact." A theory is as good as you can get in science. Anyone who wants to be the leader of the free world, better know that or he's too ignorant of science for the job. And if you do know it, you've just proved yourself a liar."

"

IANAEB (I am not an evolutionary biologist) but as I understand it, the Theory of Evolution cannot ever be proven in totality. However, independently individual tenets of evolution are provable in so far as they are observable.

Consider:

• Gradualism
• Population speciation
• Natural selection
• The Law of Independent Assortment
• The Law of Segregation (not talking Jim Crow)
• Mutation
• Genetic drift
• Polyploidy of cells
• Hybridization
• Artificial selection
• Gene flow

But you know, all of that taken together in no way supports or validates the general Theory of Evolution. In no way. God says."

(http://politics.reddit.com/info/62226/comments/)

I really don't want any of these borderline demented Republicans leading this nation... I could handle Ron Paul but the rest are scary.

Splitting California

If there is one thing that terrifies me... it is the possibility of another Republican gaining the White House in 2008. Sure "President Hillary Clinton" sounds quite frightening, however, it sounds ten times better to this blogger than "President Rudi Giuliani." (Sounds far to close to "President Clueless Fuck-tart")

A lot of people seem to be spouting along the lines of "the democrats will definitely win," or "the country is making it clear we are tired of republicans." Of course, all of that talk I'm hearing is coming from either staunch leftists or at least people who spewed the same assuming bullshit in 2004... and Bush actually one that one fair and square.

With a name like "Sean Future" you've gotta hope some sort of prophecy telling abilities are included. Nope, sorry, it is just a stupid name and 2008 is going to be another stupid election. Loads of stupid Americans will go and vote and no matter who wins one thing is always a guarantee; the winner will be someone non-deserving of the presidency, or put more simply, someone fucking stupid.

Regardless, you've gotta be pulling for a democrat if you want anyone in Boston to respect you these days... and I am. Dennis Kucinich is my hero right now although sadly far from a front runner for the democratic nomination.

My main concern is that if one thing is going to quickly and easily rip this election out from under the democrats it has to be the potential splitting of California's electoral votes. California is traditionally a democrat territory with a beautifully large number of electoral votes. If we let this happen we aren't talking about a more fair split. We are talking about the republicans getting to manipulate the system one more time and in a very dramatic way. We are talking about greatly raising the potential for another Bush vs. Gore disaster in which the winner of the election might not be the President elected by the majority of the American people.

If destroying the electoral voting system has ever seemed like a good idea to you, for even a second, this is a dramatically horrific step in the wrong direction. The republicans are trying to force another red-hot coal up the American ass. Make the fucking pain stop!

Terrorists for America!

Celebrate July 4th by being a true American... recognize your dissent, practice civil disobedience, attend a rally, organize a protest, call your congress person, speak out against politicians who think they are above the law, DON'T vote on someone else's rights, DON'T say "god bless america," SIT DOWN during the national anthem, and BURN an American flag.

These things are not only your right, but as an American who loves his or her country and is not yet ready to see it destroyed, these things are your duty.

Our American Democracy was born in violence and our founding father's dissent. Those founding fathers we admire today were "terrorists" to the established order of the time. Lets make them proud... burn a flag in your freedom.

Don't Vote, DIEbold!

Everyones heard of the rigged Diebold voting machines and the scandal surrounding them. It's LESS known there are some alternative voting machine making companies like AutoMARK. Recently, Massachusetts AutoMARK to tally the votes in the state. A lucrative 9 million dollar contract, law makers research and approve such spending. Not to mention here in Boston and the rest of the state, we want our votes to COUNT.

As it turns out, this didn't make AutoMARK's competitor or the corrupt and Bush loving company Diebold all too happy. Now they are demanding the decision be overturned. Demanding? What even gives them the right to do that?