Archive for May 2004

The monthlies.

• George W. Bush Quiz – 8th Hundred Days

  1. True or false: When critics of George W. Bush’s tax cuts pointed out that the wealthiest one per cent of taxpayers would divvy up twenty-eight per cent of the windfall, while the poorest sixty per cent would split eight per cent of the benefits, Bush accused them of engaging in “class warfare.” 2. Who [...]

• Bush Analogy of the Day

  A young George W. Bush is playing baseball with Sammy Sosa (whom Bush traded as owner of the Texas Rangers) at the ballfields at Yale University. The faculty building, with it’s large windows and glass doors, is very close by. After Sammy Sosa (pitching to Bush) whizzes a fastball by his head, little George gets [...]

• Counting the Scandals

  With a presidency as scandal-ridden as the Bush administration has been, it is sometimes hard to remember, and easy to forget, all the continuing crises surrounding the White House. So let’s refresh our memory by counting the scandals. I specifically know of six. 1. 9-11. Not the first scandal, and certainly not the last, but [...]

• Quotable Simpsons

  Homer: [Up late at night in the garage. Marge walks in.] “{It’s going to be a long night.} So put on a pot of coffee. Drink it. And start making burgers.”

• Quotable Simpsons

  Homer: [Looking through his time capsule with Marge.] “And here’s a letter from my pen pal. (Sigh.) I will write you someday, Osama.”

• GAO: Bush Actions Illegal

  The General Accounting Office (GAO), the investigative arm of the Congress, whom were elected by the people to be their representatives, (and therefore, the people’s investigation), found today that the Bush Administration’s Medicare commercials, posed as newscasts, were illegal. “The General Accounting Office concluded that the Department of Health and Human Services illegally spent federal [...]

• Quotable Simpsons

  Young Girl: “And there is no such thing as… cootie insurance.” Bart: “But State Farm took my money…”

• George W. Bush Quiz – 12th Hundred Days

  1. Three of these statements were made by George W. Bush during his February interview with Tim Russert. Which one did he make at his April press conference? (a) “The American people need to know they got a President who sees the world the way it is.” (b) “In my judgment, when the United States [...]

• Fahrenheit 9-11

  Michael Moore’s latest documentary, “Fahrenheit 9-11,” has been getting great reviews at the film festival in Cannes. If the film is allowed to be distributed, close scrutiny of the administation’s actions before, during, and following the attacks will become permanent front page news. And the last thing the Bushies want is people to know what [...]

• The Damning Gonzales Letter

  White House Counsel, Alberto Gonzales, wrote this legal interpretation in a memo to Bush on January 25, 2002: “‘As you have said, the war against terrorism is a new kind of war,’ Gonzales wrote to Bush. ‘The nature of the new war places a high premium on other factors, such as the ability to quickly [...]

• Dom’s Thoughts on Jesus and Boykins

  Bush might have touched jesus, but we have a sitting general (Mr. Boykins) who realizes that the war in iraq is “a war against a guy called satan.” Incidentally, this is the patriot responsible for military intelligence at Abu Ghraib. See ya. Dom

• Let’s Go Orange

  News of Syracuse University’s decision to change it’s athletic logo and name result in mixed emotions. The athletic teams will now be referred to as the Orange, not Orangemen or Orangewomen. Firstly, SU fans do chant, “Let’s Go Orange!” at games, so that will not change. However, how does the following sound: “The Syracuse Orange [...]

• Reason No. 286 to Vote Bush Out

  The influence of religion. Bush is evangelical, and having touched God or Jesus (I forget which one the wackos believe they have touched.) has not separated his church from our state. This influence has resulted in his decision to halt stem-cell research, commence the faith-based initiative, and begin a “crusade” (he has used this specific [...]

• Live from the Apple Store

  To buy an Apple or not to buy an Apple? That is the ultimate question. With an Apple, you get the software, the power, and basically the best money can buy. However, with an Apple you do not get the right-click. And that is why this question has persisted all these years. The right-click is [...]

• Bush-Cheney Luxury Bus Steams On

  The Bush-Cheney campaign bus, emblazoned with the motto, “Yes, America Can,” on the rear, was built in Canada. Source: Washington Post

• Yankees Suck!!

  Sitting at the A’s game last night at the Coliseum and hearing the crowd roar with excitement as former-A Ruben Sierra lined a game-winning 3-run double down the third-base line was sickening. The Yankees had been trailing all game; at one time trailed the Athletics by 6 runs. However, as the top of the innings [...]

• Defining Kerry

  It is due to our pampered nature (after generations of being handed everything) that it is the candidate’s responsibility to “define” himself to the voters, though John Kerry has been a U.S. Senator for 20 years! Should we not know a thing or two about this man? Did he volunteer and serve heroically in Vietnam? [...]