Just say no. We've had enough of you. Go home to Crawford. We'll help you raise the money for a library, and you won't even ever have to read a book.(Link via Chris)
Remember, as high-flown words about truth and justice are spoken, what the Abramoff and Plame scandals represent: a government run by thieves, stroked by swindlers, and staffed by assassins who sing of defending the nation even as they cast us down into greater danger.
And, by the way, the Enron trial started on Monday.
Karpinski testified that a surgeon for the coalition's joint task force said in a briefing that "women in fear of getting up in the hours of darkness to go out to the port-a-lets or the latrines were not drinking liquids after 3 or 4 in the afternoon, and in 120 degree heat or warmer, because there was no air-conditioning at most of the facilities, they were dying from dehydration in their sleep."Sanchez being the former senior US military commander in Iraq, the man who covered up the deaths.
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Sanchez's attitude was: "The women asked to be here, so now let them take what comes with the territory," Karpinski quoted him as saying.
While many predicted a dramatic showdown--similar to the filibuster battles and all-night talkathons that happened with Bush's lower court appointments--it never happened.At least I'm not the only one who's angry.
La Trimesta's general manager Hank Curette downplays the effect of political controversy on his business. "We've already had lots of inquiries from affluent women across the political spectrum--Democrats, Republicans, fundamentalists, what have you. Even a few bookings. I think what attracts such a diverse range of women is our approach. We put the 'you' back into 'uterine expulsion of unwanted fetal tissue.'"Anyway, it's freaking hilarious so go read.
Monat points out that each abort resort employs board-certified surgeons and OB-GYNs, and that each participating destination has pledged to hold guest records in the strictest confidence. "What happened in Kansas," says Monat, "stays in California."
The real purpose of those ribbons is to ease some of the guilt we feel for voting to send them to war and then making absolutely no sacrifices other than enduring two Wolf Blitzer shows a day. Though there should be a ribbon for that.If I had Stein's email addy I'd publish it right here. As it is, here is the LA Times letters email address: letters@latimes.com. I know some of y'all probably want to punch him in the eye (hello Gordon and Fix). Me, I want to know what he's doing Saturday night.
Peace is never dead, because people want peace. . . .Say what? The guy is just a fucking moron. His idiocy never ceases to amaze me. Lancelot Link would make a better fucking president. "I like the competition of ideas"??? Like "let's kill all the Jews" "no, let's not"? The mind boggles really.
So the Palestinians had an election yesterday, and the results of which remind me about the power of democracy. You see, when you give people the vote, you give people a chance to express themselves at the polls -- and if they're unhappy with the status quo, they'll let you know. That's the great thing about democracy, it provides a look into society.
And so the elections should open the eyes of the old guard there in the Palestinian territories. I like the competition of ideas. I like people who have to go out and say, vote for me, and here's what I'm going to do. There's something healthy about a system that does that. And so the elections yesterday were very interesting.
On the other hand, I don't see how you can be a partner in peace if you advocate the destruction of a country as part of your platform. And I know you can't be a partner in peace if you have a -- if your party has got an armed wing. . . . And we're interested in peace.
