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Angelina Jolie as Dagny? Brad Pitt as John Galt? The horror. Of course, even worse is way down in the article where it is mentioned that Oliver Stone wanted to direct “Fountainhead.”

Bye, bye Kelly! I had vowed to my children that if anyone BUT Kelly left, I was done with this season’s AI. Kelly had a great voice when she was imitating country singers, but outside of that safety zone she flopped. With Ace and Kelly gone, I no longer have to issue threats.

You know, Stalin was, like, a really bad guy.

In my absence: War- does it suck or blow? Debate.

I had two posts disappear into the internets yesterday.

Update; They’ve appeared. Weird.

I lack outrage today, so instead I’ll share this site, sent to me by my aunt Gail.

he is a liar
and his lies have bought misery to millions of people
and bought no good to anyone except for the corporate oil
billionaires who are making huge profits
they are profiting during wartime
that is unscrupulous and terribly sad
w bush has made the world a much less safe place
before the war iraq was not a place for terrorists
saddam hussein, brutal dictator that he was was secular and had
nothing to do with al queda
and was sanctioned to death and had no power outside of his country
now it is a breeding ground for terrorism and anti-americanism is at
an all time high all over the world
and the people of iraq are no better off at all
all those people want is for the americans to leave
decent families and people like you and i who never wanted america
there in the first place
goerge w bush has sent american soldiers over there to be maimed and
killed
only to serve his selfish oil company needs and for his ego
american soldiers who are loyal to each other and who only want to
have a good job get an education and support their country are being
used for an unjust cause
i support the troops
they, like all americans are being betrayed by george w bush
he has betrayed his country he should be impeached

the administration’s line that they were over there because they
wanted to spread democracy and freedom
is nothing else besides a lie
if they had any interest at all in the well being of other human beings
they would be doing what they could for people who desperately need
and would love help in africa

And – what exactly do you think Flea thinks we should do in Africa?

i pray to god that george w bush and his administration does not
invade iran
it would be a bloodbath
why dont they just leave the iranians alone
and go through the united nations
and work on making the united nations as strong and as just as possible
an invasion of iran would be the worst possible thing that could happen
i pray to god that it does not happen

Oh, the UN, right, that will solve the problem. Like they solved things in Bosnia. Besides, don’t worry, Flea, the UN is taking care of things in Africa.

Kinda funny, don’t you think? We should let the UN solved the Iranian issue, but we should get involved in Africa. How much do you want to bet that if we sent troops to Africa, the complaints against the president would be no different?

But, really, I don’t really expect much political acumen from a man who puts a sock on his penis.

Best dry rub for ribs ever. Of course, it has other uses too.

dKos can be a rather fun place to go and visit ” the other side”, and since Jeff wasn’t yet awake to begin posting, I followed a LGF link to this discussion regarding 9/11 :

Remember, please, that this was an act of a bunch of punks. Punks that got lucky. Not the larger Islamo-Fascist monolith that some have conjurred; that may exist as a useful concept but all evidence points to punks. And frankly it’s a lot easier to credit the well-grounded “punk theory,” because punks behave unpredictably and slip through cracks. The US would have swatted anything larger on the worst of days.

The author’s overwhelming opinion regarding 9/11 is that they are “over it.”No need to worry about Islamofascism. No need for a Global War on Terror. 9/11 was the work of a few lucky punks. I, personally, will never get over it. But, I share little in common with the commenter who offered this reason for “not” getting over it:

The evidence for the Official Story is so poor, and the motives for the proponents of the Official Story  – that is, the AmeriKills subsidiary of BushCo and the neo-cons, the people who have benefited from 9-11 — to lie are so great, that I cannot believe it to be true.

I am utterly convinced that the Official Story is a transparent hoax, and that it is virtually certain that, at least, BushCo LIHOP and indeed far more likely that, perhaps with the aid of Pakistani and/or Saudi secret services, an element of the government (including Cheney and Rumsfeld, among others) actually sponsored and planned the attacks.

So, and having been born in Manhattan and having been in the City (albeit not near the WTC) on that morning, I take it personally, and I will not be getting over it.

Oh, and despite my self-deprecating moniker, I am a construction lawyer, which is to say that, although not an engineer, I know enough about buildings to feel certain that the “pancake theory” is bogus.  As a litigation attorney with 20 years’ experience, I make a decent living proving and disproving facts.

OF COURSE it has not been proved beyond a reasonable doubt that Cheney and the boys did 9-11.  But the Official Story is fragrant horseshit (really, if you believe that one please send me your check for the Brooklyn Bridge) and, that being so, it’s only natural to see as the prime suspects those who (1) have controlled the crime scene; (2) thwarted any investigation other than the risible Kean-Zelikow “Oil Investor, CIA, CFR and Coverup Maven Whitewash;” (3) stated in writing that the nation’s future pretty much required a “catalyzing and catastrophic event — a New Pearl Harbor;” (4) had the motive, means and the oppportunity to carry out the attacks; and (5) have been the primary beneficiaries, politically but also in cold cash.

If you get over it, well God bless you, you’re a huge part of the problem.

This isn’t the first time I’ve come across this special type of tin-foil- hat wearer, but what I found remarkable, frightening, and perhaps predicable was the lack of debate (or ridicule) for such idiocy. Try posing a similar argument on Ace’s blog, and such conspiracy mongers are taken to task. But, it is right at home among what is arguably one of the most-read “Lefty” blogs.

Be afraid, be very afraid.

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