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Saturday, Nov 7, 2009
John Anderson
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has done a poor job of explaining this sort of person (the "spree killer") to the public, so we are left with news reports about the race of the killer, what the killer wrote in his letter, what breakfast cereal the killer liked, etc. Maybe the profile they have is too hard for the layman to use. Still, more information would be nice...besides "the killer is usually a quiet male loner." That really narrows it down!
There are a lot of New Yorkers here.
As for myself, I remember being stuck in LA traffic, in 100 degree heat, with my whole life ahead of me. But of course, you can't go home again, can you?
That wouldn't be too hard.
You are a highly sensitive near-genius IF:
-you are not successful, and are surrounded by idiots
-you ARE successful, and are surrounded by idiots
-the fluorescent lights hurt your eyes "more than most"
-you have worked with animals
-your hobby is a "project"
-you ask strangers for permission to do shit
If you answered yes to any or all of these: start a band. Better yet, make a solo album!
I'd take Kennedy over Bush any day.
In KookWorld:
Bush is an idiot, the devil, the Great Satan, Hitler, Hitler's trollop-spawn, the Great Smirker, a moron, 75-IQ, did we say how stupid he is?
In "Normal" World:
Bush is the president.
In KookWorld:
The impeachment is a foregone conclusion, unmitigated, undeniable, sadly impossible, deeply troubling, certainly necessary and in fact IMPERATIVE.
In "Normal" World:
Didn't they impeach Clinton for getting head? What's up with that?
In KookWorld:
NSA domestic spying is a trampling of the Constitution, a rape of our birthright, Strangelov-ian, Kervorkian, a travesy (again!), an abortion performed against out future freedoms (not that there's anything wrong with abortions).
In "Normal" World:
NSA domestic spying has been going on since the Carter Administration.
In KookWorld:
The War in Iraq is the single most destructive act in the history of human society. "Death per cost unit analysis" shows projections of over 80 million dead if Jeb Bush is somehow elected president, which we also predict is extremely likely if Hillary and Obama are both assasinated by the CIA.
In "Normal" World:
Maybe the war wasn't such a great idea.
In KookWorld:
The Gonzales affair is disturbing, a travesty, a sham, a ray of hope, a teachable moment for democracies everywhere, the single most important scandal since the assasination of Bobby Kennedy, possibly connected to the assasination of Bobby Kennedy.
In "Normal" World:
Who's Gonzales?
If everything happens just so, the downfall of the House of Bush could be shocking in its swiftness.
If "just so" implies "downfall, shocking etc", but the argument has no logical relationship to the conclusion, then "just so" also implies "no downfall, not shocking", or maybe more interestingly, "no downfall, shocking".
In one sense, it is hard to think of a political fact -- at least since it was revealed that 70% of Americans continued even 6 months after the invasion to believe that Saddam personally planned the 9/11 attacks -- which more profoundly reveals how broken our political and media institutions are than this.
If you construct a world where only stupid people would support the war, and where most people are stupid, then of course you are going to conclude that this world is "broken", if you are "smart".
I don't think the war is a very good idea either, but calling americans stupid and labeling their institutions as broken still doesn't address the values at work here. People see the middle east as a threat to the west...can you really say it isn't? If so, make your case and keep making it, every day. Otherwise, yes it really IS blood for oil.
Frankly, when I see people write stuff like "70% of Americans are stoopid means my theory is correct...", I stop listening. They clearly don't know how to do anything except riff on the debris.
Well, clearly, you stopped "listening" (reading?) pretty early on, as Glenn never said anything could be remotely interpreted that way.
I stopped listening to the little voices in my head.
The point is, there always seem to be people who can figure out the "truth" no matter what the media is saying (like the amazing brainiac blogger god Glenn Greenwald), and then there are all the other unwashed idiots who believe the media hook, line and sinker.
Which begs the question: why, since the MSM is so administration-friendly, are the American people polling so anti-Bush?
“good” guy: You have no plan. You represent chaos.
“bad” guy: That’s not true. We’re having a war.
“good” guy: Exactly.
“bad” guy: First, we occupy the country. Then we install a friendly government. Next, we control the oil. Finally, we keep all the terrorists on the defensive, forever.
“good” guy: Your plan is evil and untenable.
“bad” guy: Got a better one?
“good” guy: Yes, it’s all about dialog, conservation, alternate energy sources and buying everyone a Prius. Haven’t you seen “An Inconvenient Truth?”
“bad” guy: Uh, I’ll just stick with the war thing, thanks. After all, we have the votes in Congress.
“good” guy: Fascist! I’ll go to the New York Times!
“bad” guy: But how do you know they’ll print it?
“good” guy: Oh, they’ll print it!
“bad” guy: YOU CAN TAKE A WALK, BUT HOW DO YOU KNOW THEY’LL PRINT IT?!
Much of the initial coverage about Fort Hood turned out to be wrong. Is there anything wrong with that?
The accountability imposed by another country for the CIA's kidnapping and torture reveals much about our own.
Fox News' morning show plays to type, talking about whether Muslims in the Army should face "special debriefings"
The Maine fight was supposed to be the dress rehearsal for repealing California's Prop. 8 -- but gay marriage lost
Once one obtains Seriousness credentials in the Washington media, they are irrevocable no matter one's conduct.
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