I know Jerome Corsi

He and his lovely family were at my house for dinner the other night (1). We all got a little drunk- and I forget where the kids were- but, he started sorta diddling his wife under the dining room table with his club-foot (2).My partner and I were initially aghast at this display of fungal-foolery; but Jerry reminded us of the triumphant purple-fingered Iraqi electorate, and VOILA! Out popped his sixth toe (3) like a champagne cork, all purple and all. I wondered what the hell was in there- Iraquis? Democracy?

Then they called the children in, had them remove their sippy cup lids (4); each, in turn took a poopy in the cup. Lucky for us, these drinks are sold with that spoon-straw combo (5). Jerry asked if it might be fun to smear the kiddie-oopsies all over ourselves, and then, since we were shitfaced, take a leak on each-other to “clean up”. Sounded good to me.

We were laying there; spent, with peepee steam wafting off our soft grey-bushed, steak-fed, fat-assed bodies; reminiscing about academia (6), and I asked him; “What does an intellect of your stature call himself?”

1. June 31st

2. He belongs to several Clubs

3. Counting left-to-right.

4. Avail. McDonald's etc.

5. Ibid

6. Sorry, I forgot

I am so stoked to see Obama speak and draw huge crowds in europe. I'm not a BO sycophant, it's more about how good it's going to feel watching the criminals who have been running this country, and their corporate MSM lackeys, see just how much the world would like to see the USA make a political U-turn.

"We could have hit Saudi Arabia, we could have hit Pakistan"???

What freakin' planet is this guy living on? Iraq was a country of 25 million people-weakened by ten years of brutal sanctions; and had NOTHING whatsoever to do with 911. Pakistan is a country of 150 million, is not weak at all, and arguably has quite a bit to do with fundamentalist terrorism.

We got beat up on the playground and went home and kicked the cat.

... and I would not have it any other way.

I don't feel man-bashed by the article; just didn't think it was all that funny. I feel like it was a great premise which was given short-shrift and hastily written.

It's great being a dad. For the complainers out there, I offer this: bear the indignities (which are real) with strength and a heart like a lion. Your kids are watching you.

Happy Father's Day guys!

Well said. That's all.

"The sad, sad, truth is that we have become (if we have not always been) a thoroughly retributive society."

Maybe not "always". But the thing I've noticed about the Right is how familiar their weird reactive mindset colors every issue. It's so schoolyard; so bullying, and so transparently mean and selfish. And worst of all delusionally insecure.

I'm sure someone who's a better writer than me, can tie it all together. You know, the wall to keep the Mexicans out, the "hey, if they're in Gitmo, they musta done SOMETHING wrong", all people who recieve gov't largess are scamming the system. There's a consistent mean-spiritedness to it.

I get so frustrated that we liberals can't get this message out. I fear it's just to real of a message. It was just the cavalier attitude about the ease of any kind of imprisonment which set me off.

You know the old saying, "If you're not part of the solution...." These perfumed, tough-talkers are obviously not part of any solution.

I hear ya. The point I guess we're both making is that people just don't undrstand that it's another world, even in min sec. I can just imagine how bad it get when then the guards are jacked up on macho rhetoric that these bozo pansy journalists feed into the eqauation. That's not America the way I always understood the ideal, not the flag I pledged to. WE are above that. WE don't cheer it on. Disgusting.

Min security at that. I can tell you it’s no picnic. People who judge the comfort level by whether one is given “three square meals”, or try to gauge the severity by cell dimensions, or whether one has latitude to pray, are talking out their asses. They have no clue, and I would bet that every last one of them would be crying like a baby within 24 hours.

It’s hell; a never ending game of mutual hostility. You against your captors, them against you. The dynamic is self-feeding, self perpetuating. They do not understand, really understand, boredom, hate, hostility and revenge, inhuman discomfort.

And the thing is; it goes on all the time 24/7, there’s no getting away from it. Loud bells, noise, bright lights, constant harassment, disorientation. Fear baby, all the time. I remember, I mistakenly asked for some milk for my cereal. Started a whole chain of events, which became do-or-die fighting words very quickly.

I know our society is a million miles away from ever really thinking about what we do with our prisoners, but anyone who suggests that our penal system is about rehabilitation or even, deterrence, does not know what they’re talking about.

If you were not a true criminal when you went in, you will certainly entertain some criminal notions when you get out. And that's what we're doing to these guys.

I want to believe in the higher aspirations of America, So DO many of these detainees (and guards) I would bet. These blasé media bloviators, fake macho-men make me sick. Both as someone who cares about human dignity, and as someone who cares about American prestige.