What the fuck good is the Oversight Committee if they can’t fight this bullshit? I can’t be any more frustrated at this process and it’s truly amazing that these fucktards can get away with doing exactly what Scooter Libbey was convicted of doing, namely obstruction of justice.
They can just make up some horseshitting excuse why they cannot provide key evidence to an ongoing congressional investigation and NOTHING HAPPENS.
The decision by the White House to refuse to honor the subpoena from Democratic Rep. Henry Waxman’s House Oversight and Government Reform Committee for Cheney’s interview was hardly unexpected, given the administration’s history of fiercely protecting presidential prerogatives. What was surprising to some legal scholars was the basis for shielding the FBI interview report. It was covered, Mukasey said, by what he called “the law-enforcement component of executive privilege.”
“As far as I know, this is an utterly unprecedented executive-privilege claim,” said Peter Shane, an Ohio State University law professor who is an expert on executive privilege and separation-of-powers issues. “I’ve never heard this claim before.”
CNN Reports that there are fighter pilots in the states remote controlling UAV’s in the Afaghani theater.
Now, this brings us one step closer to tapping the most powerful defense resource available, that being children’s hand-eye coordination, ala Toys.
Imagine, if you will, the same scenario from Toys. Real-world missions are given to children (unbeknown to them) plugged into ultra-realistic video games to dispatch enemies and accomplish objectives. If the military can give that kind of control to Air Force pilots 7500 miles away from the battlefield, then why not send out free video game software to gamers, allowing them to control real military aircraft, with safety precautions in place (not allowing the pilot to intentionally crash the aircraft, or harm friendly targets)? Maybe 10% of “gameplay” would connect “players” to real scenarios, the rest simulated, so only the highest ranked gamers are allowed to contribute to the fight for freedom.
There is an article from the Washington Times’ website that was linked from Slashdot today, and if it ever comes back online I’ll have more to report. It is believe from the article description from slashdot that the DHS (Department of Homeland Security) had suggested it be mandatory that every person who flies within the United States wear a shock bracelet. The benefits, they describe, are two-fold. One: you, as a threat, can be subdued remotely. Two: you, as a threat, can be tortured in-flight for information.
“The Washington Times is reporting that the DHS wants to replace your boarding pass with a GPS-enabled shock bracelet. Plans for the device include subduing passengers remotely as well as onboard interrogation. There’s even a promotional video.” Perhaps Paul Ruwaldt (the official named in this story) has been watching “The Coneheads” a bit too much, or not actually flying enough. Expressing interest is not quite the same as ordering mass quantities, but it’s scary enough.
This Document, I understand, is the letter that points to DHS’s interest in persuing a contract with Lamperd Less Lethal to obtain bracelets for “the temporary restraint of large numbers of individuals in open area environments by a small number of agents or Law Enforcement Officers”.
The letter is dated 2006. I wonder at what stage this contact is at currently.
For those not in the know, Oliver Stone is currently making a biopic about George Walker Bush, our current Commander-in-Chief, and 43rd President of the United States of America.
I can’t wait for this fucking movie to be released! Josh Brolin, playing the title lead, TOTALLY looks the part. I’ll post some pics below as well as the official movie poster which was released today! You can also check out the IMDB page here for a cast listing.
You may not be able to tell from the extremely brief story at CNN and other sites, but here’s the report from the office of the Investigator General of NASA regarding the coercive impact of “Political Appointees” on the direction and desemination of Global Climate Change (See Global Warming) research.
This details just a portion of the damage that a bunch of political hacks with no more specialized job experience than a trainee at Wendy’s can do to the country if things don’t change. The response to Katrina was a direct result of a poorly selected appointee who had just left a highly relevant position at the International Arabian Horse Association prior to being in charge of NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE AND RECOVERY DEPARTMENT. Can’t you see the tie-in there? Michael Brown was forced to resign from baiting horse humpers, so he would of course be perfect to look after our safety after an act of God.
That aside, what possible benefit would there be to prevent a study on global climate change for fuck’s sake? Not to diminish the subject matter, but what negative consequence to the Bush administration, or more specifically to these appointees would there be if an accurate and honest study was conducted? I can think of only two affects. One, if it was shown that the majority of this global shift in climate was man-made, this would probably lead to tougher environmental restrictions on big industry. All the republican hard-liners who deny that there is a link between our carbon emissions and the global climate, purely because it hurts their bottom line, and the bottom line of their financial backers would want to deep 6 any breath of this reality. Two, loyalists of the Bush administration policies which are obviously the product of point One, would prevent this information from coming solely because it refutes the words of their great leader. Since most of the jackassed appointees wouldn’t be able to support themselves without the helping hand of the powers that be, their very careers depend on lock-step allegiance to the cause.
Point two is the most troubling because it means a majority of the most powerful seats in our bureaucracy are filled by desperate yes-men without scruples or regard for anyone else, at least, anyone but those in the party. The party and their networking has got them a sweet deal. They get a good paycheck and a great resume after their time is up, and like the clock-watching employee who was brought into the company with the help of powerful friends, he/she’s hoping that the phone doesn’t ring. The moment it does you’ll probably have another Katrina, or maybe a war with Iran.
Editor’s Note:
Just so you know, the CNN article looked like this yesterday, when I started this post.
I hope someone finally roasts this fat-ass, criminal, shit-burger on the grill. He’s basically had his attorney send in polite little refusals to appear, even stating that he would reply to the inquiry via written letters, but while he would like the benefit of being able to take the time to trick-fuck congress with his pen, it looks like he’s finally going to appear before the House Judiciary Committee and be forced to explain his many crimes.
Turning the Department of Justice into a political engine to move all of the administrations criminal acts underground while suppressing rational and dissenting views through firings or transfers, as well as eviscerating former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman through trumped up charges and what can only be viewed as a complete corruption of the entire judicial, legislatorial, and executive body of that state, are just a few of the actions that Rove must account for. Conyers himself is excited (and rightfully so) to prosecute this jagoff to the fullest extent of his authorityl stating recently that they needed to “kick Rove’s ass”.
What the fuck does winning the West-Virginia primary really prove, at this point?
Seriously, guys (and gals). What’s does this fucking say? Are we to place these voters in some higher bracket than the rest of the hundreds of thousands of people who voted thus far? It’s such bullshit I can’t even breathe. I’m glad that Clinton’s cornered the much sought after Appalachian Mountain folk demographic. I’m surprised that they stopped raping canoers long enough to jab their shit covered, callused hands on the ballot console.
I came across this video that has made it to the top of the digg page that claims in 1992 Mickey Kantor, a political aide to the Clinton campaign and now an aide to the Hilary Clinton Presidential campaign, said derogatory and racially hateful comments about residents of Indiana.
Of course some asshole puts this video on youtube, disables comments, and everyone takes the bait. No one in the digg comments even suggests that the video is erroneous and doctored. The text subtitles that are displayed show an entirely different message than most likely was said. The subtitles are as follows:
“It doesn’t matter if we win. Those people are shit. How would you like to be a worthless white ni**er”
If you listen closely to the tape and pay attention to Mikey’s mouth at the end of the video you’ll see that he doesn’t say anything of the sort. What he actually said (if you pay attention) was:
“It doesn’t matter if we win. Those people are shitting. How would you like to be unintelligible“
What happens is, they change the subtitles to read like he’s calling Hoosiers “shit” and since the last part of the “How would you like to be” sentence is whispered, the fellow creating the video added in his own lines (spoken from the heart, i’m sure) over the original audio to make it seem like this guy said it.
Don’t you find it odd that this video emerges just before the Indiana primary. Also, if this was anywhere near accurate, you don’t think that someone would have shit a brick in the last 10+ years since the documentary was released? Underhanded bullshit
Here is the video for your review, in all it’s bullshit glory….
Update
Here is the captured video since they took the real one off of youtube. I’m sure it’ll be back, under a different account without comments enabled, trying to spread bullshit throughout the net
After locating a similar clip of the video and comparing it to the version that was pulled from youtube, it doesn’t seem to have been doctored at all. The pulled clip was a bit noisier but that could be a product of the video capture. I’ve sampled both clips and assuming the second “original” clip is legit they seem to be the same recording.
I took the audio output of the pulled clip and put this on the left channel and then took the other “original” clip and pasted it on the right channel. What you are hearing is two clips side-by-side. If there were any differences or signs of doctoring then you would hear the clips either go out of sync or you would hear temporary panning as the two clips differed.
As of this moment I don’t know what the last comment was. I still believe that he didn’t say the people of Indiana were “shit”. He definitely said “they are shitting”, which I would believe to be a reference to the white house since Clinton was ahead in Indiana, a normally red state. The last statement seems to be a combination of his words and James Carville’s muttering, since he was reading information from a document right next to the camera. I really don’t know. What do you guys think?
Fresh from the e-pages of the New York Times comes the unfortunate news that the host to the taudrey sexual encounters of one Republican Lousiana Senator, David Vitter, has allegedly killed herself. You remember David Vitter, don’t you? Similar to the crucifixion of the moronic Elliot Spitzer, David Vitter received massive public backlash over his behavior due to his Family-Values-rooted, conservatism…oh wait…that’s right. No One Knows Who David Vitter Is!
Where Elliot Spitzer was, rightly, ousted from office, nothing came of David Vitter. Yes, I understand that the principle difference between Elliot’s and David’s conditions is that Elliot brought his hooker across state lines, but they both committed crimes, hypocritical crimes in fact. Whatever…
She was convicted of money laundering, using the mail for illegal purposes and racketeering. Palfrey faced a maximum of 55 years in prison and was free pending her sentencing July 24.
55 years!? There are murderers who do less time. I’m sure that sentencing was pursued solely for purposes of burning her at the stake for embarrassing the powers that be.
It’s ok though, the principle informant that would expose any other Washington insider’s embarrassing sexual affairs is now dead. I imagine more than one D.C. fat cat is lapping port from his mistresses cunt flaps in delicious reflection of yet another lose-end tied up.
I’m not sure if anyone has heard of the Liberty City 7 “Terrorist Group”, but if you want a rock solid example of the evils of Homegrown terrorism, look no further.
Behold! I give you a group of seven homeless guys whose deviance and criminal mastery know no peer. The FBI actually has video-taped proof that these jihadists have not only sworn allegiance to al Qaeda but also promised to take photos of buildings that would be considered targets for future attacks. The only problem is that the al Qaeda contacts were paid FBI informants who promised the “Liberty City 7″ brand new hiking boots if they complied.
These FBI agents could have walked up to any homeless guy worth his salt in lunacy and offer them clothes and camera in exchange for some words. The fact that they are still trying convict these guys is bad enough. We, as tax payers, are fitting the bill for those bullshit, show-trials. Anything that the government can do to try and prove that they haven’t been thumbing their asses for the last 7 years
A new book is coming out that details a few moments in the McCain timeline where his temper got the better of him. Detailed here is one the spicier exchanges between he and his wife. Awesome!
At one point, Cindy playfully twirled McCain’s hair and said, “You’re getting a little thin up there.” McCain’s face reddened, and he responded, “At least I don’t plaster on the makeup like a trollop, you cunt.” McCain’s excuse was that it had been a long day. If elected president of the United States, McCain would have many long days.
Big deal, I know….but calling your wife a cunt, in public, while being a politician…jesus christ.
From the first lighting of the torch all the way through to the end, the entire process looked like crap.
Even though China doesn’t hold a “flame”, or torch (haha) to the rest of the world as far as human right go (though I am no expert on this), the display of garbage seen below isn’t any better. Well, I guess it is since the FREE TIBET NOW boneheads probably weren’t shot later. I mean who REALLY gives two shits about the Olympics?
