Apparently this is old. I don’t care. It’s probably the best Mad TV sketch ever.

“You can’t get out of here. There is no exit strategy.”

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rw2nkoGLhrE

No exit strategy indeed.

In shocking news today I. Lewis “Scooter” Libby was indicted for (among other things) perjury in the Plame Affair. One can only hope Karl “teflon” Rove’s liability shield (which I’m sure is extensive) will crumble under the newly expanded inquiry and pummellings by the oh so observent media.

On the positive side at least Scooter had the good sense to resign when caught red-handed, unlike the other felons in waiting he hangs with…

In other news of victories for the non-evil and unstupids – Harriet “the most qualified candidate ever” Miers withdrew her nomination to the Supreme Court amidst waning (non-existant?) support from the left AND the right.

I always chuckle when the right starts eating its own. When the Republicans are on their game they are legion – over-zealous, unbearably self-rightous and quite unstoppable. That is until one of their patriarchs puts his halfwit son on the throne and bones the lot of us for an indeterminant (and likely LOOOOOOONG) stretch of our collective future.

The Democratic party is an apathetic mish-mash of ideals that only half the people believe half of the time. “We” nominate the lowest common denominator among us under the false hope that if we pick someone so mediocre that he could actually get elected.

Fuck that noise.

I want a candidate who will fight, tooth and bloody nail, for everything he believes in irrespective of how it “plays in the ‘burbs”. Energize the public! Don’t pander to some subsection. Don’t whore out your beliefs, your very soul, for a polling bump. Represent the best in all of us. Please.

It’d be nice to go vote and not feel like I need a shower afterwards…

PETA’s Latest Idea

I like animals, I really do. I support the ideal that all animals should be treated well, even those destined for the slaughterhouse and that wasting meat (ie killing for fur) is somewhere deep in the realm of nonsensical idiocy.

That said I think PETA is the biggest set of fucktards in the western (or any other) hemisphere.

FYI – Comparing the Holocaust to eating chicken IS NOT FUCKING ACCEPTABLE! Forget good taste, this sort of advertising is borderline actionable. I hope beyond hope that the Jewish Anti-Defamation League barbecues PETA for this.

Yes, this is America, you can say whatever you like in most cases and get away with it and yes, political speech is what those laws were expressly written to safeguard, But guess what? Sometimes you shouldn’t. All this “ad” has done is help to convince people that PETA is an organization full of zealots with no conscience beyond “fur is, like, murder, ya know?”

Fuck you PETA. Fuck you in your goat ass.

You are fucking clown shoes.

I sent an angry letter to my congresswoman a while back and this afternoon received the reply. I don’t recall why exactly I sent the letter but at the time it had me pissed off I’m sure. I gathered from “her” response that it was regarding intellectual property laws of some kind but who the hell knows.

I enjoy the email back, for laughs if nothing else, but the typical political side-step hardly fills me with confidence. Oh well, not as if I could do any better, read on if you dare!

Thank you for emailing me regarding intellectual property licenses in federal government contracting. It is good to hear from you, and I apologize for the delay in my reply. As you know, government funded research and development (R&D) ranges from basic research in the sciences, mathematics, and biology to computer technology to military applications. Most funding is through grants, cooperative agreements and contracts. Under most circumstances, when the government funds R&D, it receives non-exclusive licenses to use the intellectual property while the contractor retains title and can use the intellectual property for commercial purposes.Some have proposed altering this R&D structure to allow companies to retain greater intellectual property rights. The House Government Reform Committee’s Technology and Procurement Policy Subcommittee held a hearing in May 2002 on the topic of Intellectual Property and Government R&D for Homeland Security. Information about that hearing can be found at: http://reform.house.gov/tapps/hearings.htm. I am skeptical about proposals to fundamentally change the current structure of federal R&D. I am a member of the House Judiciary Committee’s Courts, the Internet and Intellectual Property Subcommittee, which has primary jurisdiction over intellectual property law. Rest assured, I will keep your views in mind should any legislation come before the House of Representatives or the Judiciary Committee.

Again, thank you for sharing your views. Your opinion matters to me. If I can be of service to you in any other way, please do not hesitate to let me know. Sincerely,

Tammy Baldwin

Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin, Wisconsin’s 2nd District

Wisconsin Office:
10 East Doty St., Suite 405
Madison, WI 53703
Phone: 608-258-9800
Fax: 608-258-9808

Washington, DC Office:
1022 Longworth HOB
Washington, DC 20515
Phone: 202-225-2906
Fax: 202-225-6942

http://tammybaldwin.house.gov

So I was browsing Blues this morning and I came upon this doozy… Not for the faint of heart or people with > 5 brain cells.

ABC News is reporting that “U.S. Army Recruits Teens With Internet Game” that involves both “Simulated Sniping ” and “putting kids in the role of being shooters and snipers.”

Short response: Fuck you Mr. Thompson.
Long response: RAISE YOUR OWN FUCKING CHILD AND STAY THE HELL OUT OF MY COMPUTER. If you don’t want your child to play a game that by and large is one of the most interesting things to hit the FPS genre in years – fine, you do that. But don’t play this bullshit “I’m a father and that means my vote is > you” game.

Yes, America’s Army (AA) features true-to-life gun play and realistic warfare scenarios, including *gasp* BLOOD. Sweet Jesus Almight! Alert CNN…er ABC.

If you actually knew anything about AA you’d realize that at it’s core this “game” is nothing more than a recruitment tool for our ailing armed forces. The game treats you just like a new recruit with all the responsibilities therein. I for one am very happy to see the Army rolling with the times we live in and putting forth actual effort to introduce concepts like honor and responsibility. Oh, you mean Jacky boy forgot to mention that the game actually ENDS if you conduct yourself dishonorably? What a shocker.

You sir, are a douche.