[Those wacky Republicans IV] Some absolutely astounding Richard Nixon transcripts loaded with paranoid right wing ranting.
"And let's look at the strong societies. The Russians. God damn it, they root them out, they don't let them around at all. You know what I mean? I don't know what they do with them. Now, we are allowing this in this country when we show [unintelligible]. Dope? Do you think the Russians allow dope? Hell no. Not if they can allow, not if they can catch it, they send them up. You see, homosexuality, dope, immorality in general: These are the enemies of strong societies. That's why the Communists and the left-wingers are pushing the stuff, they're trying to destroy us."
Thursday, October 30, 2003
The "Matrix": TIA Reloaded
MATRIX is the latest data mining program to emerge from the government. This surveillance system combines information about individuals from government databases and private-sector data companies. It then makes those dossiers available for search by government officials and combs through the millions of files in a search for “anomalies” that may be indicative of terrorist or other criminal activity.
MATRIX is the latest data mining program to emerge from the government. This surveillance system combines information about individuals from government databases and private-sector data companies. It then makes those dossiers available for search by government officials and combs through the millions of files in a search for “anomalies” that may be indicative of terrorist or other criminal activity.
Wednesday, October 29, 2003
Liar, fraud, buffoon, and current unelected occupant of the White House, George Bush is apparently now claiming that the soldiers put the 'Mission Accomplished' banner on the ship that he photo-opped on to, and that the enormous blathering head Karl Rove had nothing to do with it. This lie-telling liar is of course lying.
The hated, vile, fascist, so-right-wing-they-make-Darth-Vader-look-like-Ralph-Nader, Fox Channel is threatening to sue the Simpsons because they can't take a joke.
The row centred on a parody of Fox News' rolling news ticker, which included headlines such as "Do Democrats cause cancer?"
Mr Groening said the news channel backed down because it would have caused Fox to bring a lawsuit against itself.
The row centred on a parody of Fox News' rolling news ticker, which included headlines such as "Do Democrats cause cancer?"
Mr Groening said the news channel backed down because it would have caused Fox to bring a lawsuit against itself.
Tuesday, October 28, 2003
CA 7-Eleven owners get 250K for selling winning ticket, then 50M when they find out they sold it to themselves.
I used to have a '77 Datsun 280Z (all white, black interior), so I lit up when I saw GMT+9's link to the Datsun Minicar Collection.
Nissan is insane... INSANE for not bringing this fantastic car back. They screwed it all up when they came out with the hideously long and clumsy looking 280ZX, and it kept getting worse from there as they released the shapeless 300 which still lives on in some buffoonish Fast-and-Furious looking monstrosity today, but the 70's 240, 260, and 280 were brilliant sportscars.
Nissan is insane... INSANE for not bringing this fantastic car back. They screwed it all up when they came out with the hideously long and clumsy looking 280ZX, and it kept getting worse from there as they released the shapeless 300 which still lives on in some buffoonish Fast-and-Furious looking monstrosity today, but the 70's 240, 260, and 280 were brilliant sportscars.
George W. Bush: A willful ignorance (NYTimes)
Mr. Bush's ignorance may reflect his lack of curiosity: "The best way to get the news," he says, "is from objective sources. And the most objective sources I have are people on my staff." Two words: emperor, clothes.
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Last year the Bush administration, in return for a military base in Uzbekistan, gave $500 million to a government that, according to the State Department, uses torture "as a routine investigation technique," and whose president has killed opponents with boiling water. The moral clarity police were notably quiet.
Mr. Bush's ignorance may reflect his lack of curiosity: "The best way to get the news," he says, "is from objective sources. And the most objective sources I have are people on my staff." Two words: emperor, clothes.
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Last year the Bush administration, in return for a military base in Uzbekistan, gave $500 million to a government that, according to the State Department, uses torture "as a routine investigation technique," and whose president has killed opponents with boiling water. The moral clarity police were notably quiet.
Sen. Orinn Hatch (R-Utah) is sponsoring exemptions that will allow even more foreign-born technology to enter the U.S. to compete with the severely limited number of available jobs in this crippled labor sector. Write Senator Hatch today to let him know that the U.S. technology sector doesn't need any more difficulty than its currently experiencing.
Spurred by worries among American multinationals and high-tech firms
that the current H-1B visa cap of 65,000 will prevent thousands of skilled
foreign professionals from entering the country in 2004, Senate Judiciary
Committee Chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) is pushing for expanded
exemptions, which would clear the way for congressional consideration of
proposed visa amendments.
(from the WSJ)
Spurred by worries among American multinationals and high-tech firms
that the current H-1B visa cap of 65,000 will prevent thousands of skilled
foreign professionals from entering the country in 2004, Senate Judiciary
Committee Chairman Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) is pushing for expanded
exemptions, which would clear the way for congressional consideration of
proposed visa amendments.
(from the WSJ)
Monday, October 27, 2003
Take Action! Send a Message! Stop the MPAA's broadcast flag [EFF form automails to FCC honchos].
Big media is trying to control the design and implementation of digital technology to meet only its own profit-motivated needs.
Big media is trying to control the design and implementation of digital technology to meet only its own profit-motivated needs.
The march toward a total surveillance state continues: Smart Stamps next in "War" on Terrorism.
Capitol Hill staffers dismissed the potential for abuse by politicians who might use the system to track anonymous critics. "A petty staff member, maybe, but I doubt a member of Congress would do that," said one Senate aide.
Capitol Hill staffers dismissed the potential for abuse by politicians who might use the system to track anonymous critics. "A petty staff member, maybe, but I doubt a member of Congress would do that," said one Senate aide.
Sunday, October 26, 2003
Check out SouthJerseyGhostResearch to put you in the Halloween mood. They post the findings (pics, video, sound) of their ghosthunting expeditions. It's also a cool way to see how people in South Jersey decorate their homes. The muave lampshades are infinitely more scary than the floating "orbs" that pass for ghosts on these types of websites. Maybe the ghosts don't go to the other side because they're angry that their chosen haunts have pink and yellow drapes. Unless the ghosts are so Jersified that they can't bear to go to a hereafter that doesnt have pink and yellow drapes. Nah, I'm just kidding. I love Jersey. I do. Of course, those orbs couldn't possibly be dust, moisture, or photographic artifacts. They're ghosts, see? Ghosts.
There's gold in them there hills and people are still trying to find it. GoldLedge.com will help any modern panner.
Hot Dang I was sooprized to find out that the Petro truckstop in Bordendown, NJ had its own web site. Be sure to check to check the "Fuel Island" link to see pictures of their certified scales and hot meatloaf sandwiches.