I'm the Decider (Koo-Koo-Ka-Choo...)

All together now! a rousing chorus of Bush the Decider:

"I am me and Rummy's he, Iraq is free and we are all together
See the world run when Dick shoots his gun, see how I lie
I'm Lying... "

"Sitting on my own brain, waiting for the end of days
Corporation profits,
Bloody oil moneyI'm above the law and I'll decide what's right or wrong
I am the Egg Head...
I'm the Commander...
I'm the Decider! Koo-Koo-Kachoo ....."

And that's only the first verse...Click here for more of the song :-)

Demagogues, not underdogs

Sooooooo tired of that particular breed of self-proclaimed Christians-with-a-capital-C who preach intolerance and bigotry and hatred, grabbing more and more power, and still complain loudly about being 'under attack.'

Bill Maher put it pithily with his recent bit on HBO the other night [March 31, 2006]:

People who run everything can't complain that they're underdogs. To whit, this week, there was a highly-attended conference in Washington called "The War on Christians." Because nothing quite says "I'm oppressed," like the opulent Regency Ballroom of the Omni Shoreham Hotel.'

and:

....'Thomas Jefferson called the type of Christian who trumpets his own belief in the divinity of Jesus rather than the morality of Jesus "pseudo-Christians." And that's who's running our country today. And since they thrive so much on turning water into "whining"—and get off on their endless pretend persecution, this Easter season, let's give them what they want. Let's go to the zoo, get some lions, and feed them Tom DeLay.'

Heh. Now, there's a way for Tom DeLay -- one of the nastiest politicos to ever stalk the corridors of power -- to demonstrate his oft-vaunted Christianity. Very traditional, and facing down a lion would be much more convincing than his nauseatingly sanctimonious assertion that he sought guidance from the Lord regarding his decision to drop out of the race his poll numbers showed he was losing.

Check out the full transcript of Maher's monologue.

Road hogs

Chevrolet's online ad contest unleashed some creativity they didn't expect.
http://news.com.com/1606-2_3-6056633.html?tag=ne.vid

Chevrolet provided the background images, and asked consumers to create ad content for its Chevy Tahoe SUV. The contest attracted a flood of satire ads and the wrath of Chevrolet.

The rules say any attempt to "undermine the legitimate operation of the contest may be a violation of criminal and civil laws."

Hmm, I wonder which laws those would be? something that supersedes the 1st Amendment?

Anyway, here are some Tahoe clips from the contest you won't see on TV.

Quick, watch them before they're yanked!
http://news.com.com/1606-2_3-6056633.html?tag=ne.vid

Once in a lifetime

Worth staying up late for?

On Wednesday of this week, at two minutes and three seconds after 1:00
in the morning, the time and date will be

01:02:03 04/05/06.

That won't happen again in any of our lifetimes.

Thank you...
You may now return to your (normal?) life.