Chuckin' Down

We went and checked out New York Doll the other day... it was sweet. Stop paying money to watch Chicken Little and go see a documentary. Your brain will thank you.

Apparently this advert for Gap was directed by Spike Jonze.
I especially like the lumberjack with the chainsaw. I feel that way most of the time I'm in Gap.

This is brilliant!
Guy flies 1 million miles on Air Canada, earns frequent flier miles. 56 out of 61 days? I'll bet the jet-lag sucked.
'Could I get some more of those fruity mixed nuts please... and maybe another pillow?'

Here are a couple of lists that I posted a few days back.

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Under the title, ‘Iraq and the ‘L’ Word’, Washington Post Op-Ed columnist Richard Cohen discusses the issue of dishonesty within the Bush Administration. This is a worthy and legitimate discussion no matter who is in the White House, as it analyses the actual behavior of the administration rather than getting derailed with rhetoric and accusations. The fact that Democrats may or may not have actually called Bush a ‘liar’ seems to be far from the point as he discusses the larger issue of whether or not the President of the United States of America and his cronies behaved dishonestly (i.e. Lied). Reasonable people would presumably find the larger issue more important. Reasonable people who, when faced with overwhelming evidence and a sincere concern for the welfare of the country rather than undying devotion to a Republican President, wouldn’t be so foolishly bent on staring at the lines in the road that they missed where they were really going. Would they?

We shall see…
On the same page as Cohen’s article, under the ‘Who’s Blogging?’ section, I linked to a fearless little man who managed to do just that. So I figured that, since this is the Free World and I happen to have a few blogs and a hatred of people who post dumb things without allowing anyone else to post comments, I would dedicate a blog post to him. In fact, this has inspired me to offer him the Chuckin’ Down exclusive, Little Man of the Day Award.

Keith D. Milby was kind enough to tell Mr. Cohen, ‘Nice try’ by claiming that Democrats have, in fact, called Mr. Bush a ‘Liar.’ This was done with great ease (because that’s how the internet is) and glibness (because that’s how Keith is) and without any sources (because that’s how a Little Man is).

Considering that there are probably a million others ways to call a person a liar without actually calling him a one [sic]. Though I think it is a rule that politicians don’t explicitly call each other liars. In that lying and politician are two words that go really well together. Then you could get technical and say that everybody else but members of congress has called the President a liar and or [sic] course the most extreme of the party never hesitated to use the phrase “Bush Lied, People Died”.
So Mr. Cohen, nice try on splitting hairs, but I am not buying it. The democrats have staked out their claim on the losing side of this war and will be unable to share in the victory that is and will be Iraq. Of course as politicians they will certainly try.

Just so I’m clear on this, did the honorable Keith just miss the larger issue (and point of the article) that dishonesty has lead the US, UK, and other countries into war? Did he just accuse Richard Cohen of ‘splitting hairs’? Did he just say that ‘politician’ and ‘lying’ are well-suited toward each other? Did he just concede that the Bush Administration may have actually behaved dishonestly in their efforts to invade Iraq? Did he just suggest that the Democrats, unlike him, will not be able to enjoy ‘victory in Iraq’, whatever that may be?

Here’s to you, my daft Little Man.

Republicans refuse to honor the Boss.

I think the Republicans are creased that they just realized 'Born in the USA' is, essentially, an anti-war song. Hmmm, maybe try Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name'... except, no, that one's being ironic too. Better just stick to the IQ-stunting, ethnocentric, pro-war redneck crap, since that is what's really influencing Americans these days.

Here we go again; instead of addressing the issue of what really got us into Iraq (like the democrats are finally getting around to doing), Cheney carries on like an All-Star Wrestler. [He's just been 'tagged' by Bush and is now climbing to the top rope]
Rather than making/defending a valid argument (all of which, up to this point, are now coming under scrutiny), he is going to use his super hero power, Supremo Ginormous Illogicism, and scream the opposition back into submission. His accusations that the recent criticism is merely 'opportunistic' is laughable. Politics are opportunistic - he should know, having coerced us into war following the September 11th attacks.

"The Bush administration must understand that each American has a right to question our policies in Iraq and should not be demonized for disagreeing with them... To question your government is not unpatriotic -- to not question your government is unpatriotic" -Senator Chuck Hagel (Rep. Nebraska).

Thank you Senator. Unfortunately, I'm not sure anyone heard you over Cheney's loud mouth.

Think
Does anyone listen to what he is saying? His entire success is sustained by the fact that the current run of American voters seem to be the most forgiving lot in the nation's history.

Primed for Failure
I realize that it's cool to work with your friends and have people around that support you, but if you are a chump, you shouldn't get the job. I love that Bush's nepotism is significantly damaging his approval rating. What I don't love is that it is at the expense of human lives and constitutional prudence.

I like the part where Scalzi says,
'Considering that there's probably 33% of Americans who would rather chew on jagged glass than to show disloyalty to a sitting Republican president, a 35% approval rating basically means that no one outside the ranks of the ideologically paralyzed right-wing approves of our president. No one.'

A depressing reality to be sure.