Cheers and Cheers, West Coast Friendly Edition
Fri Mar 02, 2007 at 07:52:11 AM PDT
DISCLAIMER:
This is not to be confused with Bill in Portland Maine's "Cheers and Jeers," nor with his bestselling book "27 More Uses for a Bananaphone," his hit Discovery Channel show "Good Eats for the Lesbian Biker" and especially not with his breakout film role in "Ben Hur" as "Prothero the Almost Entirely Continent."
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"Don't you mean 'Cheers and Jeers?'"
No, what I mean is "No more jeers."
I've got TMBNFS ... Too Much Bad News Fatigue Syndrome.
I've tried for years now to change the world by staying informed and being involved and I just can't do it this way any longer.
This is not a GBCW C&J, I'm just at a place where I don't think tracking all the negative shit and getting pissed off about it is helping.
I'm not suggesting that I will, or anybody should, give up. I'm just at the point where I think the new-agers, airy-fairies and metaphysicians are on to something. Focusing on how bad things are doesn't work, it just gives more energy to the bad stuff ...
and it's certainly not making me feel any better.
What If They Steal The Vote?
Tue Oct 10, 2006 at 11:11:40 AM PDT
What If They Steal The Vote?
Of course we've all thought about it.
What if after all the mis-management, all the corruption, all the scandals and all the lies ... what if after Iraq, the lack of supplies for our armed services, the gutting of veterans medical support, the corruption of Halliburton/KBR, the obfuscation and bullshit of the 9/11 commission, Katrina, the trillions of dollars in deficit, the utter and absolute corruption with the revolving door between lobbyists and congress, the new laws written entirely by the industries that would benefit from the new legislation, the denial of global warming ... and I know I'm leaving plenty out ... but here's the what if:
What If They Steal The Vote?
Labor Day (and Birthday) Cheers and Jeers!
Mon Sep 04, 2006 at 08:14:08 AM PDT
There will be no confusing this with Bill in Portland Maines "Cheers and Jeers." Really.
What I'd like for my birthday is to tell all my friends how much they mean to me, and for them to tell all their friends and family how much they mean to them.
I'd also like landslide victories in November too enormous for any amount of dirty election tricks to cover up ...
oh ... and world peace.
I had this all planned out. I was going to do a huge, photo filled C&J ... and then they went and changed the image posting rules.
I might burn up my entire months photobucket allotment with this one diary.
Here's what pootie thinks of the new rules:
Of course there's more:
Marc Crispin Miller: "Pre-empting November Surprise"
Thu Jul 20, 2006 at 05:47:37 PM PDT
I apologize in advance for my sadly insufficient commentary, but I think this needs wider exposure ... I had not even thought of this possibility.
From The Smirking Chimp:
Mark Crispin Miller: 'How to pre-empt a 'November Surprise'
In a nutshell:
If the GOP should lose the House and/or the Senate on Election Day, they will pick out a handful of the "closest" races--as many as they need to hang on to majority control--and start to scream like hell about ELECTION FRAUD.
This sounds like a classic Rovian maneuver to me.
Of course there's more:
Stephen Colbert and the Liberal Media Myth
Thu May 04, 2006 at 02:21:11 PM PDT
I have been waiting for an opening like this for some time.
I have many friends. Mostly liberal and progressive. A few conservative and republican ... and a very few acquaintances (and family members) who are blind arch-neo-conniving supporters.
God knows I try to embody my spiritual beliefs while still getting the message out, and this leaves me in a position where I am uncomfortable demanding others see things the way I do. I try to get them to see my way gently, with compassion, and without pushing their panic buttons which make them go on the defensive and no longer able to listen.
The simple fact that the so-called main-stream media has refused to cover Stephen Colbert's speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner utterly and entirely destroys any remote possibility that there is a "Liberal Media."
I totally understand that there are other factors. The "journalists" do not want to upset their corporate masters, and the WH press corp wants to maintain access (although why anyone would want to listen to the endless lies is beyond me), among other reasons.
A Prayer for Karl Rove
Sat Jun 25, 2005 at 07:51:59 PM PDT
I have a few words to say to Karl Rove, but I first must tell you that I am a Zen Progressive. This is both my political, and religious, affiliation ... and yes ... I know that I am the only one.
Mr. Rove,
I wish you only the best.
I want all the things for you that I want for myself.
I want you to be happy, to feel fulfilled, to have a safe and comfortable home life, and to be surrounded by people who care about you.
I want you feel that the work you do benefits all mankind, and that the people you affect are grateful to the extent that they can be.
I want you to feel safe, secure, and supported by the Universe.
I want you to feel love, and to be loved in return.
However ...
FREEP YAHOO!
Sat Jun 18, 2005 at 05:21:50 PM PDT
I have to tell you how much I like the idea of raising awareness of news items by manipulating a service like Yahoo, most of whose execs are rethugs.
(Ok, I don't know this for a fact, but I
do know that some of the Yahoo execs are fund raising for Gov. Schwarzenfuckincorporatewhore's unneeded special election.)
I also have to say how nicely surprised I was that many of these stories were already in the "most popular" listing. I pray that middle America and the average conservatives who still think the GOP is good for them are waking up.
Links to news item for freep-age on the jump ...
Cheers and Jeers: Mojo Whore FRIDAY!
Fri Feb 25, 2005 at 08:18:33 AM PDT
From a STATE OF BLISSFUL IGNORANCE...
As the irregulars know, Bill in Portland Maine is now Bongo Billy in Key West, swilling copious amounts of unfiltered rum and doing his best not to get busted ogling Raoul the towel boy's fine Caribbean ass, so a few of us have offered to fill in while he's away, and I'm up first.
"Why you," you may well ask?
Am I highly qualified? A professional journalist? A trained humorologist?
Hardly.
Again you say, "But why you, Baldwiny?"
Well, it was my idea to have guest hosts, and I figured I'd better put up or shut up. Besides, I don't know when to leave well enough alone.
Of course I cannot hope to rise to Bill's accustomed levels of informedness, snark, or flatulence, but I can try. I hope you all are not too disappointed with my meager efforts.
Bill, thanks for this opportunity, I hope you and Michael are having a great time ... and say hi to Raoul for me.
Cheers and Jeers Mojo Whore Friday begins ... [Pootie!] RIGHTNOW! [Sproing!]
Woman Killed in Mistaken Rapture
Sat Nov 27, 2004 at 12:56:56 PM PDT
I guess this helps explain why these folks vote for Bush ... they'll believe anything.
Arkansas Woman Killed in Mistaken Rapture
by Elroy Willis
ARKANSAS CITY (EAP) -- A Little Rock woman was killed yesterday after leaping through her moving car's sunroof during an incident best described as a "mistaken rapture" by dozens of eye-witnesses.
Thirteen other people were injured after a twenty-car pile-up resulted from people trying to avoid hitting the woman, who was apparently convinced that the rapture was occurring when she saw twelve people floating up into the air, and then passed a man on the side of the road who she believed was Jesus.
Zoinks and Yoinks: THANKSGIVING DAY
Thu Nov 25, 2004 at 09:27:09 AM PDT
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From a lovely little shack in the STATE OF CALIFORNIA ...
Apologies to Bill in Portland Maine for jumping in here without asking, but let's face it ... he's taking the day off, and god knows I have the time.
It's an absolutely stunning day in Santa Barbara. It's supposed to reach 68 degrees (don't hate me because I'm warm). The cooked turkey dinner is awaiting pick-up, as is a stack of movies. I have two happy cats, a prepaid long distance card (if I should feel like chatting with anyone), and permission (from myself) to take a nap whenever I like.
On with the show ...
"My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four. Unless there are three other people."
-- Orson Welles
"Reminds me of my safari in Africa. Somebody forgot the corkscrew and for several days we had to live on nothing but food and water."
-- W.C. Fields
"I don't generally feel anything until noon; then it's time for my nap."
-- Bob Hope
"I feel that if a person can't communicate, then the very least he can do is to shut up."
-- Tom Lehrer
Zoinks and Yoinks starts in the Extended Copy section... [Zooof!] RIGHTNOW! [Splange!!]
FOX NEWS Commentary: Fair Elections = Terrorism.
Fri Nov 12, 2004 at 09:44:56 AM PDT
Oh god oh god oh god oh god oh god!
I was just flipping channels yesterday when I caught the tail end of John Gibson's show on FOX.
I have seen what happens when a half-baked, or nonsensical idea cooked up anywhere on the planet gets revved up on the Internet.
I guarantee it will be a matter of days, if not hours, before Al Jazeera is repeating the assertions of my desperate cable colleagues.
Then some dimwit French author will write a book, and it will sell a few million in Arabic.
Then some Marine colonel will lead his men into the next Fallujah and find the damn book in a jihadi terrorist decapitation dungeon -- inspirational reading before sawing off someone's head.
This is how stupid ideas get people killed.
Full text below:
GOP Wants to End Exit Polls
Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 11:04:22 AM PDT
It's like they think we're stupid.
From TVWeek.com, by way of BuzzFlash:
A BUZZFLASH NEWS ANALYSIS
As a BuzzFlash Reader said: "Gee, let's make it REALLY easy to cheat..."
RNC Chairman Ed Gillespie wants to eliminate exit polls because he says they're not accurate, implying that the final vote was unquestionably correct.
GOP Wants News Organizations to Abandon Exit Polls
By Doug Halonen, TVWeek.com
After early exit polls in Tuesday's election inaccurately suggested that Democratic presidential candidate Sen. John Kerry would trounce President Bush, Republican National Committee Chairman Ed Gillespie is recommending that major news organizations pull the plug on the prognostications.
Kerry on the ball ... and Fallujah distraction.
Thu Nov 11, 2004 at 09:29:48 AM PDT
Update [2004-11-12 0:6:32 by Baldwiny]:
Update at end.
Thanks to Marisa for finding it.
This is from the Moderate Independant:
INSIDE THE ELECTION FRAUD BATTLE
Think Kerry Is Not Involved In This Fight? Think Again. Also: Fallujah = Operation Distract From Fixed Election.
by Betsy R. Vasquez
NOVEMBER 10, 2004 - When Senator John Kerry (D-MA) talked about how his policy would be different in Iraq, he kept saying, in effect, `It's the how, stupid.' He said repeatedly he would fight a "smarter" war.
Flash forward to today. Following the election, there was a problem apparent. The exit polling didn't match the ballot count, and many reasons for that began to become apparent.
John Kerry was faced with three options. One, fight on publicly rather than conceding and put the nation into a media frenzied limbo. Two, concede and go on with his life, turning his back on his promise to his supporters to ensure that "every vote will be counted."
More below:
Voter Confidence Acts H.R.2239, S.1980
Sun Nov 07, 2004 at 10:21:13 AM PDT
"The Voter Confidence and Increased Accessibility Act of 2003."
Just the date in the title tells you how long they've been stalled (Oh, who would do such a thing?).
Rather than trying to re-write the Constitution, GET ON THE PHONE! These bills need our support, in fact they needed them before this election.
All the info you need to get started is here: Verified Voting, Voter Confidence Acts
It's my first diary ... please be gentle.
