Life and DeatherageIt's a big world out there, and I'm part of itJesse Helms dies on the 4th of July- July 5, 2008 I wonder if his last words were "Strom Thurmond Lives" Previous Independence Day posts here, here, here, here, and from last year, here. The last one is the funniest, the middle one is the most appropriate, but my favorite is still the first. Today's apt quote from the Declaration: A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.http://www.pamshouseblend.com/showDiary.do?diaryId=6003 Things that would be on the teevee 247 if a Democrat did them, part, let's say, 2- July 2, 2008 (I've posted things like this before, but now I'm tempted to make them a series.) John McCain got Bud Day, one of the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" who spent most of 2004 intentionally lying about John Kerry's service record to prevent Kerry from being elected president, to attack Gen. Wesley Clark and Sen. Jim Webb for mentioning the incredibly obvious facts that: John McCain deserves respect for the enormous sacrifice he made for this country, regardless of why he did it Nonetheless, John...http://friends.macjournals.com/mattd/2008/07/02#a1924 World's Fastest Man: Tyson Homosexual- July 1, 2008 Via OutSports Jock Talk Blog, we find this instance of the wingnuts going so absolutely crazy at the use of the word "Gay" that one of their "news" outlets has automatically changed the name of US sprinter Tyson Gay to "Tyson Homosexual." If you're unaware of this particular psychosis of the bedwetters, John Aravosis explained it about a year ago: Homosexual is the word the religious right uses expressly and uniquely in an effort to dehumanize gays. Anti-gay religious right activists have said.http://outsports.com/jocktalkblog/?p=1174 |