Dec
05
05
German Rearmament!
Via the MediaMuse comes this story, detailing frightening developments that might signal a move by the Germans towards a new conquest of Europe.
Granted, we’re only talking about punk kids and potato guns, but I’m still pretty sure they could take over France in a weekend.
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukesStand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
to get a good smack upside the head (or as I call it, a "hippie hello"), but that was apparently too much for the niggardly
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
Many in the global community also distrust the Bush administration's expanding war aims. It is not easy for our friends around
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
A taste, just a taste...
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
President Bush says he wants to avoid "a future of fear." It's an admirable goal, but one hardly served by this new doctrine.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
Iranian cleric Mohsen Mojtahed Shabestari, addressing weekly Friday prayers in the northwestern town of Tabriz, said
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
I've been blogging since July 2005, and in that time, I've had a few inter-blog arguments with the folks on the other
In your face, Space Coyote!
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
A taste, just a taste...
I finally went and did it.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
Heh. Didn't Nostradamus write something about "a bespeckled plague rising in the West..."?
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
for the life of me, cannot see it. The news showed a clip of a guy trying politely to walk around a woman so self-righteous
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 09:37 AM | Comments (0)
of the mass moron movement.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
faith at large, since many of them are peaceful, albeit intellectually stunted, people.
lap dance.
I mean come on, when you're arguing with someone who's just going to call you a Nazi when you spend 2,000 words making
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
jerkwad I encounter, an order for them to be beheaded with extreme prejudice until the the point at which they are dead
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
care. Just don't let me hear anything about how this bombing that specifically targeted Australian civilians was somehow
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
University or Diversity
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
looks like a green light, no?
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
lap dance.
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
which is all about the biggest threat to the security of all companies: their own employees.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
cause, but I,
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
So welcome. If this is the first and/or only post you can see, it means I haven't imported my archives from Blogspot yet,
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
The experience made me think of the instructions from all corners of the media after 9/11 that what we, as Americans,
and you'll get diversity in the speech by the politician, in the one by the principal who welcomes him and in the one by
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
to all of you warmongering neanderthals" tone of voice. She then struck a pose of righteous exasperation when she asked
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
of the mass moron movement.
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Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
The BBC has a story about the so-called "master hacker", in which it does a good job of destroying the mythos that
the not-being-a-jerk department.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
superiority.
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
off a bunch of secretaries and other office workers who probably agree with them on the war anyway will further their
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
the Feds know about it.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
but I hope to do that soon. I also hope to win the Nobel Prize in Kickboxing, and judge each of those things to be of
At the very least, don't let me hear any of these things when you're standing in my presence, unless you want a faceful
And at most, UN weapons inspectors have delayed conflict by a few years, not averted it. In actualyity, I think they have
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
According to the president, "we cannot wait for the final proof" that Saddam Hussein's government is planning an imminent
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
Wheeler Hall last spring.
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
nothing may stand in our way!
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
it is shoved, in all its detailed horror, right into my face.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
nothing may stand in our way!
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
lap dance.
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
trying to get an education
It may be a sad illustration of my lack to find sympathy within myself without reading descriptions or seeing pictures,
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
so that he will be better equipped to fulfill point 1). Show me another nation that's like that today.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
It is time for a new day to dawn in the Blogosphere, my gnome brothers. A glorious day. A day when no longer will we
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
I have to admit I'm pretty curious just to see what he's going to do. The guy has shown himself to have an overpowering
the efforts to find these people and eradicate them, to ferret them out from their cowardly hiding places and vaporize
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
trying to get an education
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
I see. Did you talk to this "everyone" at your International Socialist Organization direct action planning seminar or
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
he is willing to act aggressively and recklessly and cannot be reasonably deterred and 2) is working to get and use nukes
US: Italy, Australia, Poland, Spain, Qatar, Kuwait and, of course, Britain. I know it's hard to find out this kind of
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
Peace is generally good in itself, but it is never the highest good unless it comes as the handmaid
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
Anyway, take the new site for a test drive. Take her easy on the clutch and go steady on the hills, and I think you'll
of the mass moron movement.
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
lap dance.
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
computer systems.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality.
hacky-sack?"
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
Replace "powerful" with "crazy and armed with nukes" and you'd be right. Otherwise, your statement is nonsense.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
"The lethal combination is when you exploit both people and technology," Mr Mitnick told BBC News Online.
The article also points to this site, which maintains a running clock of how long it will be until Mitnick can start
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
But I am thankful that at least for now, I've been able to summon that deep-seated, personal wrath so appropriate to an
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
"A bunch of people died from terrorism over the weekend? Sure, that's awful, but we all knew this was going to happen
trying to get an education
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
trying to get an education
something-really-awfuls, BlogSpot.
by both Instapundit and Cold Fury (and probably by sundry others by now):
In your face, Space Coyote!
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
In fact, the idea of pre- emptive attack depends on fear. It presupposes insecurity and assumes we will always be threatened.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
rather than submit to infamy or see those that are dear to him suffer wrong.
When they aired some actual interviews with the protesters, I started to honestly think they were part of some sort of
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
Why are you still here?!
of the mass moron movement.
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
only be revealed as more useless than it already seems), there is right now a coalition prepared to go into Iraq with the
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Watching Channel 7 news today (the Simpsons were in a commercial), they reported on a wad of dingbats who blocked access
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
Containment and deterrence were responses to US weakness, you silly-headed dunderpate. It was obvious that using direct
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
hacky-sack?"
Yes, well I suppose you're suggesting that we would be well-served to wait for this "final proof," then? Very well. I'll
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
But for now if you all don't mind, I'd just like to stew in my rage for a while, and remind myself in a truly visceral
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
rivals.
threaten the United States, he said we must "assume the worst." Essentially, the White House is proposing that the
vaunted proof of yours. Then you could be really sure.
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
In theory, I was of course angry, but I had a vaguely detatched sense about the whole thing. A large part of that of
Don't you people ever get tired of just pulling shit out of your asses?
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
that continues to characterize the US as the Great Satan and preach jihad against all things Western? Oh I know, the Muslim
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
superiority.
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
let you know when there's a mushroom cloud over New York, because that's the only "final proof" that seems to be able to
Those people are especially useful when they have access to the core computer systems that hackers would otherwise struggle
hacky-sack?"
University or Diversity
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
I urge anyone in the bay area who has the time on the 16th to come as well and lend credence with your example to the
rivals.
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
I guess not. The fact that the UN is anything but democratic since the vast majority of countries represented there do not
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 09:13 PM | Comments (4)
I finally went and did it.
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
I wish that I could just be told "Hundreds of people died in a terrorist bombing today," and instantly feel the kind of rage
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
One of the great advances of the modern era has been the spread of the rule of law. This is the now common idea that
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
Hesiod over at Counterspin Central is one such fellow. Not only with myself, but in his conversations with Den Beste,
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
If and when you find one, that means that I'll be perfectly willing to advocate an attack against them as well.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
If a good education is meant to produce independent thinkers, I've seen precious little evidence it does. Education is
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
and the UC Divestment folks will be holding a rally for what looks like the primary purpose of protesting the fact that
Well I'm far far far too petty a person to do that.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
go it alone. What he failed to do was tell us who the members of his war coalition are. Why? Because there is no coalition.
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
who has been deprived of food for at least 6 hours - sounds like an unusually cruel thing to do, I know, but I'm sure
that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
last update : 11-10-2008
