Buy it and like-mindedly bellicose clothing at The Flashbunny Store
Well that's not really true. People on a different side of the debate than I are not necessarily jerks, just wrong.
the teacher trying to impress both of them.
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
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
I simply love it when my case is made for me.
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
In your face, Space Coyote!
50 Ways to Leave Your Folly Common Dreams, that goldmine of general silliness, showcases this piece, The Folly of Pre-emptive
nothing may stand in our way!
University or Diversity
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
of constant uncertainty and increased insecurity where almost anything could lead to war.
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
"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.
Quite the contrary, Bush's aggressive rhetoric, disregard for international law, and his lack of any vision other than war
of the mass moron movement.
Don't worry, I'll sit here with my rifle ready to take out any airborne porcines, should they come flying by.
I finally went and did it.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
Wheeler Hall last spring.
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
"to prolonged indulgence in luxury and soft, effortless ease, or to the deification of a warped and twisted sentimentality"?
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
nothing may stand in our way!
sloth, or as an instrument to further the ends of despotism or anarchy.
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
use grown-up scissors), but nevertheless, even though he really didn't deserve it,
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
I'm going to be checking the weather channel for reports of snowflakes in Hell, but meanwhile you should go read it now.
and that it wasn't fair for these people to stop them, the girl started literally screaming at her about selfish she was.
Saddam will use these nukes when he gets them, whether that use takes the form of vaporizing a city or merely being hung
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
"Standing in the foyer of the Bounty Hotel, people were just walking in, blood dripping off them, burns to their face, skin
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
"What I found personally to be true was that it's easier to manipulate people rather than technology," he said.
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
"The death of that man is a religious duty, but his case should not be tied to the Christian community," Shabestari,
of fist.
Eventually he got a little ticked off and said roughly, "Get away from me!" I was hungrily anticipating the energetic dissenter
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
Already, even if the UN thumbs its irrelevant nose at the idea of going after Iraq (and if it actually does, then they'll
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
The fact that this is being published in the Chronicle is no small feat. Even more reason for you to go read it.
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
hacky-sack?"
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
But anyway, right there you've got yourself eight nations total in the coalition, hailing from North America, both western
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
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
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
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
Please. I can't swing around a dead Saddam on a rope without hitting this argument these days. At bottom, it's a slippery
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
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
In your face, Space Coyote!
to penetrate.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
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
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
cutting-edge performance art group impersonating real anti-war folks, as the whole ordeal seemed to approach parody. No,
I don't know about you people, but I'm already stocking up on extra food, water, and electrons.
coming off them. It was really a terrible sight," she said. "You could just hear people crying up in the Bounty foyer -
needed now was healing, closure; in short, to "get over it" and "move on."
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
way why we're doing all of this, and why, if they still choose to berate us about "root causes" and "birds coming home
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
, "I don't believe the American people support this war. Everyone I've talked to is against it!"
I suppose you mean that it's not "multilateralist" unless France says so?
support (in the small, mostly insignificant ways that are possible for one such as myself)
a terrorist and an envoy of Iran's supreme leader reportedly called for his death.
to make the first world poor and make sure the third world stays that way.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
Now at this point, most people would just say, "let it go, and move on."
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
I was already in a state of "moving on" and being "over it" before I even heard about the Bali attacks, with the result
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
going to be monitored so closely that I'd be surprised if he were able to put in a phony name at a porn site and not have
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
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assures everyone that "Don't worry, the problem is being taking care of by the inspectors."
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
of the mass moron movement.
Wheeler Hall last spring.
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
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,
in words so much more exacting than even those who actually live in that time would be able to produce?
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
cause, but I,
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
some of their cohorts are actually being held accountable by the university for their disruptive, illegal actions at
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
and make them wish that congress had instead passed a resolution authorizing military force against people
of a lack of imagination or basic humanity; the fact that it's difficult for me to feel deeply for people suffering unless
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
Do you mean the Muslim world that celebrated 9/11, saying the US deserved it all along? Or perhaps you mean the Muslim world
on the civilized world. And when I resort again to that frame of mind, it will be because I realize, intellectually and
"approach parody" is too mild. They sprinted towards parody, jumped on top of it and proceded to give parody a spirited
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
getting an education. When she tried to talk to one of the organizers after her test about how some people were just
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
that blatantly called for some rhetorical bitch-slapping.
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
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
satisfy you. I'd be much more amendable to the idea however if you were willing to be a personal eye-witness to this
You must be triple jointed to be able to twist words like that.
be replacing the old site that was hosted on that evil of evils, that bane of banes, that something-really-awful of
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
nuclear weapons. Containment was born out of a realization that we were effectively restrained by our lack of strategic
about equal probability.
Sorry folks, but slippery slope arguments don't hold water by themselves. We're going after Saddam because he 1) has shown
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
United States invade a distant country without any evidence of impending aggression.
vulnerability.
Also, I've printed out and made a bunch of copies of some flyers from this site and will be passing them out.
Bush also spoke of an "international coalition" that would disarm Hussein. Bush knows the American public is loathe to
Meanwhile, the fact that we are able to use pre-emptive action when deemed necessary is a fact of our strength, not weakness
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
news editors of Cannel 7 to allow, as the segment ended right there.
to elicit empathy had been raised considerably since 9/11,
just now. Admittedly they do face significant challenges in carrying out their duties due to their imaginary nature,
When I first heard about the bombing in Bali, my initial reaction was, "Another terrorist attack? Well, of course."
occurred, smashing the window of their hotel room.
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
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
predictable frequency. Follow a politician to a school photo-op,
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
Kevin Mitnick will be able to use a computer again in approximately 3 months.
when you apply your own internal calculus of death and suffering and conclude that it isn't something that you need
A taste, just a taste...
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
We despise and abhor the bully, the brawler, the oppressor, whether in private or public life, but
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
attack against the United States. Even though President Bush acknowledged in his speech that Iraq does not currently
For that reason and others, I didn't actually start reading the news coverage until this morning.
So I hereby declare myself Ayatollah Mustardah of Blogistan. From this day forward, I will call down, on any Idiotarian
they're done, hang them on his wall next to the framed heads of Iraqi dissidents and say to himself, "Well, I can check
You try to make it seem as if the Joint Chiefs were lying around on a Sunday afternoon and said to themselves, "Yeah sure,
alternative economy." I suppose that's better PR than saying they want to impose a grab bag full of sociialistic silliness
the real fault of that government or its citizens, or the West in general, or capitalism, or any other ridiculous boogeyman
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
we despise no less the coward and the voluptuary. No man is worth calling a man who will not fight
military action to counter the Soviet threat was not possible, because of their equal capacity to destroy us through
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
slope proposition, claiming that because we go after Saddam, we'll suddenly be all aggro-ed up to obliterate any country
a representative of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was quoted as saying.
of righteousness; and it becomes a very evil thing if it serves merely as a mask for cowardice and
However, several of the exchanges I have had have definately been with those you might describe as "challeneged" in
(or to have their genitalia eviscerated by a rabid Rosie O'Donnell
over the heads of the world's nations as threat so that he can act willy-nilly in whatever new adventure captures his
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
What it does not mean however, is that this suddenly signals that we are going to be going after China, Saudi Arabia, Cuba
To quote a boozed up, cynical and misanthropic individual whom I greatly admire: "Making fun of these people is like
And exactly how do you go from no "final proof" to there being no evidence of impending aggression? The very fact that
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
War, by three fellows that hail from Global Exchange. You know who I'm talking about. The folks that want to "build an
both at home and abroad, can go heartily fuck themselves, or jump off a cliff, or shoot themselves in the head. I don't
Stand up to these thugs This Wednesday, the 16th at noon, an apparent composite of the Students for Justice in Palestine
Maybe I can't change the fact that I have to be intimately confronted with the death and pain in order to really feel the
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
Well, being the abject conformist that I am, I would like to welcome all new and oldcomers to my new blog, which will
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
lap dance.
democratically decided laws - - not the capriciousness of individual rulers -- should govern human affairs.
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
and eastern Europe, Australia and the middle east. Is that not multilateralism?
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
who like to chant slogans and can't come up with any better rhyme than something that has to do with the number "four" and "war."
rivals.
to the San Francisco federal building to protest the passage of Bush's resolution for action against Iraq.
to really concern yourself with, except in a somewhat general, theoretical way.
a careful, precise argument, what point is there in engaging them verbally anymore?
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
being the reaction described above.
Why are you still here?!
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
It seems the Muslim version of a slander suit is cutting off your head. Now when I read this I was shocked, just shocked
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
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
she can last 6 hours). I make this declaration keeping in mind that this does not imply a judgement on the Idiotarian
psychopathic fancy without fear of retribution.
hacky-sack?"
...but there's no shame in being a follower when those you're following make such damn good points.
information with your heads crammed so far up your asses, so I'll give you a pass.
A taste, just a taste...
without regard to whether the loss is due to the growth of a heartless and all-absorbing commercialism,
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
Posted by Mean Mr. Mustard at 09:37 AM | Comments (0)
After 3000 of your countrymen die in a couple hours, anything less than that is wont to be downplayed in significance
An insightful, well-written and quite simply excellent column somehow found its way in the SF Chronicle's website today.
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
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
one of the most fad-driven enterprises imaginable. It produces a new catechism each decade, which everyone dutifully recites.
Really, how often is someone able to so perfectly crystallize the dilemmas that will exist a century in the future
Falwell was a "mercenary and must be killed," the Farsi-language daily Abrar reported Saturday.
Such as this quote by Teddy Roosevelt concerning his acceptance of the Nobel Peace Prize, posted now
side of the political spectrum... what are they called?
find testimonials to diversity. Flip through any recent social sciences or humanities textbook and diversity pops up with
that off my list of things to do. Now, on to learning how to square-dance."
Russia and shit. Besides, it's just the Russians. Why don't we just contain them or something? Hey, who's up for some
agree that [insert additional badly-forced car metaphor here]!
of the mass moron movement.
During that protest, my girlfriend had to take a midterm in Wheeler auditorium and had to step over the bodies lying in
have democratically elected rulers I'm sure doesn't throw any flies into your ointment.
serves? As far as I can tell, all they did was take some people who were probably overwhelmingly against the war anyway,
That is, until this morning. Now I'm glad to say that I've gotten over getting over it, and am thoroughly pissed again.
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
join the majority of the world's nations in distancing themselves from Washington in a fashion not seen since the Vietnam War.
During the last half of the 20th century, this principle was expanded internationally through the United Nations. The U.N.
The book details the ways that employees can inadvertently leak information that can be exploited by hackers to compromise
The Muslim world -- whose support is vital to any real effort to end the causes of terrorism -- is adamantly opposed.
them into a thin paste of protein on a cave wall, to wipe out every last vestige of the disgusting stain they have left
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
Sure, it'd be nice to be a leader...
of fist.
Diversity. More than motherhood, it is the one unassailable concept these days. Open any teaching publication, and you will
Saddam is so hot to get his grubby hands on nukes is enough evidence of aggression. What's he going to do with them once
Heaven forfend them not being on board with us!
but they make up for any lack of actual existence with pure unadulterated enthusiasm.
without end is causing traditional friends of the United States to
University or Diversity
chanting in his face and moved in front of him every time he tried to get around her.
that extended anger and sadness bring, or maybe even from just the fact that my threshold of human suffering sufficient
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
I strongly suspect TR had access to some sort of time machine and traveled into the furture about a hundred years.
that boiled up to the surface when I read things like this.
Now of course I'm sure that these open-toed folks have a flurry of perfectly well thought-out reasons as to why pissing
the way. Apparently that wasn't enough for the however, because they then started pulling at her legs to keep her from
No nation deserves to exist if it permits itself to lose the stern and virile virtues; and this
I tried to present my ideas in an honest and truthful way, and not be seriously offensive, even when he acted in ways
fact that these people are thugs, bullies and liars.
to roost," those sniveling, carping appeasers,
owned," she pontificated, in that snotty "52% of my clothes are made of hemp which therefore makes me morally superior
obviously they have lost loved ones or friends."
computer systems.
I'll get a chance to ask why they've been glorifying images of Hamas murderers on their flyers.
By tossing out any reasonable standards of evidence as a prerequisite for military action, the White House puts us in a state
curiosity that trumps any sort of legal resriction placed on him, but it's pretty much a foregone conclusion that he's
Another Australian tourist, 18-year-old Rachel Hughes, said she and her boyfriend had just arrived in Kuta when the blast
has been built up around Mitnick, a basically curious guy who just as often used old face-to-face (or voice-to-voice)
hunting dairy cows with a high-powered rifle and scope."
really just put Saddam in a better situation than he was before because the presence of inspectors invites complacency and
to penetrate.
rivals.
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
conflict.
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
world that even today harbors and offers succor to the same groups that piloted the 9/11 planes, right?
My sentences, thus decreed, will be subsequently carried out by my elite brigade of Beheading Gnomes, whom I made up
course grew out of the experience of 9/11.
not just "fear," as if we're going to indiscriminantly nuke the floor under our beds because monsters might be hiding there.
Mr Mitnick even had to get permission from his probation officer to use a computer to write his book, The Art Of Deception,
And perhaps because of the collective weight of all those accumulated exhortations, perhaps from the psychic weariness
Hey, didn't there used to be a city where this smoking crater is?
destroying the technological infrastructure of Western civilization again. And it's only 3 months away!
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
of the mass moron movement.
the All Men Are Rapists self defense workshop? Surely that must be a representative sample of the country!
act such as this. In a few days or weeks, I'm sure it will subside to a colder, more focused resolution to continue to
he revealed himself to be a seriously dishonest debater (that, or he was so stupid that it wouldn't be safe for him to
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that has the temerity to look at us cock-eyed.
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