Current events - More anger over a newspaper ad than over a lie into war

Lt. John Kerry, Navy - Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart(3)

Capt. Max Cleland, Army - Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Gen. Wesley Clark, Army - Legion of Merit(4), Silver Star, Bronze Star(2), Purple Heart

Capt. John McCain, Navy - Legion of Merit, Distinguished Flying Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star, Purple Heart

Lt. James Webb, Marines - Navy Cross, Silver Star, Bronze Star(2), Purple Heart(2)

Each of these men, at one point or another, have had their military records attacked.
In many cases by many of the same people decrying the MoveOn attack on Gen. Petraeus.

Sports - Ladies and gentlemen... THE MONSTER!

Jared "The Monster" Allen is back, baby! And he's got some hurt to bring on the opposing offense!

Woot!

Current events - Run the ball! Run it!

From the Kansas City Star :

Fight forces lockdown at Jackson County Jail

A brawl led to the lockdown of the Jackson County Jail Sunday night, according to media reports.
The fight apparently broke out over the Chiefs game, inmates’ relatives told reporters. It was unclear if anyone was seriously hurt, or how long the jail was locked down.
Jail officials declined to comment early Monday morning.

LOL.

I bet it was when they called a pass to the corner of the end zone on 3rd and short!

Sports - Bears 20, Chiefs 10

0 and 2.

Defense looked decent. Special teams looked awful. Offense looked... better than last week. D. Bowe is a hellova receiver and can become a real threat when teamed up with Tony Gonzalez. My only concern is Huard being able to get the ball to either of them. Well, that and that Herm will LET them throw the damn ball.

LJ is not shaping up to be the leader the media here in KC seems to think he is. He still comes across as selfish and less than eager to run the ball. The O is sadly lacking leadership right now and I think that could go a long way to helping them step up.

Politics - Kucinich '08

I have officially decided no matter who is on the ticket in '08, I will be voting for Dennis Kucinich. Even if I have to write his name in.

Rep. Kucinich’s courage to stand up for the truth, despite the odds, is inspiring.

Sports - Nope... I was right.

Texans 20 - Chiefs 3.
Oy vey.

Q: How can you tell it'll be a loooong season?
A: When even Tony Gonzalez drops a pass.

A Picture Share - It's official...

There is no space left that hasn't been covered in an ad.
(Taken at the Oak Park Mall, Overland Park, Kansas 9/6/07)

Current events - A tale of two services

The army:


The navy:

Sports - Are you ready?

I sure as hell am!

This droid's predictions for the AFC West:
San Diego 13-3
Denver 7-9
Kansas City 6-10
Oakland 3-13

I hope I'm wrong... GO CHIEFS!

Personal - Buds

A close friend of mine recently moved to the same city I live in. It's good to have him so close again.

I called him this week and asked him to come help me pick up a new couch and he, of course, did. That's the kind of buddy everyone ought to have.

Humor - The light bulbs will welcome us as liberators!

From Zaius Nation

How many Bush administration officials does it take to change a light bulb?

The answer is seven:

* One to deny that a light bulb needs to be replaced.

* One to attack and question the patriotism of anyone who has questions about the light bulb.

* One to blame the previous administration for the need of a new light bulb.

* One to arrange the invasion of a country rumored to have a secret stockpile of light bulbs.

* One to get together with Vice President Cheney and figure out how to pay Halliburton one million dollars for each light bulb.

* One to arrange a photo-op session showing Bush changing the light bulb while dressed in a flight suit and wrapped in an American flag.

* And finally, one to explain to Bush the difference between screwing a light bulb and screwing the country.

Media - ATandT Censors Pearl Jam concert

AT&T... that bastion of free speech, decided it wanted to protect us all from the obscenity laced concert Pearl Jam did during the "Blue Room" Live Lollapalooza Webcast.

The obscenity?

During the performance of "Daughter" the following lyrics were sung to the tune of Pink Floyd's "Another Brick in the Wall" but were cut from the webcast:

- "George Bush, leave this world alone." (the second time it was sung); and

- "George Bush find yourself another home."

No biggie, you say? It's their webcast to do with what they want, you say? Sure is. But remember... these are the same fuckwad corporations that want to put net neutrality on it's ass so they can censor (but lowering bandwidth) ANYTHING you or I or anyone else put on the internet.

Fuck AT&T. There... censor THAT!

Politics - 418

As of today, that's how many days off Dubya, the decider, the uniter not the divider has taken since he took office.

That's almost 60 weeks.

Which is more than the average National Guard member is getting between deployments.

How much damn brush is on that ranch!?!?

Current events - FISA and you.

Complicated? No!

Here's the short version...

ALBERTO GONZALES, liar, loyal Bushie and attorney general of the Corporate States of America, can listen to your phone calls and read your email with NO judicial or congressional oversight.

And your democratic majority in congress said it was just fine and dandy with them!

See? Simple.

Politics - Behold! The next generation of people who will screw up your country!

Draft College Republicans!

YouTube - Three of the greatest voices of my generation

The Swedish Chef, Animal and Beeker, come together to sing Danny Boy

Politics - Buck Fush

Politics - Performance based pay?

Last week, the House of Reps voted themselves a big pay raise. Three of our Kansas house members (Nancy Boyda, Dennis Moore both dems and Jerry Moran a 'pub) voted no but 'publican Todd Tiahrt voted yes. It would take a miracle and twelve gallons of Guinness to get me to vote for Tiahrt anyway, but you can bet I'll be making sure all of my friends in the Wichita area know how this vote went.

The Senate has yet to vote on their pay raise, but I suspect Sam Brownback and Pat Roberts (both 'pubs, natch) will be lining their pockets a little deeper soon.

Fiscal responsibility, my ass.

Current events - A fitting tribute

My camera phone doesn't do it justice, but 3,586 small flags along the 9600 block of State Line Road in Kansas City are a moving sight.

As of Wednesday, July 4, 2007, at least 3,586 members of the U.S. military have died since the beginning of the Iraq war in March 2003, according to an Associated Press count.

Movies - The Searchers

John Wayne and John Ford. Should be a no brainer, right?

Well...

While I liked The Searchers, it seemed to me to be hit-or-miss. Wayne really was great when he played a racist (hates Indians) loner, fresh off the confederate battlefield named Ethan Edwards, but the script jumping years at a time made the film feel... disconnected (?).

Edward's nieces are kidnapped by Comanche Indians and he and their adopted brother, Martin Pawley, (who's 1/8 Indian) set off to find them. It takes years (12 if I remember correctly) for them to complete their search and back stories play out showing Edward's obsession affecting the people around him and becoming Pawley's obsession as well.

High points for me were the beautiful Natalie Wood as the kidnapped niece and Hank Worden as the goofy Mose Harper.

Two beeps.