― Sean (Sean), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 02:49 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 02:50 (twenty years ago) link
― sym (shmuel), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 02:51 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean (Sean), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 02:53 (twenty years ago) link
He is striking out with his health stuff. Didn't address any of the actual problems.
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 02:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 02:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 02:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean (Sean), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 02:59 (twenty years ago) link
I am now, of course, imagining monkeys wearing judge's robes and gnawing on gavels.
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:00 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean (Sean), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:03 (twenty years ago) link
It's weird though I bet there are people crying right now.
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:07 (twenty years ago) link
― Sean (Sean), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:11 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt (Matt), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:42 (twenty years ago) link
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:44 (twenty years ago) link
I dunno man, Master and Commander was big this year.
― ModJ (ModJ), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Ian Johnson (orion), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Kerry (dymaxia), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 03:57 (twenty years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 04:33 (twenty years ago) link
― Ian Johnson (orion), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 04:33 (twenty years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 04:36 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 04:42 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 04:43 (twenty years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 04:49 (twenty years ago) link
― hstencil, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 04:51 (twenty years ago) link
http://mywebpages.comcast.net/atrios/chimpgonewild.jpg
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 05:09 (twenty years ago) link
― sym (shmuel), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 05:45 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 05:46 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 05:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Eric H. (Eric H.), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 06:11 (twenty years ago) link
I think they were definitely being ballsy, taking advantage of his pause before he said how important it was the Patriot Act NOT expire. It came from the Democratic side and Bush looked irked for a moment. Since a lot of the national security part of the speech was calculated to basically force Democrats to give a standing O or else appear whiny or unpatriotic, it was nice to see him caught off guard for once.
― tedk (Mat Bo), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 06:17 (twenty years ago) link
― Viva La Sam (thatgirl), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 06:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 09:10 (twenty years ago) link
And this is a good bit on the AIDS funding promise:http://www.misleader.org/in_the_spotlight/
Does anyone know of any others?
― teeny (teeny), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 11:08 (twenty years ago) link
PW (Parallel World) 4: Red America v. Blue America
― Momus (Momus), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 12:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 13:33 (twenty years ago) link
The best part of this little exchange was that after they took advantage of his pause to applaud the Patriot Act expiring, his next line was something like, "but the threat of terrorism will not expire" and the Republicans tried to make up for the Democrats' applause by applauding his next line, so it was like "Yes! More terrorism! Go Bush!"
― BrianB (BrianB), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:34 (twenty years ago) link
IT'S FUNNY BECAUSE IT'S TRUE.
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 14:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Intravenus De Milo, Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris V (Chris V), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:26 (twenty years ago) link
Question: Why is it unreasonable to promote abstinence? (I do not support throwing a gabillion dollars into it, but then again I don't support throwing a gabillion dollars into any one thing that isn't my bank account.)
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:37 (twenty years ago) link
Because clearly the better answer is to promote the cloned development of antiseptic fuck machines for our nation's youth. A nation of Pris or Gigolo Joe robots for all!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:19 (twenty years ago) link
(Promoting abstinence while at the same time going into an in-depth p.r. campaign about why masturbation isn't Wrong and Evil might be a start, but as Jocelyn Elders found out, apparently some people object.)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:23 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:25 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:37 (twenty years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:46 (twenty years ago) link
― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Eisbär (llamasfur), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:50 (twenty years ago) link
Ignoring those two as fantasy figures? I'm all for that!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 16:53 (twenty years ago) link
― bill stevens (bscrubbins), Wednesday, 21 January 2004 21:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 22 January 2004 03:02 (twenty years ago) link
― Matt (Matt), Thursday, 22 January 2004 03:15 (twenty years ago) link
gary kamiya has an ecellent article about it at Salon.com despite the fact that no one reads Salon.com anymore, and have neither do i ok, in fact i have no idea how i know about kamiya's article, i just SUSPECT it may be on Salon.com
― Tracer Hand (tracerhand), Thursday, 22 January 2004 03:31 (twenty years ago) link
I suspect that this part of the speech was a stealth way of placating the anti-abortion lobby without actually saying the "a" word.
― Elvis Telecom (Chris Barrus), Thursday, 22 January 2004 03:35 (twenty years ago) link
'Cause it's the state of the union(state of the union)That's numbing our innovationYes, it's the state of the union(state of the union)That's boring ourselves, againOh, the state of the union(state of the union)Is causing deprivationOh, the state of the union(state of the union)Is causing mass destruction
From my home I've looked for jobsI've got no response, or calls from knobsWhen I broke down, I shit my pants'Cause I can't shit, when i'd rather dance I don't find that I have beendeprived of drinking all my gin If that's the case, then who could tellWhere my story had begun?
Yes even now, I'm still aloneBehind a wall that's made of stoneI think about where we have beenAnd all the sights that could be seenI know it all could be worthwhileIf only I could force a smileNow we turn ourselves back to TVThe truth of a nation we'll never see
― donut bitch (donut), Thursday, 22 January 2004 03:49 (twenty years ago) link
― sym (shmuel), Thursday, 22 January 2004 04:00 (twenty years ago) link
Dear Mr Perry,
It is with genuine interest and trust that I have contacted you, Please don't be surprised to receive this mail. I am Senator (Dr) Danladi Suleiman Head of contract validation and re-conciliation committee under the Federal House of Senate in Nigeria. It is after a serious thought that I am sending you this Offer that is to be of Mutual Benefit to Both of us. This offer is an unaccounted sum of $7,500,000 (Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars). This sum is the left over sum after paying contractors here in the Federal Republic of Nigeria in full.
Since I am a civil Servant here in Nigeria, it is not allowed I operate a foreign account but since you are a foreigner it will be easy for me to make you the beneficiary of the funds so that the funds can be transferred to your foreign account. Be informed that this transaction will take us just 14 working days to accomplish. Please treat this mail with great confidentiality for our success.
Yours Faithfully,Dr. Danladi Suleiman.
― Momus (Momus), Thursday, 22 January 2004 09:08 (twenty years ago) link
shocking that it's from them, i'm sure.
― Huggy Dork (Kingfish), Thursday, 22 January 2004 14:15 (twenty years ago) link
― georgo washington, Monday, 26 January 2004 17:21 (twenty years ago) link
Context: Economists say a real job recovery is just around the corner. Numerous indicators show the economy roaring back from a mild recession. But analysts are frustrated by the job market's stubborn weakness.
Course, you can't rally the jobless majority with the truth....plus it ain't as catchy.
Factors holding down job growth: New technology has allowed many companies to do more with fewer workers; relentless pressure to cut costs has encouraged firms to move jobs abroad; surging health care costs make U.S. workers expensive to employ; and terrorism and corporate scandals have left CEOs wary of costly, long-term risks. Washington can't do much about this in the short run.
Since when did jobless = ignorant? Grandstanding aside, having more time means that we can actually read and process statistics. We'll belive the bull when our relatives actually get work.
― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Monday, 26 January 2004 17:36 (twenty years ago) link
a) Not necessarily, if you're willing to work at Wal-Mart.
b) From a macroeconomic perspective, jobs are undoubtedly up from some selected point. But I wish some pundits' jobs could be outsourced overseas.
― j.lu (j.lu), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:10 (twenty years ago) link
― El Spinktor (El Spinktor), Monday, 26 January 2004 18:10 (twenty years ago) link