tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-90809990652278322122011-11-27T16:28:16.756-08:00Post-Writ"We must disenthrall ourselves"
-Abraham LincolnG. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.comBlogger6721100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-78930861940714219742009-11-20T09:40:00.001-08:002009-11-20T09:42:05.648-08:00My Movie is OnlineIn case anyone still reads this who doesn't know me personally, here's my first movie:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVNnEbNvwPMIt was an assignment, to make a one to two minute film that tells a short story.I hope you enjoy it.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com41tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-1119248806724919082009-10-10T16:57:00.001-07:002009-10-10T17:00:23.902-07:00They Want Their Country BackPeople have made a lot of guesses as to what country the Tea Partiers and other Rightwing nuts demand to have back. Then it hit me: they want the country they lived in that wouldn't elect a progressive Black man as President.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-50190173923093087952009-10-03T12:48:00.000-07:002009-10-03T12:52:47.732-07:00Health Insurance Reform Fighting Unemployment, Pt IITurns out the Obama administration agrees with me:As the unemployment rate climbs, President Barack Obama is trying to make the case that his health care overhaul would create jobs by making small business startups more affordable....If aspiring entrepreneurs believe they can stay insured while switching jobs, Obama said, they will start new businesses and hire workers....Obama said he has met G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-34979768579053313092009-10-01T08:09:00.000-07:002009-10-01T08:13:57.124-07:00Young Afghan Woman Saves Her Family From MilitantsStrong women rock, and Rukhsana Kausar is one of the best! Her father was being beaten by militants when she came out of hiding, nailed one with an axe, and then shot the guy and one of his buddies with the guy's own AK-47! The first one died, the other got away wounded.Awesome! What a hero!G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-21231878585899038812009-09-25T11:54:00.000-07:002009-09-25T11:58:57.611-07:00Maybe Obama Isn't an Al Qaeda-Loving Terrorist After AllIt's strange, we put a terrorist Muslim in the White House, yet the government stopped a terrorist attack and arrested those trying to pull it off.It's almost like he's not a Manchurian candidate. Maybe those on the Right should get ready to admit they were wrong, otherwise people might not believe them the next time around.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-30632680096301589142009-09-23T22:39:00.000-07:002009-09-23T22:44:57.744-07:00Someone Please, Help the Lobbyists!Pat Robertson called for three days for the poor, downtrodden lobbyists to read the healthcare bill.Just wow.Obama and the Democrats are the problem?Really?G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-91072326655415835682009-09-23T15:14:00.000-07:002009-09-23T15:25:41.162-07:00Another Sweet Little Lie in the MSMAndrew Sullivan has done an excellent job pointing out how the NYT, Washington Post, and other mainstream news outlets have neatly swept America's torture under the carpet with little euphemisms for torture.Now I find another gem of sweet lies attempting to wash away atrocity: today ABC news said that the U.S.S. Liberty was "mistakenly attacked" by the Israeli government in the '67 war. G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-19221762455596727612009-09-23T14:54:00.000-07:002009-09-23T14:58:55.747-07:00Census Worker Murdered for Being a "Fed"It's true: not all of the Tea Party & Palin lunacy is racist. Some of it is violently, murderously anti-federal government:The FBI is investigating the hanging death of a U.S. Census worker near a Kentucky cemetery, and a law enforcement official told The Associated Press the word 'fed" was scrawled on the dead man's chest. The body of Bill Sparkman, a 51-year-old part-time Census field worker G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-83847423354916060842009-09-22T09:58:00.000-07:002009-09-22T10:05:30.898-07:00Health Insurance Reform Fighting UnemploymentIt's been stated that America's pushing health insurance costs onto businesses is bad for America's ability to compete in the international business marketplace. If the government pays for health insurance, as it goes in most other nations, businesses have substantially less overhead.I would like to point out that, since health insurance is so incredibly expensive for businesses to pay for, that G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-45452218446416157412009-09-21T14:43:00.000-07:002009-09-21T14:51:09.971-07:00Torture Doesn't Work: New ProofThe torture methods used by the CIA under Cheney's orders actually work to damage victims' memories and brain function:Prolonged stress from the CIA's harsh interrogations could have impaired the memories of terrorist suspects, diminishing their ability to recall and provide the detailed information the spy agency sought, according to a scientific paper published Monday. The methods could even G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-25170797120810414292009-09-21T07:27:00.000-07:002009-09-21T07:40:55.192-07:00Ameica Isn't a Dictatorship: the Proof is in the ProtestsSo a lot of people are running around the country right now shouting that America has become fascist, communist, socialist, and a dictatorship. They hold many protests, including in the capital. During the protests, no-one is arrested, there are no beatings, no-one disappears mysteriously, no-one is shot, no-one is tortured. Further, these protests are run on TV without censorship.That sounds G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-70608258659651019372009-09-17T22:34:00.001-07:002009-09-17T22:35:52.746-07:00I Hate Bill O'Reilly a Little Less, NowHoly crap; he said something sane and good:"I want, not for personally for me, but for working Americans, to have a option, that if they don’t like their health insurance, if it’s too expensive, they can’t afford it, if the government can cobble together a cheaper insurance policy that gives the same benefits, I see that as a plus for the folks."It's great to see someone on the Right not waging G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-42104213490343221582009-09-14T07:19:00.001-07:002009-09-14T07:24:59.996-07:00Why the West is CollapsingLet it be known that there is no mystery as to why Western Civilization collapsed. It comes down to power; powerful industries refuse to alter their destructive practices, and those in politics unwilling or unable to make those culpable act morally.We all know that the coal, oil, and natural gas industries run much of the world while bringing about our doom with the side effect of their products,G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-7933721474435944782009-09-12T16:55:00.000-07:002009-09-12T17:00:07.858-07:00The People Bush Fooled All of the TimeSome of the dumbest people in history put on an event today. They call themselves Tea Partiers, in some sick, ignorant delusion that they have anything but DNA in common with the Founding Fathers. They have no shame, no knowledge of history, and, unsurprisingly, a lot to say.My mother said that empty kettles made the most noise. These are screaming away:G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-73083930623493103032009-09-12T15:32:00.000-07:002009-09-12T15:34:33.303-07:00Bush Failed America, Concrete ProofVery likely the worst president in history:On every major measurement, the Census Bureau report shows that the country lost ground during Bush's two terms. While Bush was in office, the median household income declined, poverty increased, childhood poverty increased even more, and the number of Americans without health insurance spiked. By contrast, the country's condition improved on each of G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-85385206376246284802009-09-10T15:59:00.000-07:002009-09-10T16:04:44.566-07:00Mental Illness PandemicSuicide is the #1 killer worldwide. Traditionally, it's starvation and malaria... our new age brings new wonders, but happiness doesn't seem to be one of them.Shouldn't people worry more about such things as mental health and individual joy instead of Swine Flu and, dare I say it, breast cancer? It is a pity humans are so poor at resources allocation.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-71980878522251179502009-09-07T00:17:00.001-07:002009-09-07T00:18:05.684-07:00What Obama Has Been DoingIt looks like he might still be saving the day... as much as it looks bad right now.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-29101575949138073662009-09-04T22:20:00.000-07:002009-09-04T22:22:28.669-07:00There Might Be A Little JusticeJohn Ashcroft can be sued for illegally detaining terror suspects.Hurray.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-70532007927720109812009-09-04T08:29:00.001-07:002009-09-04T08:30:42.791-07:00Obama Has Yet to Take Away Your GunsRemember how sure the wing-nuts were that Obama would take away their guns?It hasn't happened.Indeed, he didn't even take away the guns of those at the healthcare town halls.Of course, never being right doesn't stop wing-nuts. Hopefully, though, it stops people from listening to them.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-21817675833710705622009-09-02T09:07:00.000-07:002009-09-02T09:11:59.965-07:00Poor Kid Shot in East OaklandYou grow up being royally fucked, work a job wherein you're robbed by your wealthy bosses, watch your family as its forced to live in this eternal poverty, and then your kids are shot while sitting on a porch.Those who scream against taxes on the rich are either evil or fools. The same goes for those who fight against helping the poor.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-76740569964508641562009-09-02T09:02:00.001-07:002009-09-02T09:12:52.151-07:00Robbing From the Poor to Maintain Their WealthLow-wage workers are routinely denied proper overtime pay and are often paid less than the minimum wage, according to a new study based on a survey of workers in New York, Los Angeles and Chicago.The study, the most comprehensive examination of wage-law violations in a decade, also found that 68 percent of the workers interviewed had experienced at least one pay-related violation in the previous G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-20923013996983932622009-09-01T17:15:00.000-07:002009-09-01T17:16:48.668-07:00George Will Hates Our Troops and Wants America to be Invaded by the TalibanIt turns out he's nothing more than a fancy-pants liberal! I knew anyone who talks smart like that wants America to burn.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-86674240333818864202009-08-28T16:34:00.000-07:002009-08-28T16:37:11.767-07:00FYITorture is illegal, immoral, and doesn't work to get crucial intelligence out of people.Legal, moral interrogation methods work very well.There is nothing to debate, except if we should prosecute Cheney and his minions for their horrible policies.Even that isn't really a debate, is it? The red herrings make so much more sense when you realize how open and shut everything is.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-28866433952721679972009-08-28T12:09:00.000-07:002009-08-28T12:18:44.842-07:00America: No Better Than AustriaFor those of us who were deeply disturbed by the Austrian dungeon-keeper, here is our own, American equivalent.[T]ucked away beyond the tangle of bushes, high grass and trees was a blue tarp that concealed the only world Dugard had known since her abduction. Kollar said the property had "a hidden backyard within a backyard." It included several sheds no taller than 6 feet, two tents and several G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-79223887186104198102009-08-23T18:05:00.000-07:002009-08-23T18:11:33.049-07:00A Marine Robbed of a Medal of HonorPrivate First Class Richard Weinmaster won the Navy Cross (an award for extraordinary, but not extreme, valor (extreme valor and, often, self-sacrifice are supposed to be honored with the Medal of Honor)):Private First Class Weinmaster’s squad was conducting a dismounted patrol down a narrow side street in the Sangin District of Helmand Province, Afghanistan, when enemy forces ambushed the squad G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-79111198952021555212009-08-22T09:08:00.001-07:002009-08-22T09:09:35.369-07:00The Movie of the Republican PartyThe "hero" of this movie is the embodiment of the unholy world of Cheney and Palin.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-39373850194275093772009-07-29T10:34:00.000-07:002009-07-29T10:38:11.433-07:00Smells Like a Police State - LatestSullivan is picking it up as well:A classic case of what it's like to live in today's America: Police in Mobile, Ala., used pepper spray and a Taser on a deaf, mentally disabled man who they said wouldn't leave a store's bathroom ... Police tell the Press-Register of Mobile that officers shot pepper spray under the bathroom door after knocking several times. After forcing the door open, they G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-88651261368449140322009-07-17T14:54:00.000-07:002009-07-17T14:59:50.682-07:00Iraq Torturing IraqisHow are we better off without Saddam if we ourselves became much more like him, and those who took over the country use many of the same atrocious tactics?As a great marine general once said, "War is a racket." Trying to believe anything different about the Iraq invasion gets harder every day.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-92178363410869510962009-07-16T11:55:00.000-07:002009-07-16T12:00:00.822-07:00Republican Ex-Congressmen Criticize GOP Putting the Party Above the ConstitutionIt's terribly gratifying that some Republicans are admitting to the horrible realities their party created.From the Huffington Post:Two former Republican members of Congress have accused their GOP colleagues of putting party politics over the Constitution during the Bush years, arguing that they failed dramatically to check the White House's use of executive powers. Former Reps. Mickey Edwards (G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-57636716076328560072009-07-15T09:52:00.000-07:002009-07-15T09:56:40.326-07:00A Hero is DeadFrom the NYT:A prominent Russian human rights campaigner who worked to expose government-backed kidnappings in Chechnya is believed to have been murdered after being kidnapped herself there on Wednesday, Russian investigators said.The investigators said they believed they had located the body of the woman, Natalia Estemirova, an employee with the Russian human rights group Memorial, according to G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-8504870292044714162009-07-13T09:26:00.000-07:002009-07-13T09:29:05.587-07:00There is Some JusticeObama is making the world an overall better place (except in regards to rooting out torture or ending oppression of gay people), while Palin's ability to bring chaos and devastation has self-destructed.Hurray.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-2339733851937117352009-06-29T14:37:00.001-07:002009-06-29T14:40:28.861-07:00The War is OverHurray.At least I won't have to be upset about a lot of marines dying in Iraq. And yes, as much as I may bad mouth them, I cannot help but be heartbroken when the poor abused and neglected bastards die.Now they'll just be getting psychologically, spiritually, and physically ripped apart in Afghanistan.Such is the way of world events. Often, the thing you demand for years becomes empty and bitter G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-59332890568220766992009-06-26T16:45:00.001-07:002009-06-26T16:46:12.028-07:00Michael Jackson in Two ViewsAndrew Sullivan's piece is beautifully touching. The Onion's is the perfect satirical take.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-27697226220725638592009-06-26T16:33:00.000-07:002009-06-26T16:39:46.141-07:00Bush Jr.: The Worst President of All TimeSeriously and without hyperbole, I mean it. W. Bush is the worst president in America's history.I want to hear what actions of previous presidents have been comparable to Iraq and allowing New Orleans to whither without aid. Whose policies have caused so much damage, ever?Of course it isn't just Bush the man, but also Cheney, Rove, the neocons, and the modern manifestations of the Conservative G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-34966181376324654472009-06-24T08:56:00.000-07:002009-06-24T08:59:18.880-07:00A Hero Has DiedWhat a profoundly beautiful person. May her spirit live on in splendor, liberated from its earthly hindrances.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-20976129964255483862009-06-23T13:10:00.001-07:002009-06-23T13:12:12.986-07:00Obama Gives Perfect Answer to IranAs much as Obama has ruffled my feathers about enabling torturers and maintaining the government's oppression of gays, he is acting perfectly in regards to Iran:Visit msnbc.com for Breaking News, World News, and News about the EconomyI wish the man had enough humility to recognize when he's wrong so he could be this right more often.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-83840689988290869402009-06-19T10:29:00.000-07:002009-06-19T11:05:49.097-07:00Iranian Wusses and American BraveryIndeed. I think we've lived through too many Chinatown's. We've been robbed, mugged, browbeaten, oppressed, used, manipulated and conned too much. We have few rights and little expectations of anyone in power doing anything right.America is something deeply sad, wrapped in a sweet, gossamer dream.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-10386335091204941082009-06-18T15:42:00.000-07:002009-06-18T15:46:34.690-07:00Mousavi as Obama?Apparently the president-elect of Iran enables torturers and doesn't give a damn about gays. From the man himself:Obama has said that there is no difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi. Does he like it himself [when someone is] saying that there is no difference between Obama and [George W.] Bush? Ahmadinejad is the Bush of Iran. And Mousavi is the Obama of Iran. Or maybe he's just saying G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-83416045028753015412009-06-18T13:14:00.000-07:002009-06-18T13:27:34.791-07:00America and Israel, Foreign Policy AlignmentI have long chafed at the idea that America is just an extension of Israel, but as America's foreign policy becomes ever-increasingly aligned with that of Israel's, not just in actions but in thought, the more our enemies have every right to put the two of us into one box.This must be said: as important as Israel is, it is not as important as America or Western Civilization. We cannot sacrifice G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-29994613965808819932009-06-16T15:43:00.000-07:002009-06-16T16:05:59.246-07:00Two Lessons: Iranian Politics and Greek VocabThe Ancient Greeks had a word (transliterated to spell): gar. This word was like an inverse hence.Here is an example of its efficacy:The government of Iran is resorting to violence in a desperate attempt to maintain its grip on the country gar Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, is in danger of being deposed along with his backers.In English it works like this:Iran's Supreme Leader, G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-20835321771990109752009-06-15T11:56:00.001-07:002009-06-15T12:07:18.709-07:00Unarmed Women Pitted Against Armed MenThe men with clubs are part of the pro-government forces and are beating a man from those of the opposition. The heroism of the unarmed women coming to the aid of that fallen man is epic, and is emblematic of the spirit of these protests.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-33614708853512786652009-06-15T10:00:00.000-07:002009-06-15T10:02:41.099-07:00Sins of the FatherVon Brunn's son is in anguish over his father's attack on the Holocaust Museum.We are not responsible for our fathers, but we often suffer for their actions and ways.I hope he finds peace.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-10924016234331676352009-06-15T09:46:00.000-07:002009-06-15T09:49:14.978-07:00Beauty in IranFreedom to the Iranian people! May they have the liberty they demand!G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-22778816743829328922009-06-14T09:23:00.000-07:002009-06-14T09:33:50.553-07:00The Iranian ElectionThere is a ton going on over there and it is huge. I'm really not up to the task of trying to cover this, and the mainstream media is all but worthless right now.Read Sullivan; he's doing an extraordinary job.Finally, those of us who supported Obama's election should deeply support Mousavi's. He is the head of the forces of change and real justice in Iran. His election would be good for the G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-27611818852259889852009-06-13T07:53:00.001-07:002009-06-13T07:57:06.768-07:00Yoo Ordered to Account for His MemosOh glorious day. John Yoo has to explain how his memos did not result in a loss of Constitutional rights and the torture of Jose Padilla. I am ecstatic.Adding to my joy, the judge presiding over Yoo's trial rejected some of the lawyer's claims, quoting the Federalist Papers, "in times of war, nations, to be more safe, “at length become willing to run the risk of being less free."Let justice rain G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-58104571604002151892009-06-12T09:02:00.000-07:002009-06-13T07:57:50.594-07:00Neocons Support AhmadinejadAfter calling Obama a traitor for negotiating with Ahmadinejad, Neocons are supporting the anti-American, anti-Semite.They would rather support a man who would eradicate America and the Jews than the man who is trying to save both.Update: I ran across this editorial cartoon from Jeff Danziger:Such is the reality with the Neocons and Ahmadinejad. Enemies who are human, who have a good side, and G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-64327739734838321372009-06-10T14:57:00.000-07:002009-06-10T15:01:41.505-07:00The Monsters Love Warping RealityKrauthammer, one of the worst beings in modern American history, indeed a modern-day American Goebbels, relishes in Fox News' creation of an "alternate reality."They revel because they know that this para-reality is able to warp ours in ways that damage American institutions, allowing Republicans' machinations greater power and scope.They care not for our reality, nor morality, except in using itG. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-15983953399932678902009-06-10T13:07:00.001-07:002009-06-10T13:15:07.264-07:00Logs in Our Own Eyes, IVA Right-wing nutcase named James W. von Brunn opened fire in the D.C. Holocaust museum.Those on the Right find it expedient to bring their supporters to a violent boil, then freak out when the Department of Homeland Security point out the reality of it all.They are criminally irresponsible, and atrociously immoral. They are villains preaching hate for their own selfish ends.Thankfully there were G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-27310277935024763672009-06-10T09:05:00.000-07:002009-06-10T09:15:40.224-07:00The Republican Downfall, IIA big problem the Republicans have is that they have painted themselves into a corner.When the only appeal you have is cutting taxes, torturing outsiders who piss us off, letting Israel get away with whatever atrocity it desires to commit, pushing American power as far across the globe as possible, and hating all non-White, non-Christian, non-straight, non-Republican people, you aren't going to G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-54176595593686845802009-06-09T17:05:00.000-07:002009-06-09T17:08:46.891-07:00Smells Like a Police State: Tasering a Great-GrandmotherThe police maintain everything was by-the-book. If so, the book is crap - they tasered a 72 year old great-grandmother because she refused to sign a traffic ticket.There MUST be a better way to handle those who refuse to sign tickets. I don't have time to do the research right now, but isn't the signature supposed to be voluntary? It isn't like the government's hands are tied if you don't sign itG. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-66672906504946291502009-06-09T11:57:00.000-07:002009-06-09T11:59:39.994-07:00The Demons Still Hammwer AwayLieberman and Graham are threatening to shut down the Senate in what is being described as a scorched earth strategy if their torture coverup isn't signed into law.They are fine bringing any amount of destruction upon us as long as it results in their evil being committed.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-10512177264884587042009-06-09T10:56:00.000-07:002009-06-09T11:07:54.374-07:00The Republican DownfallThe collapse of the Republican Party can be explained quite simply: the silent majority became the screaming minority.The procession from the former to the latter was both ugly (from quiet to screaming) and inevitable. (The process of straight, Christian Whites becoming a minority could not have been stopped.)The loss of power is not to be cried about, but the corruption of those within has G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-6624677279269152742009-06-09T10:26:00.001-07:002009-06-09T10:43:19.147-07:00Great News: Lieberman & Graham Stopped From Hiding U.S. AtrocitiesGlenn Greenwald reports on some of the best news I've heard in a long time:Yesterday, there was a potentially temporary though still quite significant victory for those who believe in open government and transparency: as Jane Hamsher first reported, House leaders and the White House were forced to remove the Graham-Lieberman photo suppression amendment from the war supplemental spending bill, G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-34343953965848286212009-06-08T16:56:00.000-07:002009-06-08T17:06:20.206-07:00The Onion Excoriates the Latest Terminator MovieWith praise from Salinger - genius.You cannot help but feel that Hollywood itself, and indeed America's pop culture, are slammed along with McG's latest fecal addition to the feed trough.Adding to all of this is my knowledge that there are those in my family who will love the film, and blast me as a "film snob" for not feeling similarly.So I revel in the Onion as they hold up the decadent idiocy G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-19914582009660614842009-06-08T15:46:00.000-07:002009-06-08T15:49:06.732-07:00Dungeons and Dragons: Jack Chick and 8-BitTwo takes on the game. First, from Jack Chick, writer of countless Christian Tracks:Dungeons and Dragons is a tragic and tangled subject. It is essentially a feeding program for occultism and witchcraft. For Christians, the first scriptural problem is the fact that Dungeons and Dragons violates the commandment of I Ths. 5:22 "Abstain from all appearance of evil." Much of the trappings, art, G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-51775848257237019562009-06-08T11:41:00.000-07:002009-06-08T11:50:22.891-07:00Security Before LibertySenators Lieberman and Graham are continuing on their unholy crusade to enable future torture by hiding the atrocities of the past. They say they do it because the government's first job is to keep America and its troops secure.What of the fact that the presidential (and vice-presidential) oath of office is to keep the Constitution safe, not America. What of the idea that the Founding Fathers G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-39048421684303766662009-06-07T11:10:00.000-07:002009-06-07T11:13:45.330-07:00Palin PlaigiarizingThis is too good.All we have to do are the right things and the evil will self-destruct on their own.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-9441902437022361962009-06-07T07:03:00.001-07:002009-06-07T07:07:08.724-07:00Obama Would-Be Assassin CaughtDaniel James Murray was arrested today for plotting to kill the president. He was at a casino when they found him. Apparently he had severe mental problems.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-2001206899816709742009-06-05T13:39:00.000-07:002009-06-05T14:58:56.480-07:00Logs in Our Own Eyes, IIIIsraeli extremists are acting and speaking very poorly:At the outpost, named Oz Yehonatan, the settlers built a wooden structure they mockingly called the "Obama Hut," saying it was a sign of appreciation for the US president for his actions that had led to a dramatic rise in the number of outposts.Overnight Thursday, settlers and right-wing activists once again rebuilt the illegal Maoz Esther G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-83181177520326465432009-06-05T11:39:00.000-07:002009-06-05T11:50:07.483-07:00The Logs in Our Eyes, IIOne of the big problems in Iraq is firebrand clerics who push their followers to kill for political and/or religious reasons.Here is one of our own firebrands, Hal Turner, thankfully being charged for his crimes:Turner, who has been identified as a white supremacist and anti-Semite by several anti-racism groups, hosts an Internet radio program with an associated blog. On Tuesday, the blog G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-253968513884632142009-06-05T08:49:00.000-07:002009-06-05T09:06:38.500-07:00Extremists Hating on Their FoundersIt's been pointed out by many that our contemporary fanatical religious people would loathe Jesus, as the man was all about love, equality, and an end of oppression.What is less pointed out is who much the people on the far-Right would despise our Founding Fathers, who believed in universal liberties for all, treating Islam and even the spirituality of Native Americans with humility and respect, G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-67282420636109121872009-06-05T08:41:00.000-07:002009-06-05T08:44:21.386-07:00Extremists Hating on ObamaIt's almost funny that the talking heads on Fox News hate Obama about as much as Al Qaeda does:The Daily Show With Jon StewartM - Th 11p / 10cLooking for Comity in the Muslim Worldthedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical HumorEconomic CrisisMaybe it's because the validity and indeed existence of both groups are being heavily challenged by our President's way of being.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-47866765380665622872009-06-05T08:26:00.001-07:002009-06-05T08:30:16.064-07:00Would-Be Presidential Assassin LooseA Utah man, Daniel James Murray, pulled $13,000 from his savings account and told the teller that he was on a mission to kill President Obama. The government doesn't know where he is.The nutcases are all coming out at once. Obama was warned that right-wing fanatics would begin to assault society; hopefully they don't take his life.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-8397070304990946102009-06-05T08:21:00.000-07:002009-06-05T08:25:56.341-07:00No Surprise: Tiller's Assassin is an IdiotIt's interesting how much hatred the stupid and ignorant develop for the more enlightened:The man accused of killing Kansas abortion provider George Tiller said Thursday from the county jail where he is being held that he's "being treated as a criminal" even though he hasn't been convicted. In a brief telephone conversation with The Associated Press, Scott Roeder also disputed what he called "G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-43969392158095992472009-06-03T15:33:00.001-07:002009-06-03T15:37:12.642-07:00Fundamentalists Burn Down Topless Coffee ShopAmerican terrorists are on the march. First they assassinate an abortion doctor in church, now they burn down the topless coffee shop, what's next?These people don't care that there is a moral, legal system. They can't get the fundamentalist world they desire, so they act via terrorism to try to force their will on the rest of us.We must face our fundamentalists; they are at least as much a G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-31001511678807999422009-06-03T05:51:00.000-07:002009-06-03T05:53:12.198-07:00Bad Lieutenant and The Real WorldOur world is not separate from the one shown in Bad Lieutenant; it is not just a curse, but sometimes a blessing.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-47603459039592509562009-06-02T19:48:00.000-07:002009-06-02T20:19:00.262-07:00Bad Lieutenant, the Original: Why He Screams at Jesus (WARNING: Adult Content)If you haven't seen the movie, you should. Either way, below is what I understand after watching the film:The world is a hell of nihilism and suffering.As we seek to fix our problems, we only mire ourselves ever deeper in the muck of the world. Humanity, even in the 20th and 21st centuries, is still as much in the dark ages as those who lived 1,000 and 2,000 years ago.Most importantly, and the G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-69186083999018640822009-06-01T17:01:00.001-07:002009-06-01T17:11:56.601-07:00Tiller's Assassin Was a Palin Supporter and a TeabaggerNot a big surprise, but the man who killed George Tiller was a right-wing nutcase:Analysts who study American extremism are pointing to a 1996 arrest report that, they say, links the leading suspect in the murder of Kansas abortion doctor George Tiller to some of the most zealous antigovernment groups in the United States. Law enforcement officials currently have in custody G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-26078691836496990482009-06-01T13:19:00.000-07:002009-06-01T13:28:55.207-07:00A Modest ProposalI must admit, I never read it until I linked to it a few minutes ago. I was worried the thing lasted pages and pages.Today, however, I could not resist, what with it being right there in front of me.And before my eyes was such a delight. The piece was presented in class (never for reading, sadly) as an attempt by Swift to illustrate the desperate agonies of the poor via satire.I saw that, of G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-29204877770028610112009-06-01T12:56:00.000-07:002009-06-01T13:01:00.539-07:00Most Conservatives Think Colbert is a ConservativeIf anyone is seeking to prove that the Right has intelligence and/or a sense of humor, a recent poll has made that a lot more difficult.A majority of conservatives think that Colbert is himself a conservative.No wonder people were up in arms when Jonathan Swift made his Modest Proposal.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-79648668872482708082009-06-01T12:43:00.000-07:002009-06-01T12:46:02.350-07:00The NYT Doing Better, IIToday they published this letter from an ACLU lawyer, under the banner of, "The Value in Showing Photos of Torture":To the Editor: Re “The Abu Ghraib We Cannot See” (Op-Ed, May 24): Philip Gourevitch writes that the suppressed prisoner abuse photos wouldn’t tell us anything we don’t already know. He is wrong. Recently released legal memos elucidate the Bush administration’s torture policies,G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-61988805588518834652009-06-01T12:37:00.000-07:002009-06-01T12:40:20.296-07:00The Unrepentant Christian TalibanMilitant fundamentalists make monsters of themselves in their attempts to wage holy wars. Eventually, their monstrous ways are all they have left:Anti-abortion activist Randall Terry says his movement should not tone down its rhetoric despite the killing of abortion doctor George Tiller.Terry says Tiller's murder by a gunman during church services on Sunday poses a problem for abortion opponents G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-54707511466106514252009-06-01T12:26:00.000-07:002009-06-01T12:36:12.415-07:00The Logs in Our EyesEthnic cleansing in our cities, religious terrorism in our suburbs.Politicians led us into wars on the pretense of cleansing the eyes of Iraq and Afghanistan, while seeking to cover up the flaws in our own.New politicians, claiming to offer a change from the past, maintained both wars while seeking to cover up those same flaws, as well as the crimes of its predecessors.The hideousness must end, G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-46708495970117850152009-06-01T11:55:00.000-07:002009-06-01T12:01:01.128-07:00Cheney Supports Gay MarriageI am completely thrown by this, especially when coupled with news of Obama's anti-transparency, pro-torture bill. But here it is:Dick Cheney rarely takes a position that places him at a more progressive tilt than President Obama. But on Monday, the former vice president did just that, saying that he supports gay marriage as long as it is deemed legal by state and not federal government.Did I G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-28635520117222750862009-06-01T11:41:00.000-07:002009-06-01T11:52:01.096-07:00Bin Laden Bringing Down America Via Cheney, Obama, and CongressBin Laden's dreams are coming true. Cheney's post-9/11 torture is now bringing about laws that go harshly against everything America is supposed to stand for:The White House is actively supporting a new bill jointly sponsored by Sens. Lindsey Graham and Joe Lieberman -- called The Detainee Photographic Records Protection Act of 2009 -- that literally has no purpose other than to allow the G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-75212311554569111602009-06-01T11:27:00.001-07:002009-06-01T11:27:47.296-07:00It May Make Me a Bad PersonBut I find this completely hilarious.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-36841657930502754282009-06-01T10:52:00.000-07:002009-06-01T11:07:01.006-07:00Obama Administration Warned About Domestic, Right-Wing TerrorismThe Obama Administration was warned that something like yesterday's terrorist attack was coming:Thank God that the Obama administration caved last month to religious right and GOP demands that it withdraw a new domestic terrorism report that indicated, among other things, that radicals might use abortion as a justification for committing acts of domestic terrorism. Now a man is dead, and an G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-57882287770600220052009-06-01T10:32:00.000-07:002009-06-01T10:41:01.875-07:00Military Recruiters Shot, One KilledMy own experience with military, specifically marine, recruiters is pretty upsetting, as were the scenes in Fahrenheit 9/11, but killing in vengeance is more than a little overboard.One of the serious problems with the gun culture in America is that a percentage of Americans will feel it is their right, or even obligation, to gun down those who they oppose.Besides, some of them face their own G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-73855281097047855382009-06-01T10:15:00.000-07:002009-06-01T10:29:43.427-07:00Kelly Cracks Comic GoldNot that Kelly's anger comes from personal experience and resentment, of course. Nor does he have a drinking problem.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-80793451852881576232009-06-01T09:56:00.001-07:002009-06-01T10:04:33.734-07:00White Conservatives Are Vast Majority of Republican PartyIt explains an awful lot:The poll, released today by Gallup, shows that a staggering 89% of the GOP is white, and that 63% identify as conservatives. It is, in the words of the poll's author, "first and foremost a political entity dominated by white Americans." In contrast, the poll found that around 36% of Democrats are non-white. Of the 64% of Democrats who are white, the poll found that G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-61145059102321160362009-06-01T09:53:00.000-07:002009-06-01T09:56:00.297-07:00General Sanchez Calls for War Crimes Truth CommissionAh, a hero in the leadership at last; General Sanchez has publicly called for a War Crimes Truth Commission investigating the leadership that pushed torture into practice and those who allowed it to fester there.Positively beautiful. It almost restores my faith in humanity.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-48953211976998882222009-06-01T09:23:00.000-07:002009-06-01T09:51:28.778-07:00The NYT Gets Closer in Its Talk About TortureNow they are calling it "abuse," no longer "hash interrogation." Further, they are asking for a thorough questioning of General McChrystal. They aren't just glossing over the man's history as merely "harsh interrogation" as they were known to do in the past.As much as I want them to call torture torture, I appreciate their progress down the road towards truth. It would be wonderful if the Times G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-65257108104121025392009-05-31T10:50:00.000-07:002009-05-31T11:05:30.635-07:00Famous Abortion Provider Murdered in a Kansas ChurchAs I said earlier today, it is not Christian to personally enforce the laws of God. Today, someone, presumably a Christian, murdered a person the Church calls a murderer. The victim was George Tiller, a man who believed that safely preventing unwanted births was worth putting his life on the line. He had been attacked for decades, physically, legally, and socially by the Right. Today, he was G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-42533355567165326372009-05-31T07:39:00.000-07:002009-05-31T07:54:34.397-07:00YoungCons: Rapping for Reagan and CheneyThe Youngcons, a group of rapping conservatives, like to invoke Jesus and Martin Luther King Jr., along with Reagan, of course, as sources of conservative thought.The problem is that they don't differentiate between the best aspects of conservatism versus the worst. They take the full Palin-Cheney kit and caboodle and say that it is what Jesus and Reverend King wanted.They even say to G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-80873135329025441902009-05-31T07:28:00.000-07:002009-05-31T07:39:21.598-07:00Rape in Torture Photos DeniedNow General Taguba, the source of info that the torture photos included scenes of rape, denies that they show scenes of rape.There's only way to know for sure; release all of the photos to the public. Only then will America see what is in the photos and what isn't in the photos.Also, is there a way to know that rape, even if off camera, didn't occur?We must understand that this truly is our G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-63573393982549679232009-05-31T06:55:00.000-07:002009-05-31T07:23:02.757-07:00Fundamentalism in the U.S. - the Bible as American LawMany, many people in America believe that their Bible is a source for law. If the Bible says that something is wrong, then a law should be made to enforce that law.This is how they justify attacking gay marriage. It is how they went after alcohol. The Bible has been used to make and maintain all sorts of legal realities in this country, including slavery and laws of discrimination (it was, for a G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-22244238353937697572009-05-30T15:50:00.000-07:002009-05-31T07:23:21.891-07:00Obama as Bush Redux, ReduxObama's Administration stated today that national security precludes obeying a circuit judge's orders to release documents related to warrantless wiretapping.Obama and the Democrats are hypocrites. If they want to stop being hypocrites, they either need to admit that they agree with Bush that personal liberties are no longer rights, or they need to act like our civil liberties are still G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-10989789879877185482009-05-30T05:44:00.000-07:002009-05-30T05:51:32.906-07:00My Thoughts on SotomayorI've read quite a bit about her, though not exhaustively, and come to two conclusions:1) She is no antidote to either Scalia or Roberts. That's a shame.2) The issues within the Republican/conservative realms that Sotomayor's nomination have caused are bringing them great troubles. The Right is fighting over race, and its senators are divided by gender. This seems to be textbook divide-and-conquerG. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-67098809094556463742009-05-29T17:50:00.001-07:002009-05-29T18:02:29.380-07:00The NYT and PropagandaThey're really pushing the envelope on handling the military when the present everything in worshipful ways.Just 10 years ago, America was bashing on the military. Now, suddenly after 9/11, they are universally heroes.Let me tell you, having been in the marine corps, there are people in the military who should be bashed at all times. There are also people in the military who are heroes. Neither G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-23732318477120372752009-05-29T16:14:00.000-07:002009-05-29T16:18:22.497-07:00Petraeus Says U.S. Torture Violated Geneva ConventionsThe unquestionable man has spoken:"[W]e have taken steps that have violated the Geneva Conventions[,] we rightly have been criticized"For the truth to come from someone Cheney and Limbaugh cannot attack or sideline I say, "Hallelujah."G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-10222342137984626272009-05-29T13:16:00.000-07:002009-05-30T05:53:17.036-07:00A "Very Odd Thing"That's how David Hyde Pierce, the former Frasier star, spoke about people voting on one's right to take a private vow.If someone voted about whether or not I could have married my wife, I would be thoroughly pissed. Which way the decision went would not matter all that much; the act of choosing if I have rights would offend me awfully.Who do we think we are to take away others' rights to live G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-21696439328887871672009-05-29T10:10:00.000-07:002009-05-29T10:20:47.988-07:00The Onion Perfectly Illuminates the Recent 'American Idol' ControversyPerfection, thy name is Onion.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-7168151692336552009-05-29T09:09:00.001-07:002009-05-29T09:12:11.763-07:00Levin Claims Cheney's Memos Prove NothingSenator Levin, if he can believed, says that the memos Cheney wants declassified prove none of Cheney's assertions.I'm inclined to believe him, but take everything politicians say with a grain of salt.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-77970721751234709922009-05-29T09:05:00.000-07:002009-05-29T18:03:15.108-07:00Sri Lankan Government Slaughtered Over 20,000 CiviliansI knew the report clearing Sri Lanka of any and all wrongdoing was too good to be true (why I didn't run the news).Over 20,000 civilians were killed in a refugee camp. That is a massacre, and an atrocity.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-72926256432655795852009-05-28T18:04:00.000-07:002009-05-28T18:11:04.827-07:00Bad Lieutenant via Herzog Part IIII realized that Nicholas Cage did a Kinski turn onto the camera... then I noticed that the guy was styling himself as Kinski in his acting and posing.Then I realized, the whole thing is another Herzog-Kinski production, but with Cage as the lead instead.Bad Lieutenant is a retelling of Aguirre, the Wrath of God, through the life of an American cop.Beautiful genius.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-90353523619519364472009-05-28T16:06:00.001-07:002009-05-28T16:08:57.975-07:00Obama Admin Still Fighting to Supress Abuse PhotosIt reminds me of abusive parents not wanting anyone to know what horrible things they have done.I want to repeat this: it is not the people who release the photos who cause the problem, but those who created the situations photographed.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-13545641965392778492009-05-28T15:46:00.000-07:002009-05-28T15:49:49.210-07:00Bad Lieutenant via Herzog, Part IIWerner knows how to lay it on:[T]he original film's director, Abel Ferrara, has vowed to fight this project, and — Wonderful, yes! Let him fight! He thinks I'm doing a remake. Have you talked to him? No. I have no idea who Abel Ferrara is. But let him fight the windmills, like Don Quixote. Have you heard his comments at all? He says he hopes "these people die in Hell." That's beautiful! Do G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-63592091070782528692009-05-28T13:40:00.000-07:002009-05-28T13:44:09.320-07:00Bad Lieutenant, via Herzog & CageHerzog seems to have made another classic.I confess, I still need to see the original. I will watch both; this new one seems to be an action movie version of Stroszek.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-53134119855344418962009-05-28T13:05:00.000-07:002009-05-28T13:09:33.238-07:00Genetically Altered Mice Squeak DifferentlyWe put a human gene in mice that made them squeak differently.Humans are here, I sometimes think, to fulfill the universe's need for ever-increasing entropy. We have just made reality even stranger; I think that fulfills part of our bargain.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9080999065227832212.post-49129772617302643092009-05-28T09:07:00.000-07:002009-05-28T09:09:03.308-07:00Israel Refuses to Stop Settlement ExpansionIsrael cares for nothing but Israel, certainly not peace, and certainly not their biggest ally and savior the U.S.G. G. Griffithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11719479388463930789noreply@blogger.com0