Maura Tierney may be immortal

Las Vegas beset by whores

9/11 was very much on the mind of U.S. sailors when, in 2002, a U.S. aircraft battle group was recalled after extended deployment in the gulf, Months of nail-biting military action had the men of the the aircraft carrier USS John C Stennis, the guided missile cruiser USS Port Royal and the fast combat support ship USS Bridge, “tightly wound.” Among sailors, the city of Perth, Australia has the endearing quality of legalized prostitution, and is generally acknowledged as an appropriate place for shore leave. There are several well known, reputable brothels in Perth, most of them open 24 hours. In May of 2002, five-thousand five hundred men of the U.S. battle group “Horney” were dismissed for shore leave at the same time. In less than a week shore leave was over and the whores of Perth had surrendered. The famous Langtrees brothel and several others had had enough. The Madam's reported that they were closing their doors for an appropriate time, as they were no longer able to provide a level of professional care their customers had come to rely on.

Shortly after the bombing of Pearl Harbor, the U.S. President, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, ordered 1 million men deployed to Hawaii in an effort to reinforce this America's only forward base. Maj. Frank Steer, newly appointed provost Marshall of the islands, was forced to issue the only order he could in this situation. By order: Prostitutes could only charge 3$ for 3 minutes. Unknown to most, the dictatorial powers of the provost Marshall included the right to set the price of illegal sex. What could of motivated the provost Marshall to regulate the price of sex for prostitutes? The reason may have come from another edict Maj. Steer was forced to issue. By order: No more sex workers allowed to immigrate to the islands of Hawaii for the duration of the war. In a very practical matter, Maj. Steer had no where to put the 50,000+ free spirited women who were were about to arrive right behind the 1 million servicemen. While the Naval base of Pearl Harbor could handle a million man deployment, as provost Marshall, Maj. Steer had the problem of housing all the civilian contractors and other civilian personnel the Navy would be needing for its ship yards. So, for the remainder of the war, only the original 200+ prostitutes, already living on the island, would be handling over a million+ servicemen.

If Maj. Steer had not set price of sex, the prostitutes of Oahu would be demanding such high wages as to tempt the “good Christian women of the islands into a life of sin.” Servicing servicemen was their way of serving America. Imagine a platoon of tired, sad old whores dressed in faded, red, white and blue outfits, faded sequins, marching with patriotic pride to the Star Spangled Banner; saluting our flag in unison as their dirty, 1940 grand-ma panties drop to their ankles. 1940's war propaganda tags the film with, “Never had so few done so many. For 'Merica'! “

A few days ago the Republican National Committee offered up a press release stating that it is currently narrowing down their choice of host city of the 2016 Republican Convention. The smart money is on Las Vegas. Republican's flooding into Vegas is nothing new, but history has shown us that, all at once is bound to be tough on the whores; the prostitutes, the sex workers. Roy Scheider said it in Jaws, “We're going to need a bigger boat.” Replace “boat” with “whore”, Rest assured Las Vegas, The Donald will be there.

But has anyone thought to alert the working whores of Las Vegas? It's unconscionable to unleash a tsunami of hypocrisy onto that community that already has real family values. They never think about how this will effect the whores.

Just a note: The prostitutes of Hawaii claimed to work 6 days a week. (Off on Sunday – for church.) That works out to a few thousand shy of $150,000 a year. Working only daylight hours; (Because of curfew no personnel were allowed out ofter dark.) In 1941, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt was paid of salary of $75,000 a year.

Poor Rich people

New from MoveOn and Ed Asner

Charlie Chaplan has a point

Just in case you haven't seen this

Farewell to Ham Rove R.I.P

It's been a tough year for everyone.  Especially Ham Rove.  I can't help but feel sorry for that high sodium filled luncheon meat.  He was a damn good political operative. 

    It's been a long time coming for Ham Rove.  Always with that glazed look, this ham super pac took Steven Colbert to task, again and again.  Like his human namesake, Human Ham Rove, Ham Rove wouldn't back down to Colbert's rhetoric. Just like his "head-shaped-twin", Human Ham Rove remains quite on the demise of Ham Rove.  You'd think those two would be best friends.


Ham Rove     2012-2012
You will be missed
  

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And a very Kimmel Halloween to you.

Jimmy Kimmel has done it again. It's not Halloween until your your children break down in tears.  This is mean.  Just mean.  It's mean in the way that only an adult can be mean to a child.  And I can't stop laughing.

I could feel it, down in my plumbs.

I'm getting waaaaay too worked up over the election.  Will Ferrell always delivers.

Music Videos

Lately I've been toying with Microsoft's Movie Maker and I made these music videos:

Jerry's Rack by Lalo Schifrin

Jerry's Rack is a little tune I've enjoyed for years, although it's a little short in its original form.  I had to double up the size ( a little cut and paste).  I'm happy how it turned out.  You may recognize it from Jackie Chan's "The Big Brawl" or those ads from Angie's List.

Then I tried my hand with "In the Hall of the Mountain King" - - - I always thought this would be perfect music for a video.



And then, finally, I though it would be fun to make a video from Ray Charles' "Shake your tale feather."

Will White House Renovations Come From Taxpayers?

(reprinted from the Republican Family Magazine)

From his private jet, Gov. Romney announced plans to renovate the entire White House upon winning the election. “After taking office I have no plans to be living in the White House. It's a dump. Have you seen the situation room? It looks nothing like what they had on The West Wing. How can you expect me to do battle with the Russian-Bear in less than 400 square feet? I want something more like Doctor Strangelove. I want a room like that. With a big table. And a huge map.” Romney said, motioning to an aide. “Make a note of that, I want one of those giant maps that light up.”

When asked how he would pay for such a thing the former Governor said, “Well, I'm not going to use my own money to build a rental. Why spend mine when I could spend yours?”

Astonished press later asked Governor Romney to elaborate on his plans to tear down a large portion of the White House.

"I understand. Renovation could take years. But just imagine, a new 21^st century White House emerging from my Presidency in say, what? 2020? What's eight years plus 2013? Yeah, that's right. 

Asked to elaborate, Romney continued:
 

"It would be a huge step-down. It would be like your reward for becoming President would be live in a tent on the lawn. Ann would divorce me on the spot if she thought we had to live in that “dust bin of history.” That's what she calls it. She says “It's got that old people smell.”

It should be noted that before this interview Gov. Romney had turned quickly toward the cockpit, slamming his head into an overhead bin, sending the newly dazed candidate falling back like a cardboard picture cut-out. Governor Romney later denied ever saying anything on the subject of White House renovations but, if he did, he stands by his previous statement.

My favorite Romney ad

Oh, Mitt.

Here's to you Hitch.

It's good to be alive. This last July I underwent bypass surgery. I've worked hard at an eloquent and short description of the experience. “Beaten by baseball bats,” is the best I could imagine. It was a long summer. It surely is a strange world we live in. Christopher Hitchens died today. I won't forget him anytime soon. I too, should be dead, but because of medical science, I get to hang around for a while longer. I arrived late to the Hitchens experience. It wasn't until Jerry Falwell died that I first noticed Hitchens. I was lucky enough to find the interview on Youtube. I loved this:

Hitchens left me ablaze with schadenfreude.

Here's to Hitchens! The great seemed to be killed off early. Henry Kissinger lives on. Thank you for helping everyone stop the never ending kowtowing to ridiculous medieval philosophy.

On another note:

Christopher Hitchens made the astute observation on our ability to eliminate poverty being directly related to empowering women.

Koch Whore of America, Michele Bachmann

First and foremost, if you haven't read it yet Click here for Matt Taibbi's article in Rolling Stone.

"One member of Michele's entourage talked about how he had visions, and that God spoke to him directly," recalled Denise Stephens, a parent who was opposed to the religious curriculum at New Heights. "He told us that as Christians we had to lay our lives down for it. I remember getting in the car with my husband afterward and telling him, 'This is a cult.'" - - - Matt Taibbi

Reporters need to start asking her questions like, “when God last spoke to you, what was he wearing?” or “Since it's well known that the Rapture has already happened, how does it make you feel to be left behind?”

A real question might be, “If you were asked by Jesus to do something against the U.S. Constitution, would you do it?”

I have mixed feelings about the whole “rapture” myth. Part of me is horrified that so many people believe such nonsense. The other part of me loves the idea of Christians being pulled into the vacuum of space. Things would be great without these batshit crazy nut balls.

I'm not sure about this, but this may be a picture of Bachmann as a child:

South Park's Censored 200th & 201st Episode

South Park's 200th episode.  Be aware, clicking on this might bright up some sort of porn site.  Just click it away.




Part 2 - Episode 201





Robert Reich

I'm Voting Republican

Ex-Sen John Ensign - The Longest Criminal Trial in U.S. History

This is about the Republican character, the right-wing conservative mindset. It's about fear-based brains grasping for straws. There's a pathology that becomes brightly apparent upon a cursory evaluation of Republican criminal activity. For those that don't know, most criminals, when confronted with the evidence, will confess. Even the dumbest of criminals can recognize when they have no defense. Fear-based brains, not so much.

The pathology of apprehended Republican criminals: Lie, lie, lie. Even when facts clearly dispute your credibility, just lie. If, at all possible, point the finger at someone else. Deny ever breaking the law. Don't ever come clean. Delay, obfuscate, and politicize the trial to the bitter end.

Now on this powerless glide-path toward destruction is ex-U.S. Senator Jon Ensign of Nevada, Senator Tom Coburn of Oklahoma and Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania. It's true that not all the facts are out, so how can anyone be sure of how this train wreck will play out? Former Rep. Tom Delay – R, Texas, is a great example. For those unaware of the nuances of his trial, Tom was guilty. Guilty, guilty, guilty. For nearly 100 years Texas law clearly states that corporations are not allowed to give money to candidates. As a former Texas legislator “The Hammer” from Houston knew this.

Tom Delay's case demands the question, can evidence against you be more substantial than a video tape of the crime being committed? The answer is, yes. Delay's was all on paper. More than that, the other men who signed the documents, creating the illegal PAC and paying out the money, confirmed that Delay tried to circumvent Texas law. They also testified that Delay knowingly laundered the money through the Republican National Committee. Ultimately Delay was convicted of money laundering. (3 years plus ten years of supervised probation after release.)

So, how guilty was he? Apparently, not guilty enough to ever admit his own guilt. On many occasions Delay pointed the finger at the Travis County D.A., for bringing the charges purely as a political vendetta. This went on for five years as Delay delayed his trial. As mandated by Texas law, only the Travis County District Attorney (in Austin) is burdened with policing Texas politicians. If the D.A. didn't bring charges against Delay, he himself could be charged with a crime. After being found guilty, during his allocution, Delay said to the Judge, “I don't feel like I did anything wrong,” and then claimed that the courts were criminalizing politics.

The Penis Pump Judge

Republican Judge Donald Thompson is another great example. 2006 was a bad year for the Oklahoma judge. Thompson knew his clerks had seen him naked beneath his judicial robes on several occasions, but the compulsion to enlarge his penis was too great. Weeks went by as members of the court heard a ‘wooshing’ sound coming from beneath the judge’s bench. Video tapes of the proceedings had recorded that sound. By the time Thompson was arrested the evidence was overwhelming, but it was the way he tried to lie his way out of it that best illustrates the pathology.

Channeling Austin Powers, Thompson first claimed the penis pump was a gag gift. He never used it. Most importantly, Thompson swore, by all that was holy, that he never once, not once, masturbated while on the bench. Be sure, Thompson made it clear, again and again. This was the mainstay of his defense. Not once! He would never do such a thing! Why, it was just ghastly to make such a accusation.

This went on for several months.

Cue the crime scene investigator: Your Honor, we took a look at your robes and underneath your bench. We hit it with a ultra-violet light and it lit up like someone has been shooting white neon paint balls. That’s right, semen stains fully illuminated the inside of his judicial robes. Same for the judges’ bench. If that wasn’t enough the prosecution went to the trouble of DNA testing the stains just in case another judge was sneaking into the court at night and masturbating his way around the room. Thompson would of been better off pleading a small penis. He received 4 years and a $40,000 fine.

Ego driven Senators

There is a built-in arrogance imbued to the ego of United States Senators. For those of the Republican Christian right wing, probably more so. Soon, federal prosecutors will have three huge egos entangled in a colossal mess of bad judgment, outright fraud, illegal pay-offs, corruption and a sex scandal. Every defendant and witness is white, rich and powerful with something to hide. Even before indictments have been handed down the lies are thick and transparent.

For T.V. detectives the job is easy when they have three suspects. Same is true in real life. Whoever throws their friends under-the-bus first wins a reduced sentence. No doubt this will happen, but if the pathology of ego driven republican politicians has anything to say about it, the case of Sen. John Ensign should be the longest criminal trial in the history of the United States of America. And how dare you demand the truth from these great upstanding men? Pass the popcorn.

The end is near! Jesus returns on May 21st

My Christian friends get annoyed when I call their faith a 'death cult.' What better way is there to describe people who believe the experience of life is mostly about what comes next? Calling for the end of times, the return of Jesus H. Christ, has been the mainstay of Christianity, and yet, for some reason, most Christians want nothing to do with it. This is the story of how Pastor Harold Camping of Oakland, CA, has decreed our final day here on earth as May 21^st, 2011. Hardly enough time to get right by Jesus.  Is that silhouette on the billboard a man praying or a man pooping? 

I'd like to point out that Mathew 23:37-39 clearly states that Jesus will not return until the Jewish people accept him as their savior. Pastor Harold Camping says different. Jesus is returning on Sunday the 21^st and Camping's church has spent near to $3 million dollars for billboards to let everyone know. And still, those Jews won't accept Jesus as their savior. They'll ruin everything!

Christians today forget that end-of-days religious campaigns have been a mainstay of their faith. Why won't the Presbyterians get on board? 

WILL THIS WIND

My favorite apocalyptic cult, by far, are the Jehovah's Witnesses. A cursory look at their track record for end-of-the-world prophesies read exactly like this Monty Python sketch. Founded in the late 1870's the Jehovah's Witnesses have declared the coming apocalypse for 1914, 1915, 1918, 1922, 1925, 1975. Almost every year, the God's final judgment is just around the corner. What is really weird about this Watchtower cult is that no one seems to know where the money goes. There are no J.W. / Watchtower charities. Good thing we all pay their taxes or they might go out of business. 

KEITH OLBERMANN

Video: The Whitehouse Correspondence Dinner

Poor "The Donald," his hair never saw it coming. . .

A callous disregard for human life - The Republican Party

Cruelty is wrong.

I’ve been bitten with the morality bug. Up on my high horse, looking down at the state of things, I pass my moral judgments as if I was a god. Arrogance. Absolute arrogance, but I can’t seem to help myself.

Cruelty is wrong. It does not take a god to recognize cruelty as immoral, but I think this issue needs illumination if only because it’s not in the bible. Hurting other human beings for no reason is cruel. It shows a callous disregard for human life. A true lack of empathy.

I shouldn’t be surprised. The republicans have a long history of a callous disregard for human life. Pick any issue. Which way will the republicans vote? If the bill will make poor people poorer and/or make rich people richer - - that is how the republican party will vote. Will the bill deny rights to a minority? Mark the republican vote AYE.

I think it was Gandhi who said, “poverty is the worse kind of violence.” He was right. And yet, the republican party continues to dish out cruelty whenever they can.

Consider, we have enough food for everyone. We have enough clothing for everyone. We have enough materials to build homes for everyone. No other country on the planet will invade the United States. And, most importantly, you don’t have to believe in Jesus to do the right thing.

Two-thirds (2/3) of the prison population (over 2 million) are there for non-violent drug offenses costing us over $35,000 a year, each. Consider the cost of maintaining the current levels of law enforcement, the cost of the judicial system, and the cost of lives paid to maintain this war on drugs. Consider the cost inflicted upon our neighbors. For now Mexico is fighting our war.

Then consider what we would gain by ending the war on drugs. Instantly, world-wide terrorism would end. Drug money funds terrorist almost exclusively as does gangs. Go to the wiki page Gangs in the United States.


Since the FBI has leveled its gaze at worldwide terrorism, its mission has decreased the desire to fight the never-ending drug war. 2007 estimates place gangs at 30,000 with 800,000 active members. This has become a national security issue. And what do the republicans do? Nothing. They are happy to watch the poor and disenfranchised suffer. Cruelty is wrong.

When the republicans lost their minds over healthcare-for-all they also showed a callous disregard for human life. It is cruel to refuse medical treatment based on income. Other countries can do it. Why can’t we? Money, they say. We don’t have enough money, they say. That’s not true. That’s a lie. Truth is, they just don’t want to pay for it. They love their pennies more than the human life it could save. Cruel. Callous.

Planned Parenthood de-funding offers the republicans the chance hurt poor women. How can they resist? Knowing full well that abortions are usually done through medications now, this is a chance for republicans to deny women life saving medical procedures; to actually kill poor women. Why wouldn’t the republicans be for this? By definition this shows a callous disregard for human life.

In a poll that came out today 46 percent of Mississippi republican want an interracial marriage ban.

Using my ultra-keen, ultra-conservative, ultra-atheistic, highly arrogant morality I hereby declare 46 percent of Mississippi republicans as racists. Why is this important? Slavery. I’ve been watching the Ken Burns documentary on the Civil War, again. Apparently, our country had to murder millions of each other in an effort to end the practice of total subjugation. Slavery.

Without a doubt in my arrogant mind, I deem slavery as immoral. Normal people don’t really look at such a statement as going out on a limb. Say it among Mississippi republicans and you might think different.

Thus is the plight of the republicans. Among their own they would reinstate slavery, place homosexuals in prison (if they didn’t execute them), deny healthcare to everyone but the richest elites, and take away the vote from women while subjugating them even further. Be mindful, they wouldn’t do it themselves. They’d outsource it to India.

And on we go into the Christian right-wing nugent center of the republican party as they continue to offer cover for worst of the worst. For years it has been evident that the Roman Catholic Church is a pedophile ring. This time, with 21 priests suspended in Philadelphia, the reality of a Christian NAMBLA is irrefutable. As usual the media covered it like a special interest piece; like an oddity; something unusual is happening in Philadelphia today.

How can this not outrage the public? How can anyone with a soul give money to the Catholic Church?

If we found out that employees at Walmart were raping children and that the Walmart executives, including the CEO, were helping their employees rape children, they would all be in handcuffs. The Pope and his clan of child rapists need to be arrested.

I came across a very useful website. It’s called: http://bishopaccountability.org/ Bishop Accountability .org. Wow. There it is. The entire Catholic pedophile ring, right there in one place.

A callous disregard for human life?* see: The Republican Party.

Keith Olbermann V. Citizens United and the future corporate Rollerball world

Keith Olbermann MIA - - - Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission.  Shall we call ourselves the Corporate States of America?  Amen.

Video: Planned Parenthood Rally in Austin, Texas

I joined in a rally for reproductive rights this afternoon.  It was good to see so many people out.  Using the FOX criteria for estimating crowd size, I'd put the turnout at just over 700,000.  Using the Glenn Beck scale it was over 2 million.

Boehner of Orange and my Schadenfreude Guru

My schadenfreude guru has been resurrected by the national enquirer.  Like a crack addict scoring a lifetime supply in a drug deal, schadenfreude has filled the pleasure center of my brain when it was reported that the happily married John Boehner was guilty of a sexual affair with two different women; Washington lobbyist Lisbeth Lyons and Leigh LaMora, the former press secretary to ex-Colorado Congressman Joel Hefley. 

http://www.nationalenquirer.com/john_boehner_house_speaker_sex_scandal_two_women/celebrity/70110
 
When republican Rep. Chris Lee resigned after placing his shirtless pic on Craig’s List, my schadenfreude was short lived.  His quick resignation spiked the continuing story of what else he had done on Craig’s list.  How mad were his real perversions that possible exposure calls for fleeing?  Lee is a republican so imagining him to be into sadomasochistic animal necrophilia would be like beating a dead horse. 

Boehner of Orange

Crying as much as he does it’s not hard to wonder about the sanity of John Boehner.  I’m convinced he’s an alcoholic.  I think he’s drunk most of the day.   It becomes very apparent if you’ve grown up around functional drunk lobbyists and politicians like myself.  Overly emotional moments are just one of the signs.  Drunken liaisons with power groupies are mandatory.  Judging from his pallor, Boehner has been drinking orange flavored schnaps.  It's not uncommon for closeted alcoholics to drinks schnaps in an effort to camouflage their breath.