Thursday, March 02, 2006
Homophobic Telemarketing Strikes Again
if anyone wants to call and help keep their staff busy fielding questions instead of making outgoing calls, the number is below.
another writeup on the folks can be found http://homohusbandry.blogspot.com/2006/02/its-late-and-i-reserve-right-to-edit.html
message from a friend...
Dear Friends,
I was very upset when I came home this evening to find an anti-gay
message on my answering machine. The message included lies about gay
people and said that same-sex marriage will destroy the family. The
message said, "If you want to stop same-sex marriage, press 1!" I
waited for the message to end, and then I pressed star 69 to get the
number. It was 877-266-6277. I called the number back, and the
people said, "National Organization to Stop Same-Sex Marriage." I
told them what I thought. One man told me that according to the
Bible, God hates gays. I told him that I do not want this bigoted
group calling my home ever again.
I am so upset by this, I am still shaking. I would urge people to
phone the number and tell these people what you think, but that's
entirely up to you. Perhaps it's better to ignore them. I don't know
if they are Fred Phelps' group or not. But it was awful to hear this
message in my home.
....
We have tracked down the group that left the anti-gay message on my
answering machine. They are a phone and internet company that
markets to conservative "Christians" and gives money to right-wing
political candidates. They are called United American Technologies.
When you go to the news page on their website, you get the picture:
http://www.uatnow.com/newsindex.html
This is "Christian" marketing with an anti-gay focus. What a
caring "Christian" thing to do.......make profit and raise money for
right-wing candidates by attacking a minority group and appealing to
people's prejudice. I'm sure Jesus would be thrilled.
This company is not just anti-gay; they fund the right-wing
politicians that we are working against.
......
another writeup on the folks can be found http://homohusbandry.blogspot.com/2006/02/its-late-and-i-reserve-right-to-edit.html
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Call for Bush to Disarm and Renounce Violence
as george said, "I know you know you can't be a partner in peace if you have, if your party has got an armed wing,". elections "are not a whitewash for terror".
Sunday, January 08, 2006
would you be an unlawful combattant?
- even if you weren't a member of the official armed forces- and some fuckers came rolling thru your development snatching up some guys between the ages 14 and 50, shooting others, bombing main street in ravenna and front campus at ksu because there were military installations there - but using 2 tons of precision guided' ammunition each time, taking out a large residential areas - would you consider resisting the occupying forces to protect your neighborhood? if the occupiers attacked the vfw hall` bombed the ohio edison offices, "took out" the akron canton airport and inadvertantly 1/2 the population of green township and "accidentally" destroyed davey high school at lunch time and carpet bombed downtown columbus - if the standard of justice the u.s. feels justified in imposing on the rest of the world are followed you best just learn to sit still and open wide.
any resistance is a war crime , and according to bush justice, the fact that you were ever suspected of a crime proves you are guilty and subject to be jailed til the endless war comes to an end without ever being charged. or maybe you could just die during torture.
see - whatever those with the most power want to do is legal by definition. anything that impinges on their ability to do whatever they wish to do is a crime.
or maybe someone down the street would like you gone. just tell someone you're trouble and you're gone probably forever.
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
2 unlawful combattant foriegn fighers captured in Iraq - UK forces attack prison to un-arrest them
Defense Minister John Reid claimed "What we do know is that under the law they should have been handed back to the British forces". He didn't say under which law a "soveriegn" government must return unlawful combattants who have been captured to the battlefield, and Rummy and Co. may take issue with the notion.
for a coalition speak version of the story,
http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/09/19/iraq.main/
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,2763,1574668,00.html
http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?court=us&vol=317&invol=1
.....As examples, the pamphlet mentions civilians who engage in war without authorization; non-combat members of the military, such as medics or chaplains, who engage in combat; and soldiers who fight out of uniform. In the Second World War, the United States captured eight German saboteurs who were out of uniform and executed six of them.
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
the Wrath of Robertson
But then when have the facts gotten in the way of a good story. Can't say I was suprised when the Fox "news" report on Pat Robertson's advocation of murder of a duly elected president of a neighboring state deleted the portion of his rant that used the words assasination and "we really ought to go ahead and do it" - skipping to his invite to "take him out" , presumably a good christian invite to a hearty sunday dinner. In that context the offer to "take Chavez out" can finally fullfil the notion of the George Bush's Man Date he claimed he had earned from a 3% lead in the polls (margin of error unknown).
At least in that context, Bush won't try to do to chavez what he's been doing to most of his employers since his first coronation.
Thursday, August 18, 2005
the far left???
anyway, some of us had a good laugh at the notion that moveon.org or ben cohen could in any way be considered "far left".
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--added later after some remarks from readers - seems i've done some sloppy writing.
was very impressed by the turnout, the organizers did a terrific job and the community responded.
if it seems if i'm making fun of people showing up at protests instead of bitching about the characterization of moveon.org and other moderate liberal groups as "far left" by the right wing - see the explanation in the comments segment
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Monday, April 25, 2005
Meyer's Web Hit List - Calls for "eradication of liberals"
Being the concerned citizen i am, i'm waiting to hear back from the FBI tip line folks on what they think of this site. Of course, from their past history, this person could already be on the FBI payroll.
Anyway, the site targetofopportunity.com is registered to:
D. Meyer
top@targetofopportunity.com
PO Box 7306
Newark, DE 19711
phone - (706) 829-3156 , *this cell phone listed under Kenneth Meyer of Augusta GA
Unlike the author of the website, i will not list the parents address.
There is a link to the protest warriors on this wonderful site, there is a Leah Meyer listed as a member of the University of Deleware Chapter - Newark DE, the-cheat@comcast.net . Maybe Leah knows D.
Some advice for ? Meyer, most likely child of kenneth. I realize adjusting to college life can be hard sometimes.
Here is a list of therapists and psychologists in the Newark DE area. http://therapists.psychologytoday.com/yahoo/state/Delaware/Newark.html
For when you go home, here are some listings for Augusta GA http://www.google.com/local?hl=en&lr=&q=psychologist&near=Augusta,+GA&sa=X&oi=localr
get some help.
excerpts:
This a call to action! These anti-American liberals are dangerous people and need to be stopped! One person can make a big difference!!!
There are those that read about history
There are those that make history
Which one do you want to be?
These people and organizations are without a doubt a Enemies of Freedom, the American people, and the American way of life!!! Each and every one should be considered a:
"Target of Opportunity"!
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
CA Senator fights for gay's right to heterosexual marriage
"Contrary to the judge's twisted legal logic, this is not an equal protection case," Morrow said. "Every adult Californian already has equal access to marriage as provided by law, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender or sexual orientation. Instead, this actually is the establishment of a completely new privilege that never existed before."
Sure. All queers are welcome to marry a person of the opposite sex any time they want. This ruling, god forbid, would actually grant a new privilege - the equal access to marriage to the one you love, regardless of sexual orientation.
To make sure that the sacred right of all homosexuals to enjoy the rites of heterosexual marriage is not eroded by "activist judges" appointed by republican administations, Mr. Morrow has introduced a state ammendment proposal - text below.
"Existing statutory law provides that marriage is a personal
relation arising out of a civil contract between a man and a woman.
Existing statutory law further provides that only marriage between a
man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.
This measure would amend the California Constitution to provide
that only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized
in California, as specified. The measure would further limit the
provision of the rights, responsibilities, benefits, and obligations
of marriage to a man and a woman, as specified."
Monday, January 31, 2005
yee haw - Elections in Iraq
Hey - great news. As all the cable news shows saturation coverage have been telling folks - some people in Iraq were finally told where to walk (auto travel being prohibited) http://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/01/22/iraq.main/ went out and cast their ballots for secret candidates on lists of parties who don't plan to reveal their platforms until after the voting has finished. http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0113/p01s03-woiq.html
But it was a great victory - people who found out where the polling stations were and could hoof it to the 'historic' sites could go play eeni meeni miini moh and vote for ?? or ????. Hell, the U.S. congress has set the precedent that you don't need to know what the hell you're voting for to engage in the democratic process. It's historic. A milestone. No more forced voting for a single party under the cloud of an intimidating domestic military dictatorship. Shit yeah, now they finally had a ballot of 7000 or so unknown candidates to choose from under the cloud of a foreign military occupation.
And hey, there are plenty of folks who haven't been in Iraq for decades, or children of the same who never have set foot on Iraqi soil (many who have no plans to ever do so ) who cast ballots. Were the foreign voters provided with electoral information that the Iraqis were denied? or were they voting for a blind slate as well? Again, it doesn't matter if people have any idea what they are voting for, just so they go thru the motions IT IS A HISTORIC MOMENT!!!! And those who weren't attacked as they were going to the polls will be easily identified as voters for the next few days. As Mr. Faux News Rivera said - it's a great victory for the American People, even tho a mortar fell on an elderly woman.
Me thinks the lady protest too much. Cable stations with the promise of 24 hours in Iraq. They promise that this will put the insurgency on the run. Bush promises that violence will continue. The much celebrated blue dyed fingers of voters should help protect those who voted from post election violence. As long as they keep their hands in their pockets. The media continues to promote the fantasy world proposing that those fighting the U.S. occupation forces are doing so simply because they hate freedom (not a reaction against being occupied by a foreign military force), and all arguments that suggest even a slight variation from the Bush Decree are simply "anti-american" fanatics.
Goddamned the left wing media.
Thursday, January 13, 2005
And hey all you administrators - if you're closet pedophiles and ask the coach to produce some "info" or pictures of a pile of naked cheerleaders or other sadistic porn shots, don't worry - it will be the coaches ass on the line if word gets out.
God bless america, and damn all the trial lawyers except those who can save your ass.
Saturday, December 04, 2004
god loves a bigot
Thursday, November 25, 2004
You Lookin' at Me?
"Your fate will depend on your actions. It will be no defense to say i was just following orders" - George W. Bush, message to the Iraqi people as he launched an invasion of Iraq in violation of many international treaties signed by the US, regarding use of military force. (ibid)
"we are dealing with people who are perfectly willing to lie to the world to attempt to further their case, and to the extent that people lie are ultimately caught lying and they lose their credibility and one would think it wouldn't take long for that to happen dealing with people like this" - Donald Rumsfield, press conference - early U.S. Bush the Younger attack on Iraq.
yes, one would think it wouldn't take so long for 'people like this' to lose their credibilty in the U.S. - as they have outside the bubble.
During the "major combat operations" after which Bush proclaimed victory , when U.S. soldiers were taken prisoner, the broadcast of footage of those prisoners was denounced as a breach of the geneva convention,
(footnote 2). Bush said he expected U.S. prisoners to be treated as humanely as Iraqi prisoners of war were treated. but since all who are now kidnapped by the U.S. are declared unlawful combattants and therefore in the administration's policy not protected by any legal constraints, i'm sure that george has changed the standard of expected conduct.
More often now the fact that the invasion was an illegal action from the start, and cannot be redeemed by claims of good intentions is left behind, and the question of whether more "troops" or less "troops" were needed at the start or more or less are needed now to "finish the job" dominates. It is hard to get excited about the call by the more extreme warmongers for a pullout of "troops" - although their argument is rational - that the presence of an occupying is the source of much of the "instability". With the calls to repeat the pattern in neighboring states, it seems more a desire to free up "resources" to be used elsewhere. As the ongoing debacle in Afghanistan has been hailed as a model for the Iraq conflict, it wouldn't be suprising to see the neo-conservative extremists push for a repetition of the "iraqi victory' in Iran, Syria, etc. 4 More Wars 4 More Wars!!
Footnote 1
U.N Charter, Article 2 (4) http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/
All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state, or in any other manner inconsistent with the Purposes of the United Nations.
Robert L. Bledsoe and Boleslaw A. Boczek, The International Law Dictionary, ABC-CLIO, pp 326-329
footnote 2.
Convention (III) Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War (12 Aug 1949). Entry into Force: 21 October 1950
http://www.tufts.edu/fletcher/multi/texts/BH240.txt
Part II, article 13, 2nd to last sentence
Likewise, prisoners of war must at all times be protected, particularly against acts of violence or intimidation and against insults and public curiosity.
Geneva Conventions text: http://www.ukans.edu/carrie/docs/geneva.html
Monday, November 22, 2004
geneva convention? what the hell is that?
geneva convention . not just a 'quaint' old document-as our new attorney general believes - its the law.
(treaties ratified by the United States, and
therefore part of the supreme law of the land under our Constitution)
http://www.unhchr.ch/html/menu3/b/91.htm
some excerpts...
Members of the armed forces and other persons mentioned in the following Article, who are wounded or sick, shall be respected and protected in all circumstances.
They shall be treated humanely and cared for by the Party to the conflict in whose power they may be, without any adverse distinction founded on sex, race, nationality, religion, political opinions, or any other similar criteria. Any attempts upon their lives, or violence to their persons, shall be strictly prohibited; in particular, they shall not be murdered or exterminated, subjected to torture or to biological experiments; they shall not wilfully be left without medical assistance and care, nor shall conditions exposing them to contagion or infection be created.
No physical or mental torture, nor any other form of coercion, may be inflicted on prisoners of war to secure from them information of any kind whatever. Prisoners of war who refuse to answer may not be threatened, insulted, or exposed to unpleasant or disadvantageous treatment of any kind. Prisoners of war who, owing to their physical or mental condition, are unable to state their identity, shall be handed over to the medical service. The identity of such prisoners shall be established by all possible means, subject to the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
Prisoners of war shall be quartered under conditions as favourable as those for the forces of the Detaining Power who are billeted in the same area. The said conditions shall make allowance for the habits and customs of the prisoners and shall in no case be prejudicial to their health.
The foregoing provisions shall apply in particular to the dormitories of prisoners of war as regards both total surface and minimum cubic space, and the general installations, bedding and blankets.
The premises provided for the use of prisoners of war individually or collectively, shall be entirely protected from dampness and adequately heated and lighted, in particular between dusk and lights out. All precautions must be taken against the danger of fire.
Every prisoner of war camp shall be put under the immediate authority of a responsible commissioned officer belonging to the regular armed forces of the Detaining Power. Such officer shall have in his possession a copy of the present Convention; he shall ensure that its provisions are known to the camp staff and the guard and shall be responsible, under the direction of his government, for its application.
Thursday, November 18, 2004
Foreign ministry spokesman Mark Regev said it appeared the soldiers spotted “suspicious movements” in the volatile border area, opened fire and mistakenly killed Egyptian soldiers. Seems the "rules of engagement" - or rather "times you can kill whoever the fuck you want" have deemed the "volatile border area - or any place palestinians live" as a free fire zone - shoot anything that moves , say it was 'suspicious' later. Nothing new, just rare that it was reported. Perhaps extending the murder outside the military zone of press censorship made it harder to conceal. oops. we meant to kill palestinians without knowing for sure who they were, not egyptians.
good goddess the news coming from this county i live in is embarassing. sure, maybe half of us aren't crazy. maybe even some folks who voted for bush were either just coked up or fell for his ploy of gripping fear and loathing of foreigners, or believed that the gays will destroy the institution of serial hetrosexual marriage/divorce - the anarchists will boil the children alive - and god only knows what us gay anarchists will do. they may still be able to full live productive lives, despite their mental handicap.
And gee, the military might be sorry for leaving wounded prisoners of war laying on the ground for a day , then shooting at least one of them in the head. And this is what they were willing to do on camera. but you can believe the embedded reporters when they claim that no civilians were harmed in the assault on the major population center of Fallujah. after all, anyone still left in the city after threatened with death by their benefactors if they remained behind deserved what they got. international legal constraints and war crimes conventions are for pussies. the U.S. will do whatever the fuck they want, and expect you to thank them for liberating your kids, parents, siblings and neighbors from their limbs or life. gotta destroy the country to save it.
Wednesday, November 17, 2004
goodthink
same folks who were screaming last year that Iraq was guilty of war crimes for showing U.S. prisoners of war on t.v. are now excusing the televised shooting of a prone wounded unarmed prisoner of war in the head, claiming that the U.S. has no obligation to follow any international law.
heard one idiot today saying even if as "the liberal media wants us to believe, which i don't" and the guy that got shot was innocent and all, that makes the score one for us, 3,000 for them. apparently suggesting once again that the population of Iraq should be subject to collective punishment for the deaths in the world trade center, somehow suggesting that this is the first Iraqi killed by the U.S., and using the argument that 'everything changed after 9-11' to mean that any conceivable atrocity commited by U.S. forces is allowed, even encouraged to exact revenge.
it has been the common theme from the right , willful ignorance of reality coupled with a maniacal lust for new corpses and an abscence of any moral code of conduct for the soldiers of god.
after all, these horrible people aren't part of a standing army, and don't necessarily have uniforms . it passed pretty much unnoticed when the cia spook running the 'interim government' in Iraq boasted of a succesful police operation in which the Iraqi forces posed as civilians in order to suprise, kidnap and kill the evil doers.
now the estimates for civilian dead in Fallujah- conservative estimates, not counting those who may be buried beneath the rubble that once was their home - is 800.
Monday, November 08, 2004
pounding, whacking, and penetration
While the assualt on the people of Fallujah has been justified by the U.S. as being the will of the "elected" CIA operative Prime Minister Allawi, In a direct challenge to Allawi on Monday, Iraqi President Ghazi Ajil Yawer, a Sunni, said an attack on Fallouja was unnecessary. "The way the coalition is managing the crisis is wrong," Yawer told the Kuwaiti newspaper Al Qabas. "It is as if someone shot his horse in the head to kill a fly that landed on it. The fly flies away, and the horse dies," he said. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/asection/la-fg-letter5nov05,1,2934668,print.story?coll=la-news-a_section
The words used to describe the liberation of children and adults from their legs and arms, liberation of mothers from their children, liberation of fathers, mothers, sisters , brothers, from their families, fellow human beings from their their lives and the right of males between the ages of 15 and 45 to leave their homes have been downright pornographic. At least the daily spams I get promising access to porn sites where teens are pounded, films of deep penetration and whacking, non-consensual bondage are honest about what they are selling. The daily corporate news has reduced itself to the level of pornographers trying to skirt the censor by hiding behind euphemisms. The premeditated U.S. fucking of the population of Iraq is being sold as a moral crusade.
After the murder of 3000 U.S. citizens the question was repeatedly asked, where is the moral condemnation from the islamic community. Now, with an estimated 100,000 Iraqi civilian deaths, and the inevitable slaughter of many more in the premeditated assault on a city of hundreds of thousands - i have to ask, where is the moral outrage from the christian right who supposedly elected mr. bush for his defense of human life? Maybe they are still worn out by the recent epic electoral struggle with the devil to make sure that all us fags don't ruin the god given right of heterosexuals to affirm the sanctity of marriage with several unions and divorces. One must put the mortal sins in perspective.
Blame it on the secular humanists, who deny our children and adults the knowledge of what the 10 commandments really are. if judges can't put huge sculptures in the courthouse and some nosy liberal activist judge has legislated from the bench that the old testament can't be taught as the gospel in public schools, how can one expect the faithful know what the hell god expects from them.
But who needs to think when their president has been chosen by god. if it was good enough for the taliban, its good enough for us.
The marines then lined up and their chaplain blessed them with holy oil to protect them.
"God's people would be anointed with oil," the chaplain said, as he lightly dabbed oil on the marines' foreheads.
The marines drew parallels from the verse with their present situation, where they perceive themselves as warriors fighting barbaric men opposed to all that is good in the world.
"Victory belongs to the Lord," another young marine read.
http://www.bobdylan.com/songs/withgod.html
from 'with god on our side' bob dylan
.........
But now we got weapons
Of the chemical dust
If fire them we're forced to
Then fire them we must
One push of the button
And a shot the world wide
And you never ask questions
When God's on your side.
........
So now as I'm leavin'
I'm weary as Hell
The confusion I'm feelin'
Ain't no tongue can tell
The words fill my head
And fall to the floor
If God's on our side
He'll stop the next war.
Copyright © 1963; renewed 1991 Special Rider Music
Friday, November 05, 2004
what?
The Liberation Continues...
the occupying forces in Iraq sealed off all roads to the city of Falluja on Friday, and told civilians to get the fuck out - we're going to destroy the place. while telling people to get out of dodge, they also announced their intention to kidnap any male under the age of 45 that tried to comply with their orders.
While forcing 300,000 people to flee their homes or face a violent death may be considered a bad thing to do if done in Yugoslavia - the U.S. appointed yes man in Iraq puts the whole thing in perspective. "We intend to liberate the people and bring the rule of law" to the city, Allawi said.
Collateral Damage On the Home Front
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/05/school.strafed.ap/index.html
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Thursday, November 04, 2004
gripping fear and loathing
so wednesday i wake up after a couple hours of sleep and too many beers to someone downstairs yelling about the deranged fellow who had been elected. ain't no 911 to call about this criminal, so we're going to have to do what we can to neutralize his power to do evil. - and no, i'm not using that word the same way the CIA and our killer in chief et al do.