Entries from May 2008

May 29, 2008

Trust me baby, it’s not a Crusade

First there was this (via The AssPress):
Hundreds of Afghans demonstrated Monday in two different provinces against a U.S. sniper in Iraq who used a Quran, the Muslim holy book, for target practice.
Then right when people might have been ready to calm down (via McClatchy):*
The U.S. military confirmed Thursday that a Marine in Fallujah passed out [...]

May 29, 2008

Warning: Riechtard Heads Exploding Next 300 Miles

Um. BOO. YAH (via The AssPress):
Hours after California issued a directive Wednesday authorizing that date, word came that New York Gov. David Paterson instructed state agencies — including those governing insurance and health care — to immediately change policies and regulations to recognize gay marriages.

“We’re aware that our advocacy is incomplete and we will keep [...]

May 28, 2008

There, there. There is no there there.

BushCo tries to add to its Legacy o’ Fail (via The Washington Post):
The Bush administration is pressing U.N. inspectors to broaden their search for possible secret nuclear facilities in Syria, hinting that Damascus’s nuclear program might be bigger than the single alleged reactor destroyed by Israeli warplanes last year.
Hey there BushCo fucktards! A novel idea [...]

May 23, 2008

Two Guys, One Fail

Smart statergery from the GOP (via The AssPress):
President Bush starts raising money for John McCain’s campaign next week, but the three fundraisers are closed, so there will be no news media cameras photographing the outgoing and incoming Republican party leaders together nor reporters observing their joint appearances.
Two things:
1. If we could rely on Das Press [...]

May 22, 2008

“Taint Problem”

Your attention please. If you are surprised by this, please smack yourself between the eyes with a ball peen hammer (via The Washington Post):
Five years ago, as troubling reports emerged about the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, a career lawyer at the Justice Department began a long and relatively lonely campaign to alert [...]