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March 23, 2008
Even Larry Wilkerson
Who would have believed five years ago that Colin Powell's chief of staff would end up saying this kind of stuff? Nice job, Bush administration:
SPIEGEL: Do you ever think that Powell was set up?Wilkerson: Well I am increasingly convinced that, for a part of the Bush administration, the argument “weapons of mass destruction” was just a camouflage, just subterfuge for their real goals and reasons of the war.
SPIEGEL: What are they?
Wilkerson: I am convinced that the vast oil resources of Iraq weigh heavier for me now when I do the strategic analysis as reasons for the war than I thought back then.
George Bush: radicalizing the unradicalizable since 2001.
—Jonathan Schwarz
Posted at March 23, 2008 03:58 PMI'm a dork.
Posted by: xyz at March 23, 2008 04:29 PMGeorge Bush: radicalizing the unradicalizable since 2001.
Bingo, some have called him the worst president ever, but I see him as the savior of this country (and perhaps the planet).
The radical forces are so pityingly fragmented that they'd never get anywhere without George. And virtual friends, George is the genuine agent of change. Without him, the Dems and radicals could never turn this country left, like George has facilitated.
The man is an idiot savant at radicalizing the mainstream. Take lessons here.
Posted by: angryman@24:10 at March 23, 2008 04:51 PMColon Powell didn't just fall off the turnip truck last week, yaknow? Fucker'd been around, a regular Mr. Fixit for the fascists since he was just a widdle biddy field-grader in Nam. He was one of those guys claimming Calley and Medina were just 'rotten apples' and that atrocities were rare. Guess he never talked to Bob Kerry, hunh?
Posted by: konopelli/wgg at March 23, 2008 04:53 PMThe Ol' Colon din't just fall off the turnip truck last week, yaknow? He's been a reliable Mr. (or is Maj) Fixit since back in the Nam when he helped cover up My Lai, and then claimed that Medina and Calley were just "bad apples." Reckon he ever called Bob Kerry a 'rotten apple'?
Posted by: konopelli/wgg at March 23, 2008 04:57 PMsorry bout the double-post, though it's not like it didn't need to be said...
Posted by: konopelli/wgg at March 23, 2008 04:59 PMXyz has finally come clean. Wooh!
Posted by: En Ming Hee at March 23, 2008 09:07 PM"I am convinced that the vast oil resources of Iraq weigh heavier for me now when I do the strategic analysis as reasons for the war than I thought back then."
dude's either a moron if he really didn't know it was all about the oil back then or a liar just claiming he didn't.
God has put us [in Iraq] to find ourselves
gonna be hard, if it's underneath the bodies.
Posted by: hapa at March 23, 2008 10:46 PM"[nobody has] done more in eight years to destroy the American Empire"
Nothing like an old fashioned heightening of the contradictions: why settle for mere failure when you can settle for miserable failure!
Yeah, poor Colin Powell just wasn't used to all those sophisticated big city political games, like "subterfuge" 'n' all.
"Set up". Well, I guess pleading "I'm a fucking moron" is slightly better than "I was just being the same wind-following opportunist that I always was".
And can't fucking Powell even fucking speak for his fucking self? Or does Wilkerson get some masochistic kick out of playing career scutboy?
Posted by: sglover at March 24, 2008 01:43 AMI don't think it's been a failure at all=for the elite that they represent, that is. Don't forget, our owners don't care about us. They care about themselves alone. They've made hunbdreds of billions. The Bush family already have their ranch set up in Paraguay (home of last choice for all good fascists) purchased from their good buddies the Moonies.
Posted by: Brian at March 24, 2008 02:11 AMoh, oil was what, 20 bucks a barrel in 2002? doubtlessly, the war was a bad idea in most respects, and the egos of W, Condi, Cheney and Rummmy were probably the real reason for starting it. but oil was not the reason for the war. and as for the readership of this site, it seems confined to a few dozen losers, and me.
queries: why are parlor radicals pathetic losers? why are most black Americans so scary, and so appalllingly stupid? why are academics such miserable fucks, i.e. a miserable fucks and b. terrible at sex? I know the answers to these questions, and hopefully later today will answer them for you.
Posted by: xyz at March 24, 2008 03:17 AMI can't wait for xyz to enlighten us about the sex life of the American academic. As a "lawyer and economist" (posted on the Jeffrey Goldberg thread, 3-23-08, 11:41 AM) he seems splendidly qualified. And how do they compare to lawyers and economists? And do economists in academe fuck like economists or like academics? Coeds will want to know.
Posted by: donescobar at March 24, 2008 08:56 AM1. the financial system is not collapsing, the much higher bid for Bear (which I predicted) shows that the underlying assets are not as toxic as feared 2.I actually forgot abbout a academic I slept with, a typically stupid feminist, and the worst fuck I ever had. Academics are terrible at sex because their whole lives are pathetic lies, they'd rather think they've thrown off some bon mot than actually think seriously and honestly about issues that matter 3. I don't have a blog because people pay good money to read what I write, I'm not gonna throw pearls before swine. I only comment on a few sites like this for laughs 4. I'm a great fuck, just because. Huge cock, stamina, imagination, and I pay close attention.
Posted by: xyz at March 24, 2008 09:05 AMqueries: why are parlor radicals pathetic losers? why are most black Americans so scary, and so appalllingly stupid? why are academics such miserable fucks, i.e. a miserable fucks and b. terrible at sex? I know the answers to these questions, and hopefully later today will answer them for you.
It's way off topic, but I'll take a swing at it:
1. They think a logical argument/fisking trumps the bullet to the head. It does, but mainly in the longterm.
2. As opposed to whom? I suspect that it's because the immigration policy of this country has pulled in all the overaggressive, selfish swine from the rest of the world, intent on hypercompetition in capitalism (whatever that is -- but equals to "give me your best, your brightest, your greedy fucks...") Our country is designed as a magnet for narcissistic psychopaths (redundant that) that had trouble fitting in with civilized society back wherever they come from because of their self perceived exceptionalism. Put a bunch of them together, and this is what we get -- Republicans and Democrats... The heritage of most of the blacks, wrt their incentive to immigrate here, is slightly different.
3. Academics I know don't watch enough pr0n. YMMV, but more pr0n, combined with some studious note taking can spruce up the activities. Instead most free time is spent watching "The Real News" which doesn't improve the stroke technique. Only 24 hrs in a day, and academic priorities are selected, so less time for pr0n.
Posted by: angryman@24:10 at March 24, 2008 09:08 AMFor you, xyz, I recommend "Loving Yourself: Four Steps to a Happier You," by Daphne Rose Kingma. Your envy (of academics) and rage (at African-Americans) show just how unhappy you really are, and why you insist on sharing your fantasy life with strangers. Ms. Kingma believes that "loving yourself is the greatest work you will do in this life." Get with it, xyz (only four steps!), and here's hoping for a happier you.
Posted by: donescobar at March 24, 2008 09:29 AMPersonally, I'm not able to rationalize ANYTHING positive out of the Bush/Cheney administration, so I continue to call Nan (1-202-225-0100)everyday and voice my dour opinion.
STUBBY: My neighbor (now deseased) was a lawyer/ecconomist. Some of his writings can be found online. YOU may find them interesting. His name is Howard Freeman. He lived in Lusk Wyoming.
Posted by: Mike Meyer at March 24, 2008 09:45 AM4. I'm a great fuck, just because. Huge cock, stamina, imagination, and I pay close attention.
yup...just ask either one of his grubby, cheetoh-encrusted little fists...
Posted by: konopelli/wgg at March 24, 2008 05:57 PMtouche, I got a cheap laugh out of that.
Posted by: xyz at March 25, 2008 03:35 AMok, ok, so I'm pathetic, and secretly hunger for your approval. And I work at Arby's. But what's wrong with that?
Posted by: xyz at March 25, 2008 11:54 PMbut that is distinctly unfunny, about as funny as the rest of this site
Posted by: xyz at March 26, 2008 04:12 AM