Advice to the Holy Rollers

How is it that the far right neo-cons have managed to be the “party of values?” They are on the whole the most un-Christian group I’ve ever seen. I’m a pseudo-atheist and I have more values and morals than they do.

First of all, you can’t claim to be pro-life when you believe in the death penalty, pre-emptive war, and anti-gun control. What really appalls me is these people insist that a couple of cells in a petrie dish are more important than the real humans they could help. If they are so damned against using stem cells, (which, by the way, would otherwise be thrown away) then they don’t have to be treated with the cures they eventually create. Same thing with abortions…if you think they are so wrong, then don’t have one. Otherwise, stay the hell out of other people’s lives. Maybe if they spent half as much time worrying about how they were living their own life as they do worrying about everyone else they could actually be taken seriously.

Here is my advice to the fundamentalist evangelicals out there:

1. Stop trying to outlaw what other people are doing in the privacy of their own home. As long as it involves consenting adults, it is none of your damned business.
2. As I said above, if you actually believe an abortion ends life, then don’t have one. Simple as that. It’s a choice to be left up to each woman, not to you and your holy-roller friends.
3. Repeat this to yourself everyday…A cluster of cells in a lab are NOT a human, but Michael J Fox IS a human and he could really use those cells.
4. Stop trying to convert me and everyone else. I don’t need your crutch, I get along just fine. I don’t feel the need to have a greater purpose.
5. Do something Christian for a change…like oh, how about protest the death penalty. Or even donate to the poor. Do something to seem more Christ-like just once. You’ll feel better about yourself, and I’ll feel better about our co-existence.
6. Stop spewing hatred for those who don’t share your beliefs. There are thousands of religions in this world. What makes you so damned sure that yours is right?
7. No matter what you think, God did not choose you or anyone else. And he sure as hell hasn’t blessed this country. Nor will he ever. Get over it.
8. Realize that the hurricanes are not caused because of decadence. They are because you and your damned “compassionate conservatives” aren’t willing to admit that global warming exists and so you keep pumping more and more pollutants into our air.
9. Admit that Darwin was right, and that the Earth is 4+ billion years old. You look so stupid when you try to say it is 6000 years old.
10. Stop talking about 'the flood'. It makes you seem more stupid than when you talk about the Earth being 6000 years old.
11. Get to know a homosexual, without trying to convert him/her. You will soon realize that their life is not a choice. You will also realize they tend to live their life with better morals and values than you do.
12. Keep your God out of my schools, courts, and government offices. He’s not my god nor is he the god of nearly 30% of the American population.

I know this is hard advice to swallow for many, and I don’t expect any of these arrogant assholes to follow one single word of it. In fact, I’m sure I’ll receive a fair response of hate mail because of this. I don’t care though. It’s is high time that reason and compassion win out over vitriol and hate based in fear, unfamiliarity, and racism.

Oh, what's the use, I'll never change anyone's mind. I guess a squirrel can always have a dream though, can't she?

ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!!!

I'm gonna stray from politics tonight and give a shameless plug to the boys in Tuscaloosa...Roll Tide!!!!!!!!

I'm a huge 'Bama fan and have been since I was born. So as the saying goes...

If you wanna go to Heaven
And walk the streets of gold,
You must know the password...
ROLL TIDE ROLL!!!!

Am I Good, or What?

On October 12 (yesterday), I posted "Are Bushy Boy and Al Qaeda on the Same Page?". Then lo and behold, today Reuters ran a story that says the memo I discussed has been refuted by Al Qaeda in Iraq, and that our own government has said that there are credibility issues with the document because it included things that Zawahri wouldn't have said, knowing it could be intercepted. This isn't the first time I've predicted something with this administration and ended up being right. I predicted Iraq II the day that the Supreme Court handed the Presidency to Bush, Jr. My former boss will verify. Maybe they are just easy to read, maybe I'm cynical to a fault. I don't know, but I LOVE being right!

Final Update on "Wrong Writers"

BEFORE READING THIS POST, YOU WILL NEED TO READ THE PREVIOUS 2 "WRONG WRITERS" POSTS, Part I can be found here and Part II can be found here

Last Thursday, I sent my final reply to the e-mail bigot. He has not yet replied. Here are the last few exchanges...

Received: Monday, October 3, 2005 10:19 PM
From: Him
To: Me

whatever you say master

Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2005 1:15 AM
To: Him
From: Me

You’re kidding me right? What are you, twelve years old? “Master”? Huh?Seriously, if you can’t carry on an adult debate, then you really shouldn’t be writing editorials for an adult newspaper. But thanks for all the laughs.

My blog hits have gone up by about 15% since I've been posting our little exchange. You are quite popular among us liberals right now.

Received: Tuesday, October 4, 2005 8:15 PM
From: Him
To: Me

sweetie you can laugh all you want.
The fact still remains, you guys lost in 2000 and you cant' stand that fact.
Thanks for writing back cause i really enjoy the debate.


Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2005 9:29 PM
To: Him
From: Me

You call this a debate? This is mindless banter. A debate would be much more involved. I really don't think you could handle a REAL debate.

Also, I'm OK with Bush taking the electoral college in 2000. Heck, I'm even OK with 2004. You know why? Because it will have given the GOP long enough in power that they will destroy themselves. Not, only that, but by January 20, 2009, this country will be so fed up with Bush & Co that it'll be 20 yrs before the Republicans can even begin to recover politically. Don't believe me? Look at Bush's poll numbers, the Delay indictments, the Frist investigation, the Valerie Plame Affair, the debacle that is/was Michael Brown and FEMA, Halliburton, the record deficit, the war in Iraq, no-bids on Katrina rebuilding and suspension of Davis-Bacon wages, the rampant cronyism including Harriet Miers, Bill Bennett's racism, Pat Robertson's homocidal rantings, the price of gas, our new "energy policy", tax cuts for the wealthy, pork barrel spending, the rising cost of healthcare, the rising rates of poverty, and last but not least, the fact that we are no safer now than we were 4 years ago (we might even be in worse shape).

You wanna debate? Then let's debate. You tell me in at least 50 words why you think I'm wrong. I will not accept your little short declarative snarlings. Otherwise don't call this a debate...it's insulting. I didn't spend 4 years on the debate team so that you could call your childish outbursts a debate.

Oh, and don't call me sweetie.

Received: Wednesday, October 5, 2005 3:11 AM
From: Him
To: Me

Why debate a liberal when they will come up with 50 words that totally misconstrue everything that you say? I know better. In those great words of Rush Limbaugh...HA HA HA.

Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2005 5:45 PM
To: Him
From: Me

Admit it, you are afraid of me. You know if you debate me, you'll get eaten alive. That's right, I, a pinko-commie-liberal will shame you. Then, to make matters worse for you, I will post every word on the web for the whole world to see. I've already posted all of the e-mails that we've swapped, I won't have a problem posting the final showdown.

So, if you think you can play with the big girls, let's debate. Otherwise, if you can't stand up for what you believe in, one on one, I highly recommend you stop posting your blathering on the net. It is such a cowardly thing to do, opine about a topic you know NOTHING about, then hide behind a computer screen. But then again, isn't that what cowards do? They throw stones from behind the wall and cower
down when those same stones get thrown back.

Basically it all boils down to this..."If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."

Well, I haven't heard back from him. I guess he decided the heat was too much for him. He was really beginning to get on my nerves. I'm kinda glad he finally gave up.

E-mail me if you want a transcript of the entire e-mail, in order, it might be easier to read as one continuous thread. Squirrel2634@yahoo.com

Are Bushy Boy and Al Qaeda on the Same Page?

Exactly how many “Number 2” Al Qaeda guys are there? Didn’t we kill #2 last week? And the week before? And the week before that? And a couple of weeks before that? I don’t think we’ve even gotten close to getting the real #2…

The reason I mention this is that US intelligence just “intercepted” a memo from Al Qaeda’s “real” #2, Ayman al-Zawahri, (as noted in the 9/11 Commission report) saying that if they wait us out we’ll run and leave like in Vietnam. Then they can take over the entire Middle East and turn it into an Islamic Theocracy.

Am I the only one that finds this hilarious? Isn’t it a little bit more than odd that at the same time Bushy Boy is saying we can’t give a time table for pulling out of Iraq because it would give aid and comfort to the enemy, Zawahri is saying “Hey hang on guys, they’ll leave before long?” I do not believe for one second that we intercepted a memo of any sort, and even if we did, I highly doubt that it would have used Bush’s talking points. Maybe I’m being overly cynical, but I’ve yet to hear anything true come from this administration’s lips.

I take that back, Bush did say something true once…”Our enemies are innovative and resourceful, and so are we. They never stop thinking about new ways to harm our country and our people, and neither do we.” –August 8, 2004 - The Department of Defense Appropriations Act of 2005 bill signing in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building.

Gun Nuts

I'm going to briefly touch on a topic that is very dear to me...Gun Control. Now, I do not have issues with people legally hunting game with rifles and shot guns. Nor, do I have any problems with reasonable people who can pass an extensive background check owning firearms. My problem is with guns that have no practical purpose other than to kill other humans.

I know what you are thinking..."Guns don't kill people, people kill people." And to that I say "horseshit." When was the last time you heard of a drive-by stabbing, or of two disgruntled teenagers walking into a high school and killing 13 people with a hunting knife? Guns make it easier to kill people.

I find it hard to believe that the 2nd amendment was meant to be all encompassing. Considering that when the Constitution was written, our founding fathers thought muzzle loaders were pretty high tech. They could not have foreseen the advent of the Uzi, the AK-47, the 50mm rifle, 14 round semi auto handguns, the Desert Eagle, the fully automatic anything, or even the Tommy Gun. If they had known how deadly and potent guns would become, I think they would've put more thought into how it was worded. These men were brilliant, they were able to create a document so great that our country is still using it today. Do you really expect me to believe that these same men felt that any gun of any type should be allowed in anyone's possession at anytime? Oh, for crying out loud, get over it already.

People like guns because they make them feel powerful. Well, you know what, I think guns make you a wuss that is making up for other shortcomings.

Why can't we do like Britain and other developed nations? We can create gun laws that state if you are caught with an illegal weapon, or possess a gun during the commission of a crime, that you are gone to the big house for many, many years. Where will we find the room in the prisons? you ask. Make petty drug possession a cause for rehab, not prison. Those people need help, not a 6x9 cell.

I guess that's it for now. I just needed to get that off of my chest. Oh, and one more thing...Can I be the one to pry the gun from Charlton Heston's "cold dead hands"?

Kick 'em While They're Down

I don’t really like speculating on the Valerie Plame Affair, but I really am beginning to think that something big is about to happen. First off, Rove is going back before the grand jury for the fourth time, and Fitzgerald is going to interview Miller this week away from the grand jury. Could this be what we’ve all been waiting for? Is this an early Christmas present to the huddled masses?

I have to admit the events of the last couple of weeks have been better than I ever could have dreamed. I mean, we’ve all had dreams of the downfall of the neo-cons, but did anyone ever think it would happen with such gusto? Frist is going down for insider trading, Delay is going down for money laundering, and now we may also see the demise of Rove, Libby, Fleischer, and/or others for outing an operative. We also have the uproar over the no-bids for Katrina rebuilding, the Miers nomination is being bashed by the far-right, the anti-war movement is only getting larger, and W’s approval rating is in the toilet.

Now, if we can just get the Dem’s off their rears and get them to actually do something with this opportunity…If the Repugnicans are willing to kick us when we’re down, I say we give them a taste of their own medicine. It’s time we call the shots. We need a plan that shows America that we are the common man’s party. The Repugnicans came up with their “Contract on America” in 1994 and they’ve had Congress ever since. We need a flashy catch phrase that shows what is wrong in this country and what we’ll do to fix it.(Our citizens don’t have the attention span for more than a jingle.) We need to come out swinging and show the voters that our party does, in fact, have a spine. We’ve got the better ideas, we’ve got the better morals, and we’ve even got more fiscal responsibility. It’s time we step up and show America there is a better way and we can lead them to it.

The campaigning for ’06 has already begun. Chances are, even with all the legal woes of the GOP right now, most of it will have already blown over by election time. The time for the Democrats is now!!! If we don’t start kicking ass and taking names RIGHT NOW, we aren’t gonna get either house back. If we don’t make a VERY good showing in ‘06, then ‘08 is shot. So, lets get out there and beat the neo-cons at their own game. Let’s be the ones that set the tone for the election, instead of being reactionary. We know they will go negative, so let’s hit them with the first shot. Let’s make sure the country knows that the “party of God” isn’t so Godly after all. It’ll take grassroots, advertising, PAC’s, and rallies, but it can be done. It must start NOW, people!!!

If we can get our act together now, I predict we’ll be popping the corks on the night of November 7, 2006. America is getting fed up with the current administration and Congress, and they are ready for change. Let’s give it to ‘em. Let’s take back this country and restore it to the glory of being the greatest place on Earth. A place where dissent is welcomed, where civil liberties rank above all else, where the forests are green and the skies are blue. A place where education and healthcare are more important than “pre-emptive” war. A place where the little man is the #1 priority and not the corporation that wants to outsource his job. We must strike while the iron is hot...the time for regime change is now.

Update: The e-mail idiot from the “Wrong Writers” posts and I have swapped a couple more notes. The last one to him was on Thursday, and he hasn’t responded yet. I’ll give it a couple more days to see if he does, then I’ll post what I’ve got. I am particularly fond of my last note to him. I’m sure he’s still trying to get the last word in though, so I’ll wait him out.