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Bush Presidency = French Revolution?

nospam@example.com (The Mad Giggler) — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 08:54:20 -0600

I read this fascinating comparison of the French Revolution with the Bush Presidency today. Agree or disagree with how Bush has run the country since 9/11, the parallels are quite interesting.

Here's an example:

If the French [Revolution] had a slogan, it was that attributed to the great orator Louis de Saint-Just: No liberty for the enemies of liberty. Saint-Justs pithy phrase (like President Bushs variant, We must not let foreign enemies use the forums of liberty to destroy liberty itself). . .

Here's the link for those who want to read it: Bush's Dangerous Liaisons

I take it all back!

nospam@example.com (The Mad Giggler) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 14:04:51 -0600

Well, not really. TimeSelect was a really stupid and shortsighted idea, but I'm happy to have access to the op-eds again. For instance, this piece from Stephen Colbert via Maureen Dowd(y).

A Mock Columnist Run Amok

So, I'll try to add something with more content next time, AoD. Stop yer whinin'!

AoD is a no good, lousy...

nospam@example.com (Radar) — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 12:58:28 -0600

Sure enough as soon as I bother to post something on the Homestarmy, who comes along and posts something, nay I say several things. Which in turn manages to push my post down below the fold.

Shame on you AoD!

Allow me to fill the void left by AoD

nospam@example.com (Radar) — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 17:16:06 -0600

Did you know that there was something special about today at both 1:59am and pm?

That is correct! You can write out the date and time as this: 3/14 1:59. A slight modification/variation of 3.14159; also known as pi! I thought I would share that with you my greek friends.

Don't worry everyone, I am prepared to fill the void that Joey's love has left.

Politics

nospam@example.com (The Mad Giggler) — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:42:48 -0700

Click Me!

This article caught my attention this morning, particularly after a conversation I had Tuesday night at Ming's. I know there's not much to be done at this point, but I still wish more of the public had listened to people like those six professors.

This just shows you can find humor in anything!

nospam@example.com (Radar) — Wed, 17 Jan 2007 07:20:44 -0700

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THE THEMES DISCUSSED HERE ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. READ AT YOUR OWN DISCRETION.
(THAT MEANS YOU WREN)

While at work the other day, one of my co-workers started laughing when I walked into the room. Concerned that I might, one more time, be the butt of some unknown joke, I inquired as to his laughter. He told me that he had been reading an article about the hanging of of Saddam Husseins' half brother Barzan Ibrahim. It talked about how his hanging was different from others in that his head came off when his body dropped in the gallows. Many were outragged that the governement had mutilated his body and did not believe that it was an "accident."

But the film showed that his head had indeed come off during the hanging. Turns out this kind of thing is possible. The article states: "Egyptian forensics expert Fakhri Mohammed Saleh told Al-Jazeera that decapitations sometimes occur during hangings if the rope used is of the wrong quality or the people carrying out the executions are inexperienced."

But that is not the truely funny thing. This point in the article is the funny part: "Al-Dabbagh said the gallows were built to international standards and in accordance with human rights organizations.

But Param-Preet Singh, counsel for the international justice program at Human Rights Watch, said she was not aware of any internationally recognized standards for hanging.

"Under no circumstances can an execution be in accordance with human rights standards," she said."

So while not a direct prediction....

nospam@example.com (Sideshow) — Tue, 16 Jan 2007 11:05:37 -0700

AoD was somewhere around the mark!