State Sanctioned Killing: The Funny Side

Some of the banal details surrounding the op to kill bin Laden are fascinating. Like, say, the story about the 6-foot SEAL who laid down next to the body to verify it's height at 6'4". When the pictures were relayed to the prez, Obama says "We donated a $60 million helicopter to this operation. Could we not afford to buy a tape measure?" Made me laugh.

Where Are They Now?

When I was a kid, I was a big fan of the Dukes of Hazzard (admittedly, there wasn't much else on in those days). So imagine my surprise at finding Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane is still going strong at age 84 cranking out paintings he sells on line. Good luck to him!

Quote of The Day

"Five thousand Americans, tens of thousands permanently damaged and shot to pieces, a million Iraqis dead — that wasn’t Bin Laden. That was George Bush. So when does Seal Unit 6 drop in on George Bush?"
-Mike Malloy

Bye Bye Emmanuel Goldstein

It's been a while since I blogged. I kinda lost my mojo and have been struggling with the futility of it all... what's the point in being angry? What's the point in railing against idiocy in a nation where a good 20% of us are utterly determined to be idiots? There are no magic arguments that will persuade an idiot. So what's the point in wasting bandwidth trying?

Just listen, say, to the Hannity show on your local talk radio channel. This supercilious c*cksucker revels in his own lies and idiocy and has a seemingly never-ending pool of idiots listening at home and chiming in with "you're so right Sean". It's all just too f*cking depressing. It's like living in a Logan's Run redux where the cut-off age is seven not thirty.

But how can I retire from the fray without at least saying 'bye 'bye to bin Laden?

Wow.

That's a thing ain't it? Finally Emmanuel Goldstein is no more. And now maybe we can stop living the neocon 1984 fantasy. There is no more perpetual enemy of the state to justify the multi-trillion dollar sinkhole of war - the SEALs did it with a few cents worth of well-placed lead. Bin Laden has got what he richly deserved and the wingnuts can now only bitch and moan about muslim funerals, unreleased photos and Obama taking credit for something he did that George Bush never got around to (or, given the Emmanuel Goldstein scenario at play, never would have either). Sad, sad little f*ckwits.

Maybe I'll carry on with this blogging thing. Maybe I'll make a coffee and hop back on the 'puter. But, either way, I'd like to say thanks to my gigantic legion of readers for their concern and support. An emoticon for y'all : )