Carnalcopia
Hey kids, what time is it? Link dump time!
Thank God that the Raleigh News & Observer is protecting our families from explicit porn. They had this on Friday's front page:
I have no such qualms. Instead, enjoy the freakish body image photography of Margot Knight.
And finally, this week, Colin Powell wrote a letter to Senator John McCain, where the former Secretary of State said that the Bush Administration's unique interpretation of the applicability of the Geneva Convention rules for the treatment of detainees would cause the world "to doubt the moral basis" of the fight against terror and "put our own troops at risk." The Presidents, measured, thoughtful response?
But this made me feel much better. Senator Mary Landrieu, on the Senate floor:
Thank God that the Raleigh News & Observer is protecting our families from explicit porn. They had this on Friday's front page:
ADVISORY TO READERS
Today's Life, etc. section includes a photo of a famous fresco by Michelangelo that includes nudity.
I have no such qualms. Instead, enjoy the freakish body image photography of Margot Knight.
ADVISORY TO READERS There may be nipples.
And finally, this week, Colin Powell wrote a letter to Senator John McCain, where the former Secretary of State said that the Bush Administration's unique interpretation of the applicability of the Geneva Convention rules for the treatment of detainees would cause the world "to doubt the moral basis" of the fight against terror and "put our own troops at risk." The Presidents, measured, thoughtful response?
If there's any comparison between the compassion and decency of the American people and the terrorist tactics of extremists, it's flawed logic. It's just  I simply can't accept that. It's unacceptable to think that there's any kind of comparison between the behavior of the United States of America and the action of Islamic extremists who kill innocent women and children to achieve an objective.
But this made me feel much better. Senator Mary Landrieu, on the Senate floor:
In light of the rantings that went on for 30 minutes by two colleagues from the other side, I'd like to state for the record that America is not tired of fighting terrorism; America is tired of the wrongheaded and boneheaded leadership of the Republican party that has sent six and a half billion a month to Iraq while the front line was Afghanistan and Saudi Arabia. That led this country to attack Saddam Hussein, when we were attacked by Osama bin Laden. Who captured a man who did not attack the country and let loose a man that did. Americans are tired of boneheaded Republican leadership that alienates our allies when we need them the most. Americans are most certainly tired of leadership that despite documenting mistake after mistake after mistake, even of their own party admitting mistakes, never admit they do anything wrong. That's the kind of leadership Americans are tired of. I'm not going to sit here as a Democrat and let the Republican leadership come to the floor and talk about Democrats not making us safe. They're the ones in charge and Osama bin Laden is still at loose (sic).
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12:30 PMoh my god those pictures are going to give me nightmares until i die.
well, some of them were ok.
but others will haunt me forever.
1:49 PM
"I'm not going to sit here as a Democrat and let the Republican leadership come to the floor and talk about Democrats not making us safe. They're the ones in charge and Osama bin Laden is still at loose (sic)."
I would like to ask an honest question.
What are we not doing now that would make us safer?
Would we be safer if Osama was dead?
This is not a set-up, I don't know.
Wouldn't someone else take his place?
What should we do?
What are we doing now that we should stop doing?
Booger
5:52 PM
Umm,
Actually fund port security, for one.
And, yes, apprehending Osama bin Laden would be directly connected to 9/11, whereas not one fucking thing we're doing in Iraq is.
Concentrating our efforts in Afghanistan, instead of letting it slide back into an entirely narcotics-based local economy would be helpful.
Following the money to the Saudis who bankrolled the attacks would be worthwhile. Wait, they're our business partners. Scratch that one.
Cutting through the politics and actually doing something with the hole in the ground at Ground Zero would be something.
Instead, it's the persistent use of strawmen, insults to dissenters' patriotism, and a complete lack of accountability for the piss-poor job done by the Defense and State Departments.
Iraq had nothing to do with 9/11. Period. And it's an obscene misdirection of the American people to suggest different.
Shall I go on?
11:13 AM
sysm:
I am a staunch Republican and I agree with almost all of what you have written.
I was in favor of going into Irag and now realize and admit that this was a mistake.
I agree with you that we should have focussed on Afghanistan.
The hard question for me is how do we get out of Irag without leaving a bigger mess than there was to begin with.
Unfortunately, it is probably too much to hope that politicians on both sides will make these points as dispassionately as you have done.
I really enjoy your blog and am a regular reader.
Thanks,
Booger
3:10 PM
Nobody ever protected me from the insidious messages in the TV series "Fame." No. They just let me keep watching it.
And now look what I've become.
4:44 PM
: )
2:07 PM
Say my name, Billy.
2:27 PM
Margot Knight is a genius.
I heart your carnalcopia.
3:25 PM
Oh, no!
Wonder Woman is in trouble!
7:43 PM
Hmm.
I don't recall Wonder Woman wearing a thong.
1:31 AM
You were reading the wrong magazines.
8:30 AM
You know, this post was written on Saturday, yet not once does it mention my birthday.
10:05 PM
ARRRRRRRRR!!!
10:46 AM
Happy Birthday!
11:52 AM
HAppy Birthday.
12:56 PM
Happy Birthday, Sysm!!!
Off to go find an appropriate gift...
2:32 PM
happy birthday!
ohhhh yeah!
4:34 PM
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4:35 PM
Ahem...
He prefers this one, Kendra.
7:51 PM
Hmm...I thought he'd prefer this.
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