Kaskari’s Not The Chump: We Are

Bush/Paulson knew we are all chumps… willing to do anything Herr Leader suggests… in the name of the Homeland.

H/t ThinkProgress

“I wouldn’t want to be asking my friend for some money to stay afloat. … Then my friend, who can barely afford to go to McDonald’s sees me in a restaurant costing $150 a meal. There’s absolutely something wrong with that picture!“

(Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD)

She Ain’t Blind…

…She’s Just Seeing Shit

Ghost Possum

(Only a real redneck can appreciate it…)

Supreme Court Upholds Bill Of Rights In 5-4 Decision

Supreme Court Upholds Bill Of Rights In 5-4 Decision

November 14, 2008

WASHINGTON—In a landmark decision Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court narrowly ruled to uphold the Bill of Rights, the very tenets upon which American society is based. “After carefully considering the relevance of the 10 inviolable rights that comprise the ideological foundation on which our nation is built, the court finds that these basic freedoms remain important for the time being, and should not be overturned,” read the majority opinion authored by Justice Anthony Kennedy, who cast the tie-breaking vote. “Until such time as it can be definitively proven that citizens no longer require the protections provided by the Bill of Rights, it shall remain the principal legal guidance for the United States of America.” The Supreme Court’s latest decision comes on the heels of last month’s 6-3 ruling to abolish the pursuit of happiness from the three inalienable rights guaranteed by the Declaration of Independence.

I wouldn’t be a bit surprised… h/t The Onion

Alabama Governor Appoints Board For New Robotics Research, Development Complex.

I learned long ago to trust my instincts. From the mid-70’s to very early 80’s I kicked myself in the ass for not jumping on (and staying on) the PC wild ride that Gates and others were introducing. I was programming in Fortran and other early languages in 79.

But, in the early 80’s I started my career in electronics and robotics. I saw the road coming in automation and never looked back. Even with the horrible financial news we are bombarded with daily, there are a few hot spots in the country (and luckily I am involved with this project already).

The point is that for Americans to compete in manufacturing, the old days of hand assembling stuff is going away and if one wants to make stuff here, they will be forced into a higher technological paradigm. The following news is not “new” to me, but it may be to many of you that read here.

I suggest doing what I did and focus on improving your technological education and understanding. Then strive to be a leader in this technology (as I have become).

WVTM-TV (11/14) Birmingham, AL reports, “Governor Bob Riley (R) appointed seven industry representatives to the board that will help direct Alabama’s new robotics research and development complex that is being built at Calhoun Community College. … The robotics complex, created by Governor Riley, will consist of three separate facilities, each targeted to meet a specific industry need, and will provide training for 450 or more people each year in robotics.” The article lists the new appointees, and notes, “The first 50,000-square-foot facility will provide training for technicians to work on robotic machinery and will be home to several major robotics and automation brands,” while “the second site will be used by NASA and the US Army Missile Command for research, development and testing of robotics used for military projects and space exploration.” A “third complex will allow companies to build and adapt robots for new industries.”

I’ll Believe It When He Is Gone

From David Swanson at AfterDowningStreet:

A White House Story

One sunny day in January, 2009, an old man approached the White House from across Pennsylvania Avenue, where he’d been sitting on a park bench. He spoke to the U.S. Marine standing guard and said, ‘I would like to go in and meet with President Bush.’

The Marine looked at the man and said, ‘Sir, Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here.’

The old man said, ‘Okay’ and walked away.

The following day, the same man approached the White House and said to the same Marine, ‘I would like to go in and meet with President Bush.’

The Marine again told the man, ‘Sir, as I said yesterday, Mr. Bush is no longer president and no longer resides here.’

The man thanked him and, again, just walked away.

The third day, the same man approached the White House and spoke to the very same U.S. Marine, saying ‘I would like to go in and meet with President Bush.’

The Marine, understandably annoyed at this point, looked at the man and said, ‘Sir, this is the third day in a row you have been here asking to speak to Mr. Bush. I’ve told you already that Mr. Bush is no longer the president and no longer resides here! Don’t you understand?’

The old man looked at the Marine with a big smile and said, ‘Oh, I understand. I just love hearing it.’

The Marine snapped to attention, saluted, and said, ‘See you tomorrow, Sir.’

Freaky Sex Friday: You Beast

Swedish bestiality ring exposed

A Swedish newspaper has exposed a network of self-proclaimed zoophiles who meet regularly in locations around the country to have sex with animals.

The group, consisting of an estimated thirty people, is headed by a 45-year-old father of two, Expressen reports.

The unmarried former managing director is also moderator of a large internet animal sex forum and has a number of dogs and horses on his farm in southern Sweden.

Having infiltrated the network over a period of several months, Expressen eventually confronted the 45-year-old over his alleged mistreatment of animals.

But the man was quick to defend his relations with a bitch he bought online from a city-dwelling family who said they wanted the dog to have a better life in the countryside.

“Any of the times I did anything with her she was the one who backed into me and provoked it. She was in heat and made herself available. There were also times later when she didn’t want to and then I backed out immediately,” he told Expressen.

During the time spent with members of the network, Expressen learned that the group regularly brought along a range of different animals to “sex meetings” at rented premises.

There, members of the group filmed their sexual encounters and distributed them to other animal sex enthusiasts.

At one meeting in a small village in Småland, five men waited for a woman who had promised to bring along two dogs. But when she was unable to make it to the meeting, the men spoke instead of their experiences, including a previous visit to a colleague they referred to as “donkey man”.

“He has a goat and a couple of donkeys. We tried with a donkey but it didn’t work. But we did have sex with the goat,” one of the men told Expressen.

Previous calls for a law banning sex with animals have fallen on deaf ears. Agriculture Minister Eskil Erlandsson outraged many observers earlier this year with a graphic defence of existing animal abuse laws, in which he presented examples of the difficulties faced by courts when trying to differentiate affection from abuse.

“Is it, and should it be, legal to spread something on the genitalia that might smell or taste nice to a dog, in order to allow the dog to lick off whatever is spread on the genitalia?

“Should it be permitted to stroke a bitch’s teats with love, or should it be classified as animal sexual abuse?” the minister wondered.

According to the Swedish Animal Welfare Agency, 115 cases of bestiality were reported in the years 2000 to 2005.

Despite indications that many of the animals had sustained injuries, none of the reports led to criminal charges.

Should you like to read the original article go here (you can also see the minister make the comments (in Swedish), so I take their word for it.

H/T Daily Rotten.