Both sides of his mouth...

There are tons of cartoons at this site www.coxandforkum.com. I just couldn't resist posting this one.

ANGRY...

I got into a political discussion at lunch about the war...

It turned ugly, because rather than discuss things, my opponent co-worker kept on dragging vague references to political conflicts back to the Vietnam War, stated it's all about the oil and that because the CIA put Saddam in charge this is all the Americans fault(!?)

Being Neighbourly

To our American friends:

I've changed the Canadian flag I've been flying to a combo Canadian/US to show my support for our neighbours to the south.

Apologizing for our government would serve no purpose. All I have to say to our American friends is that you only deal with them from time to time. We've had to LIVE with them for 10 stinking years with no end in sight (our TWO right of centre parties spend more time squabbling with each other than developing a cohesive attack, so the Liberals will be in power for the foreseeable future.)

Know that there are many Canadians who do support you.

Roman the Rapist

I'm not alone in my disdain for Roman Polanski.

Michael at Bad Samaritan has beat me to the punch.

Hopefully at some point justice will be done, and it will be pointed out to the losers that gave Polanski a standing O.

Grouchy Oscar...

From Drudge Report:

ABC'S AIRING OF OSCARS PLUNGES TO 25.4 RATING/37 SHARE, ACCORDING TO OVERNIGHTS, DOWN FROM LAST YEAR'S RECORD-LOW SCORE OF 29.1/47. UNBELIEVABLY, LAST MONTH'S 'JOE MILLIONAIRE' REACHED HIGHER SHARES IN SOME MARKETS, DEMOS THAN OSCARS. FINAL RATINGS AVAILABLE LATER. CONTROVERSIAL AIRING OF SHOW AT HEIGHT OF WAR EXPERIENCED NIELSEN STRESS ON NEARLY EVERY LEVEL. 'IT WAS A DIFFICULT SITUATION... WE ARE GLAD IT IS BEHIND US,' SAID TOP NETWORK SOURCE... MORE...

I'm finding it hard to care. The Oscars are always about celebrities celebrating their own bloated self-importance. Haven't we been subjected to them enough these last few months in the run up to the war?

I mean the only remotely interesting thing about last night's Oscars was Michael Moore:



not because I agree with him, but because he delivered on what I expected him to do- use the ultimate PR opportunity to push and shove and slander and rant, which was a 30 second version of all of his movies and TV shows. Entertaining stuff as opposed to the rest of the drivel last night.

I like it when people are true to themselves, even opportunists such as Moore, who will probably NEVER win an Oscar ever again. It's in his nature: I would've been disappointed if he hadn't used the audience to denounce President Bush. I'm surprised they didn't cut his microphone and go to commercial.

What I found troubling was the "love-in" that the actors and film-makers were having with child-raping scum Roman Polanski.

It seems that many believe that art trumps criminal behaviour, because many in attendance believed that it was a real shame that Polanski couldn't attend to collect his reward. Again it seems that because someone creates great cinematic art (subjective: I haven't seen The Pianist so I don't know if it's "art") we should ignore the fact that he's a child-raping piece of crap that should still do jail time.

When I first heard he was guilty of statutory rape I thought there might have been more to the story, like he got caught by the age limit like Renton in Trainspotting but no; he was (and probably still is) a predator that hunted a poor naive girl. For a full reminder of what this bastard did click here.

The real shame is those trained seals that call themselves "artists" couldn't take a stand and boo this loser. I guess being "anti-child-raping scum" isn't as popular in Hollywood as being "anti-war."

The Results of Neutrality, Mr Chretien

Friendly fire ruling upsets families

American pilots might not be tried

DALE ANNE FREED

STAFF REPORTER, TORONTO STAR

Relatives of Canadian soldiers killed by a U.S. bomb in Afghanistan were bitterly disappointed at the recommendation yesterday that two American pilots not be court-martialled in the incident.

Let's face it, the only reason that this "special military hearing" took place seeking charges originally was to keep the Canadian allies happy. How many "friendly fire" incidents have happened over the years? How many involved court-martial charges? Exactly. The Americans have killed dozens more of their own in incidents over the years and has any serviceman been subjected to this kind of process?

Since our loveable Prime Minister idiot, the scrappy little boy from Shawinigan has seen fit to declare all of Canada anti-Bush anti-war (funny, he didn't ASK anyone did he?) I've had the sinking feeling that Canada has bitten the hand that feeds. Funny little things in the news, like 2-hour border waits, Americans not selling to Canadians on eBay have me thinking that there is a reckoning to come that many of us are not going to like.

Maybe I'm reading more into this than there is- But it's not like there's any sort of pressure to keep seeking a court-martial to keep us happy.

Thank you, Mr. Prime Minister. You have your legacy now. Publicly crap all over a nation that takes 84.6% of our exports (2000 figures)

Eventually the elephant sees the mouse and decides to stomp it.

Shock and Awe

The ability of the US to project power ANYWHERE on the globe is indeed awe-inspiring.

You have to wonder how selfish Saddam Hussein will be and if he will try to take the whole country down with him, if he's still alive...

If that first salvo did in fact kill him, the handlers who are keeping the illusion that he is still alive bear a large responsibility for the damage being done.

Then again who knows what's true anymore.
The fog of war now manifests itself in bits and bytes:

EDITOR'S NOTE: CNN's policy is to not report information that puts operational security at risk.

This is as it should be: passive omission is tolerable in this respect, and we should accept this as long as the media does not become actively involved in deceiving the public.

If the Apple falls badly, look to the Tree

Mitchell's Father says Court Should be Lenient Because Elizabeth Survived

Mar 17, 2003 4:42 pm US/Mountain

Utah prosecutors delayed kidnapping charges Monday against self-proclaimed prophet Brian Mitchell and his wife in the abduction of Elizabeth Smart. Mitchell's father said any punishment should be tempered by the girl's survival.

``There's a lot of people that kidnap little kids and murder them,'' said Shirl Mitchell, 83. ``He took care of the girl and she came back in good health.''

In other words, because she's not dead we should all just shut up, get down on our hands and knees and thank him for not killing her after he kidnapped and raped her. That's his definition of "took care of."

Someone should start investigating the father as well...Numbnuts had to learn his courting techniques from someone, didn't he?

``His childhood could be summarized by the idea of isolation, loneliness and lack of attention. He's kind of a nonentity, it seems like. There's really a blank in my mind when I think back to his youth,'' Shirl Mitchell said. ``It seems like I can tell all the negative things about Brian but very few positives. Maybe I'm a lousy father.''

- Bingo, Fruitcake!

I commented earlier about this story here. I retract those comments/implications. No matter how creepy I find her father or religions in general, I have nothing but sympathy for this girl. Many deal with challenges in their own way. People who seem OK outwardly can hide deep cracks and fissures which will splinter and crack along the way to recovery.

The fact that we, and by we I mean all of the supposed armchair experts who expected some "hook" to this story, are so ready to jump on every small nuance and can't deal with a happy ending shows what we have become. Personally I'll take the easy route and just blame TV [kidding, but the truth will be a whole new article and others have done it better elsewhere.]

She will need counselling to deal with everything that has happened to her and hopefully she gets it. For many, religion can provide the strength and support to deal with almost any trauma. And if it can't, hopefully her parents are wise enough to do what is necessary to help her...

I wish her well.

Addicted to Blog

I find that since I discovered the Blogosphere I have become addicted. Since I got going with writing Raging Kraut I find that I can't go one day without thinking about my blog. Because of a two-day seminar, I was cut off from the net and it felt like my arm had been hacked off at the elbow...I NEED to be connected. I need to know what is happening out there...

I find my opinions being swayed one way, then another because of other blogs out there. The people who maintain these journals write with such passion and talent that their pages are alive. No, sorry, I should restate that: Their pages are

ALIVE!

I hope to write better. I hope to sound better. I hope to have half the talent I see exhibited on their pages...

In uncertain times, I wish to be

ALIVE

And I thought that I was more of a fascist

Democrat - You believe that there should be a free
market which is reigned in by a modest state
beaurocracy. You think that capitalism has
some good things, but that those it helps
should be obliged to help out their fellow man
a little. Your historical role model is
Franklin Rosevelt.


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