March 6, 2008
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2:20 A.M.
Yeah, I’m up. But I’m not feelling very deep, so no thoughts.
2:24 A.M.
AP News Alert
Mar 6 05:03 AM US/Eastern
JERUSALEM (AP) – Israeli army says one soldier was killed in ambush by Palestinian militants in Gaza Strip.
3:00 A.M.
Well, the Times Square bombing has New York in chaos, as hundreds of thousands of commuters are now prevented from entering one of the biggest commerce and hotel sections of the city, are finding themselves locked in car and train traffic, as so many of the city’s routes are blocked, given that the Square and subways have been shut down. Fox News is reporting that witnesses saw a guy on a bike toss a bomb at the front door, and obviously, it exploded. The reports were of “a loud explosion, and a huge cloud of smoke.” Developing…
3:07 A.M.
The police have found an incendiary device, and there are reports that there may be a second unexploded device. The location of the station is 44th & Broadway.
3:14
Good chance you’ve read or heard that Hugo Chavez has sent ten battalions to their border with Colombia. What that amounts to is about 750 men, give or take. Now that’s a lot of troops, but it ain’t enough for Chavez to launch a meaningful invasion into his neighbor’s land.
11:16 A.M.
Heeeere’s Johnnny…
11:34 A.M.
Not surprisingly, that McCain Streisand clip was recorded at a Log Cabin Republican’s event. Now since these guys are always looking for double entendre name things for things ( In the gay section of west hollywood there’s a famous bar called “Trunks”. Think about it ). So, i get the slightly nauseating thought a few minutes ago about what Log Cabin means in one of the gay community’s double entrendres. I don’t think I should share. Now keep in mind to everyone who suspects I might be a hater, don’t waste your time. If I has a hater, I’d be walking on eggshells about the things I say, afraid everyone would discover the “truth”. But as there’s no hatred in my heart, no one can make me a racist based on just their charges, so generally, as long as it’s in humor, I’ll freely crack the jokes, mostly with the intent of breaking the ice that actually divides us, and/or leads to tensions. I learned something of this in the Marine Corps. I found the MC to be light years ahead of average society in having a society free of racial tensions, yet the rules were the opposite of civilian, race-torn society. Everyone was open about the topic, and would tease everyone mercilessly about the stereotypes and outward cultural and behavioral markings broadly associated with each group. You’d get pejorative name after pejorative name thrown, without invective at each other, and all manner of humor, mostly improvised, and it was the first time I felt I was in a multi-racial group where the tensions of race problems were essentially absent and therefor far from ever bubbling over. It was like everyone let the monster out of the bag to be exposed for the clown it really was, and everyone got it. Part of this, of course, is that the Marine Corps is a cult of masculinity, and one has to be able to take the teasing, and ability to fight back in kind, which is to say in a rational, in-on-the-game, sportsman’s-like manner, or display his weaknes. I think the problem with holding stereotypes and such in, leads to the bubbling of tensions, whereas letting them out with the tacit acknowledgment that they don’t matter and everyone is an equal part of the team and dependent on one each other is what does matter. It was in part a way to acknowledge that every group holds their stereotypes and criticisms of other groups, and let’s just let them out, instead of pretending they don’t exist, and then just let them explode at the first moment of tension. Not a good idea. I remember thinking that the Corps was the first society I had discovered that had figured out how to make the race problem an essentially irrelevant factor, and realized that by dropping all the PC games, admitting some truth, and allowing free expression as opposed to constricting it, were really the keys to getting past the race issues as much as humans could. But I realized that I was in a very unique place, and that it just wasn’t going to happen in the civilian world. Society has a lot to learn from the Marine Corps in terms of building a society where race as a divisive factor is as diminished as you can get it. I’m an Irish Puerto Rican. Which puts me on the lowest rungs of both the white and Hispanic ladders, and means I have a variety of other races thrown in. Just call me Mr. multi-cultural. I ain’t sensitive. I hope you aren’t either.
So anyway, “Log Cabin” = gay butthole? Tell me it isn’t so….I get the Abe Lincoln thing, but like I said they love their double-entendres….
12:53 P.M.
1:53 P.M.
And today’s Weasel Award goes to…
1:57 P.M.
Change. From leadership, to liarship…
5:50 P.M.
So it was home-grown terrorism. The guys that threw the bomb at the Times Square recruiting station were anti-Iraq war nuts. But the Left supports the troops right? Here’s a photo of some of the damage:
6:23
Hey, I forget whoever gave me the tip on concrete diamond grinder two days ago, thanks. I can rent it for $100 and get the wood glue off myself instead of paying some dudes $500.00 minimum to do it. Awesome tip.
7:11 P.M.
Global Warming Scam another dealt death blow…
9:18 P.M.
Politico takes on the issue of the surprise power player in both the primaries, and by extension, the a biased MSM’s larger role in having shaped public opinion about other major issues like the Iraq war.
9:19 P.M.
Shocker!
WASHINGTON (AP) – GOP presidential candidate Ron Paul is hinting to supporters that he is ending his long-shot campaign for the presidency.
The Texas Republican congressman addressed supporters in a 7 1/2- minute video on his campaign Web site Thursday night and did not specifically say he was quitting the race.
He said that although victory in the conventional political sense is not available in the presidential race, many victories have been achieved due to the hard work and enthusiasm of his supporters.
He said that he hoped that one day he and his supporters could look back and say his campaign was a significant first step that signaled a change in direction for the country.
Paul said their job now was to plan for the next phase of their effort.
9:25 P.M.
9:56 P.M.
New target for Hamas missiles
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