Real News

While the media still orgasms over the latest chapter of the JonBenet tabloid story (or “How to get 10 years of news out of a kid who only lived for 6”), the following quote escaped our Clueless Leader’s lips today:

“The strategy is to help the Iraqi people achieve the objectives and dreams which is a democratic society. That’s the strategy. The tactics — now — either you say yes it’s important we stay there and get it done or we leave. We’re not leaving so long as I’m the president. That would be a huge mistake. “

For those of you paying attention: This is a blatant statement that the asshole doesn’t think the situation will be resolved in the next 2 1/2 years. We’ll still be there, when he skulks off the world stage, counting his money.

Over 2600 US dead.

Over 19,000 wounded.

Civilian death toll at or over 3,000 per month. PER MONTH.

Cost of the war (at least what we can publicly determine): 308.5 Billion, so far.

….and the asshole admits that we won’t be pulling out at any time during the next 2 1/2 years.

Courting Italians

A shot emailed to me by an attendee of last night’s Kansas City Renaissance Festival media party.

Yours truly, as Giacomo Casanova, and , as Veronica Franco:

Politicized Terror

Keith Olberman on MSNBC, giving a timeline from 2002 until the latest UK plot regarding the politicization of terror. (Links to a site where you can watch in either Quicktime or Windows Media).

Slam dunk, but again, the average sheep won’t notice.