3PO: Yes Master Vinnie we ran into some...

Master Vinnie: 3PO! I'm in kind of a hurry, so would you shut up and listen to me! I need you to have R2 shut down all the blog smashers on the Mu.Nu level! I repeat, shut down all the blog smashers on the Mu.Nu level!

3PO: Sir?

Master Vinnie: Have R2 shut down all the blog smashers on the Mu.Nu level!

3PO: We're trying Master Vinnie! Hurry R2!

R2: Whistle-beep, chirp.

Master Vinnie( with louder and more desperate screaming): Shut down all the blog smashers on the mu.nu level!

3PO: No! No! R2! Shut them all down!!!!

R2: Affirmative beep.

(Rusty and The Princess screaming in background).

Howie(In very short wookie suit): "AAAARGHHH!"....then all screaming......

3PO: Listen to them! They're dying R2. Curse my metal body. I wasn't fast enough. It's all my fault. My poor master.

(Sound over the com becomes cheering)

Master Vinnie: You did it 3PO!!! You did it! (sound of all cheering)

Rusty : Let's hope the old man was able to knock out that tractor beam, otherwise this could be a real short trip. Hit it Chewy!

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Yes the evil Darth Odie er uh Darth Howie needs to be educated in the moral complexities of simple matters. Like why fighting those who seek to dominate us through fear and terror is just wrong. Check out this loving tolerant piece of reader love mail.

On 6/15/06, leavenow iraq leavenowiraq@yahoo.com wrote:

nigger

I would take the time to educate you on our way of life and our constitution but how? and to what end- augustus bushie II /MacClinton & Heil Hilary Lady MacClinton/ at the end of the day these british socialist shitbags of the left and right that follow the sons and daughters of satan instead of jesus and are british instead of american are not to blame for perverting the american experiment in liberty and freedom into the frankenstein monster of a police state and empire- you are people who don't even want to think just kill f*ck kill f*ck kill f*ck oh yeah and eat and watch tv.

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Any one in the Fort Collins area who wants to meet Rusty Shackleford for a night of debauchery* later in the week drop me a line. more...

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As Rusty noted earlier we here at the Jawa Report have a brand new Fatwa from Turkey. Now Rusty promised to update us on the details but has not gotten to it. So all I know now is a Jihadi website based in Turkey has been making us even more infamous. So far it has resulted in DDOS attacks on mu.nu as well as lots of cool spam attacks. We have survived this so far. So lets all do a collective phttttt.

Today we have some cool reader love mail. WeÂ’ve not been getting so many of these lately since we always post them. But a new Fatwa brings new suckers.

Now this first one left a valid email. They posted from India and are trying to hide on an old thread. Of course as always itÂ’s the joooooos!

joji cherian

kunnumpurathujoji@yahoo.co.uk

who said there is democracy in us. us stands and exist for israel. it has no national interests, israels' interest are us intersts. there is no christianity. no freedom. every thing that us is doing is unchristian.americans are being murdred for israel. the slaves they are, they can not even wisper against it. americans are a terrorised people, condmned to to perish for israel. ppeople like bin laden are sending wake up calls to the american Christians

F*ck Anti Muslims

i will f*ck you,zarqavi is my favourite man,and usame bin laden,Adam olun

http://www.ciddi.com

za@hotmail.com

Update :

Vinnie, Editor In Chief Pro Tempore: What do you mean "we." You're retired.

Update II: More reader Love mail from the UK Below the break. more...

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1 At least their taking the time to learn English. Thats more than the illegal aliens are doing.

Posted by: Leatherneck at June 12, 2006 04:22 PM (D2g/j)

2 You know..at first I did'nt like that zac guy what with all the killing and beheading of innocent men woman and children..but now that he's fertilizer...I like him a lot! I hope the coroner did'nt drop any of his ham sandwich in zac before he sewed him back up.

Posted by: morning wood at June 12, 2006 04:33 PM (+aNmG)

3 What do you mean "we." You're retired.

Posted by: Vinnie, Editor In Chief Pro Tempore at June 12, 2006 05:33 PM (/qy9A)

4 Ha! Buddy, ya know I was just yanking yer chain. I mistyped, I should have put quotes around "retired."

Posted by: Vinnie, Editor In Chief Pro Tempore at June 12, 2006 09:35 PM (/qy9A)

5 Now that I'm just (temporarily) a reader, can I still get a fatwa?

Posted by: Rusty at June 13, 2006 04:50 PM (RwmBV)

6 Turkish muslims smell like pig crap.

Posted by: greyrooster at June 13, 2006 08:34 PM (ZVFO9)

7 Of course Fatwa issued against Dr. Rusty Shackleford for "Heading for the Mountians". Of course there is also that little matter of the stuff you mainly you/we/us already did that got the first two actual fatwas so can't undo that. I forecast as 60 percent likelyhood of even more fatwas.

Posted by: Howie at June 14, 2006 07:38 AM (/Xibe)

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I just wanted to reiterate that Rusty is away for most of the summer.

If you have something blogging-related, feel free to email me, the address is at the top of the page under "Contact."

Or you can email one of the other co-bloggers as well.

You're still free to email Rusty, of course, but, in his own words:

I'll try to
read e-mails from the road, but I may be gone for some time.

Please note that nobody has access to the Jawa Report blogroll but Rusty. So that's one request that I can't handle.

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I'm leaving for the summer. Welcome to our new Jawa contributors! more...

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Congrats to Padawan Interested Participant on his 5,000th post. At last count, nearly 4,000 of those posts were about hot female high school teachers having sex with their students. We see he has already been turned to the Dark Side. You are hereby elevated to Sith Master.

Also, we hear that Mrs. Participant is recovering from surgery. We wish her a speedy recovery.

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Hat Tip : Pam

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Wanted: Talented Writers who will work for next to nothing to report for The Jawa Report while Rusty languishes at his second home on the Riviera is busy on other matters this summer. Enquire within.

The Jawa Report is an EEOC employer. Hot women Anyone is especially encouraged to apply.

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My home blog, but not my post.

You rock, Muslihoon.

UPDATE: For some reason, probably due to the latest DOS attack, I've lost the last couple of day's posts. They just up and disappeared.

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MuNu came under a DDOS attack yesterday afternoon. Perpetrators unknown.

Many thanks to our wonderful benefactor Pixy Misa for getting us back up.

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If I'm not around as much lately, it's because of HGTV. It convinced my wife that I could remodel the bathroom. HGTV was wrong. Very wrong. Bad HGTV. Bad.

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1 HGTV - the crack cocaine for women everywhere. I have big plans for my husband and I this summer.

Posted by: Stormy at June 03, 2006 09:28 AM (YRPBe)

2 Any kind of TV has become pornographic... Because anytime you turn on the news, all you see is Democrats talking about withdrawal !!!

Posted by: Darth Vag at June 03, 2006 10:26 AM (+nlyI)

3 I hate thesee GD home improvement shows. Like I'm going to go defend myself in court or remove my appendix because I saw it on Court TV or TLC.

Posted by: Mark at June 03, 2006 10:33 AM (bhIRA)

4 LOL My mother is addicted to that station. I think the cure is to actually try and put your ideas into practice. Lots of work. You should have made HER do it.

Posted by: RepJ at June 03, 2006 01:47 PM (Ffvoi)

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Damn you HGTV, you've ruined my life!

Damn you for convincing my wife that home ownership is the essence of being American! Stupid House Hunters.

Damn you for all your lame decorating ideas! Stupid Design on a Dime.

And damn you for making it look simple to remodel a bathroom! Trust me, it's not as easy as it looks. Stupid I Want that Bathroom.

Seriously, if this doesn't start taking less time, I'm going to sue someone.

P.S.--Howie, why hast thou forsaken me?

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1 Howie, all I can do is cry. Well, not really, but I can truly say I will miss you, and I feel like we are friends even though we have never met. I know we would get along like brothers. All the crying aside, I wish you the best of luck and success in all your endeavors, and: "May the Force be with you".

Posted by: jesusland joe at May 31, 2006 11:14 AM (rUyw4)

2 It won't be the same without you Howie. We'll miss you.......unless your replacement is a smokin' hot babe, preferably single, with low to moderate standards when it comes to guys (hint, hint Rusty). Seriously though, good luck in whatever's next.

Posted by: Graeme at May 31, 2006 11:18 AM (yNP83)

3 Just as I was gettin used to the place.. Be good.

Posted by: JeepThang at May 31, 2006 11:39 AM (yZQoS)

4 We'll keep a place set at the table for you Howie, just in case. Keep in touch.

Posted by: Vinnie at May 31, 2006 11:41 AM (/qy9A)

5 Bye Howie. You did good stuff 'round here. Hope to see you in the comments.

Posted by: Preston Taylor Holmes at May 31, 2006 11:41 AM (x9FI3)

6 Jeez, Howie, it's been great reading your stuff. I hope you get a gold watch or pizza coupon, something for your service to the blog. Take care of the important things. Stop by for a comment or post every now and then. Sort of like a Tom Brokaw special on the Jawa Report.

Posted by: B rad at May 31, 2006 12:27 PM (3OPZt)

7 big deal.

Posted by: greyrooster at May 31, 2006 01:05 PM (a7z59)

8 take care, Howie. I appreciated your willingness to engage in debate, and to correct error when necessary. That's rare in the blogosphere, left or right. I used to think that the sentence "I never thought of that before. You might be right." was just the only sentence one would never hear on CNN or Fox News debates, but now I realize it is the implicit forbidden phrase at most ideological websites. But you were different==and will be missed.

Posted by: jd at May 31, 2006 01:17 PM (aqTJB)

9 Whose howie? Howie "Chico" Escuela: Thank you. Thank you, berry, berry much. ... Ja-wa ... been berry, berry good to me. ... Thank you, Roooostee ... [Photo of Dr. Rusty] Roooostee ... Ja-wa been berry, berry good to Roooostee. ... Three - point - two - million - dollar para El Doctor. Charlie Hustle, you bet. ... Thank you very, very much. [National Football League schedule is shown] In - foot-ball ... I don't know - football. ... In Dominican Republic, foot-ball is -- how you say, Roooostee? Um - Oh! -- soccer! Your football-- [pause] I don't know. ... [Hockey graphic] In National Hockey League ... [shakes his head] I don't know hockey ... [applause, photo of smiling howie "Chico" again] In base-ball-- Base-ball been berry, berry good to me! ... Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you very much. [applause] Roooostee? Thank you, Roooostee.

Posted by: hondo at May 31, 2006 01:27 PM (el7nZ)

10 NOOOOOO..... Howie, we'll miss you, man. Good luck and keep coming by...

Posted by: see-dubya at May 31, 2006 02:04 PM (ZHnsf)

11 Paduan Beotch you may have been, but you were a moderating factor within The Force itself. Hopefully your leaving will not cause a collapse of the entire universe. Godspeed, and may The Force..... oh hell.. you know.

Posted by: memphis761 at May 31, 2006 02:07 PM (D3+20)

12 Howie was one of the few neocons that I felt I could reason with. I'll miss him. I hope Jawa finds a suitable replacement, but I won't hold my breath.

Posted by: Greg at May 31, 2006 03:49 PM (q5wwn)

13 I'm shocked and saddened. But you know what is right for you. God bless you, your family, your work, and your future endeavors.

Posted by: Debbie at May 31, 2006 05:08 PM (yPkqr)

14 You will be back to comment. Right? Wednesdays will never be quite as trashy again. When ever I think of white trash, I'll always think of you. ;-)

Posted by: Oyster at May 31, 2006 05:18 PM (YudAC)

15 I enjoyed your posts Howie. One thing that always impresses me about this site is the writing. I love the sentiments too, but the writing is always stellar. Yours included.

Posted by: Richard at May 31, 2006 08:18 PM (7KF8r)

16 I too enjoyed some of your thought provoking posts.

Posted by: Jester at May 31, 2006 09:09 PM (TuAMG)

17 Take care, and best of luck in whatever may lay ahead!

Posted by: LC CanForce 101 at May 31, 2006 11:13 PM (BRXB/)

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Galloway praises Muslim Brotherhood.

The Haditha operations the MSM didn't show you.

Why We Fight--- a tribute to our soldiers.

Abraham Lincoln = Hitler. I mean, since Bush = Hitler after detaining precisely 2 Americans as enemy combatants while Lincoln jailed over 15,000....

Security at Penn Station ignores possible terror threat.

More on 'the long war'.

Kerry lying about his ventures into Cambodia again. Will somebody remind the voters of MA about this guy?

Hugo Chavez: international man of asshattery.

Stefania is running for the Cagliari city council. I endorse. Vote Stefania!

"You mean I'm going to stay this color my whole life?"---Patrick Kennedy.

Arizona Democrat proposes "lottery" for voters--lucky voters will get $1 bajillion dollars.

22 Problems with the Senate's immigration bill.

RINO sightings.

Gang shootings in the OKC?

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1 >>>Also, to be fair to Google, after an appeal from readers The Jawa Report was reinstated as a Google News source. Then I may have to reconsider my own Google policy and lift my boycott of them.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 23, 2006 09:18 AM (8e/V4)

2 That should really make a difference!

Posted by: Last gasp Larry at May 23, 2006 09:34 AM (FCC6c)

3 Yeah, seems like at least one person over at Google has a heart.

Posted by: Rusty at May 23, 2006 09:44 AM (JQjhA)

4 Let's assume for a moment that the cries of "liberal bias" at Google are true. Google would be within its rights to limit its content in the same way that say, a private golf club would be allowed to decide who can be a member or not. That's the problem with the whole "liberal bias" argument - it assumes that businesses cares more about their politics than the bottom line. They don't. Rupert Murdoch manages to run a conglomerate that runs a right-wing pro-family news network (which actually IS biased, because it purports to "correct" the assumption of liberal bias), yet gives Paris Hilton a TV show and runs "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?" It's not about the red states or the blue states, it's about the green.

Posted by: Theo at May 23, 2006 09:50 AM (7AEHv)

5 >>>That's the problem with the whole "liberal bias" argument - it assumes that businesses cares more about their politics than the bottom line. They don't. Hollywood proves you wrong just about every day.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 23, 2006 10:05 AM (8e/V4)

6 Theo, Of course, you are correct, but at the level of deciding which sites are "news" and which sites are not "news" there is a great deal of discretion. Also, one man's 'hate speech' is another man's comedy. Thus, who makes the decision is very important. The people making such decisions are usually not those high on the ladder--those interested in the bottom line. While McDonald's may be about profit, it is a bit of a stretch to imagine that every decision made by the guy who takes your order is about what is in the best interests of the company. This is why Chomsky and Hermann's media bias model is so flawed--because it doesn't take into account many things, including the fact that those charged with implementation and the owners of a company may have different interests and conflicting visions.

Posted by: Rusty at May 23, 2006 10:10 AM (JQjhA)

7 "Hollywood proves you wrong just about every day." No, it doesn't. "The Da Vinci Code" did monstrous business this weekend, while offending a few kooks on the fringe. Hollywood can't cater to every taste, but they pretty much give us exactly what we want (as a whole), or they'd be out of business, too. (All of a sudden, capitalism doesn't apply to the entertainment business?) Occasionally the fringes will squeak through a "Fahrenheit 9/11" or "Passion of the Christ", but that's the exception, not the rule. To paint with the broadest brush, America is liberal socially and conservative economically. You may disagree with that personally, but it's true of the majority.

Posted by: Theo at May 23, 2006 10:22 AM (7AEHv)

8 Media appears to be as good as a free market model as any other. Maybe it wasn't when we had only 2 or 3 channels of TV to watch, but Americans have plenty of choices now. Caveat emptor !

Posted by: john Ryan at May 23, 2006 10:30 AM (FBW1e)

9 Google blows: "Search engine giant Google has cut off its news relationship with a number of online news publications that include frank discussions of radical Islam – the New Media Journal becoming the latest termination, as its owner just discovered." http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/printer-frie

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 23, 2006 11:40 AM (8e/V4)

10 >>>America is liberal socially No, LIBERALS are liberal socially, while America is socially conservative. It's why you have to resort to the courts 24/7, and it's why there will never be "gay marriage" unless the Liberal judges force it down our throats. Left to the legislatures it would never pass. The fact is even Liberals have to pretend to be conservatives to get elected in this country (see Hilary), and if Hollywood wasn't injecting their Lib politics into everything they make they'd be making twice as much money.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 23, 2006 11:45 AM (8e/V4)

11 So, Carlos...your "logic" is that gay marriage is being "pushed down your throat" (pun intended?)? I'd say that you denying people rights that other people enjoy is "pushing your agenda" at us. And please don't tell me what would and wouldn't pass in a Democratic administration. Republicans rode social issues all the way into the White House and Congress, and what have they done about any of them? Not a goddamn thing. Even that Focus on the Family kook Dobson agrees with me on that one.

Posted by: Theo at May 23, 2006 01:53 PM (7AEHv)

12 Theo: I offer the following as evidence that the Gay/Lesbian/Transgender agenda is being pushed down our throats: in California, working its way through the legislature is a bill which will require text books for kids to include information about the acceptablility of the Gay/Lesbian/Transgender life style. It has passed the Assembly with all of the California Democrats voting in favor. The content for text books in California sets the content for text books nationwide with few exceptions because the California market is so big and the competition among the publishers is minimal. So this will be an important victory for the Gay/Lesbian/Transgender lobby. What a stupid waste of time and money! Based on the recent exit exam currently in the news, 10% of California high school graduates can't pass an 8th grade Algebra test. More evidence: The Gay/Lesbian/Transgender Lobby has demonized the Boy Scouts and is legally challenging them in many instances. Their selfish demonization jeopardizes the Scout's future availability for boys. THis is not a great time to be a boy apparently - there is pervasive gang influence, boys bring guns to school, many have no father. Boy Scouts is a tremendous positive socializing force for boys but the Gay/Lesbian/transgender lobby does not care. Their agenda always comes first. I personally don't care if someone is Gay/Lesbian/ or Transgender. I do care that special interests of the Gay/Lesbian/Transgender community is being pushed down my throat through nonstop political advocacy, specifically targeting kids.

Posted by: Heroic Dreamer at May 23, 2006 03:37 PM (aH6Zf)

13 I love it when foreigners come to this country. Become successful because of our ways and then tell us to change. Screw the candy asses at Google.

Posted by: greyrooster at May 23, 2006 04:42 PM (BEvWK)

14 Here's an idea Carlos: The reason it is, is because the state is legally unable to show any sort of discrimination towards anyone who has not actively committed a crime. Here's a good solution: get government out of schools, and you can concentrate on teaching instead of making sure no one feels discriminated against.

Posted by: MiB at May 23, 2006 04:58 PM (B9sDR)

15 MIB: Amen.

Posted by: greyrooster at May 23, 2006 06:00 PM (BEvWK)

16 Theo, my only point is that this country is NOT socially Liberal-- it's CONSERVATIVE-- and I think my gay marriage example more than proves it. Now you kids can argue amongst yourselves about "gay marriage" if you like.

Posted by: Jesusland Carlos at May 24, 2006 10:08 AM (8e/V4)

17 The point was made that we are a socially liberal country but I haven't seen any facts to back that up. It may be liberal where you live but "the country" goes beyond the borders of your hometown. That's the problem with Hollywood and the MSM - they seem to be sheltered from what goes on beyond their circle of friends and can't understand why anyone would vote Republican. Against gay marriage: not liberal anti-ACLU: not liberal If put to a vote, at best abortion gets 50%: equal war on terror: not liberal controlling the borders: not liberal stop illegal immigration: not liberal lowering taxes: not liberal These are just the hot-button issues I could think of off the top of my head and all but one are overwhelmingly issues that conservatives have majority support on. So, I don't see where the 'socially liberal' label comes from. There is a reason why Republicans have been elected president so often. The one recent anomolie was Bill Clinton being elected which never would have happened without Ross Perot splitting the conservative vote. And Carter? Well, we see what happens when someone that far to the left gets elected. Anyone who was actually alive when he was president would never want to see that happen to the country again. A truly conservative Democrat could be elected but the extreme left will never allow that to happen. It's not good for politics when the extreme wing takes over your party. A socially liberal country? Not as clear-cut as you may think.

Posted by: slug at May 24, 2006 11:52 AM (wcNc2)

18 I didn't say ALL if America is liberal, you twits - I said "to paint with the broadest brush". Any national poll will tell you that the majority of Americans are pro-choice, for universal health care, stem cell research, raising the minimum wage, against the Iraq war, on and on. http://people-press.org/reports/display.php3?PageID=948 To answer Heroic Dreamer : 1. Californians are more tolerant than the rest of the country, and they want tolerance taught in their schools. It's a state issue - if Californians want it, it'll pass. Can I remind you that Californians were way ahead of the curve on fuel efficiency standards? Or to put it another way, Californians are "funding the terrorists" at a lesser rate than any other state. 2. The Boy Scouts are absolutely discriminatory against gays. You admit as much yourself. The Boy Scouts enjoy benefits from the government, are an official adjunct of the government, and are therefore subject to its laws. I'd like to note that the Girl Scouts have no such policy regarding lesbians. Besides, the gay thing is merely a wedge issue designed to get ignorant people to the polls, and it appears to work. Ever wonder what America would be like today if we held the rights of blacks up to state referendums? The day is coming where it'll be a federal issue - maybe not today, maybe not tomorrow, but soon. Until then, Mary Cheney and the heathens who raised her will have to wait.

Posted by: Theo at May 24, 2006 01:18 PM (7AEHv)

19 Theo: You referred to Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" as 'the fringes squeaking through'. I believe that shows your bias. IMBDB shows that it was quite successful. The topic itself is something that many Americans hold quite dear. Concerning the 'Jesusland' voters, look back at gay marriage and how it fared in 2004. Gay marriage referendums were voted down 11 or 12 states, including Oregon. I don't know if Oregon was the only state voting for Kerry that mixed gay marriage. Here in Massachusetts, gay marriage was forced upon the commonwealth. The Supreme Judicial Court pulled it out of thin air on a tie vote. The chief justice gets two votes in a tie, so it became law. The Massachusetts legislature utterly refuses to put it to a vote because the outcome is not clear. Matters like sweeping social change are far too important to be jepordized by constitutional process.

Posted by: fluffy the spamhound! at May 24, 2006 01:26 PM (UxguT)

20 "Matters like sweeping social change are far too important to be jepordized by constitutional process." Uh, then why are the Republicans trying in vain for a constitutional amendment on gay marriage? Gotcha. Hey, if LBJ hadn't signed the Civil Rights Act, the red states would still be blue. But no, it was a matter of principal, of fairness, and marriage equality will be federal law one day. After which, our children will ask us why we were such douchebags. And like our parents and grandparents regarding blacks, we'll feebly answer, "That's just the way things were then..."

Posted by: Theo at May 24, 2006 01:36 PM (7AEHv)

21 "...why are the Republicans trying in vain for a constitutional amendment..." That shows the difference between the left and the right. In Massachusetts, the Democrats will not put gay marriage to a binding referendum vote. They don't trust the hoi-polloi, with good reason, to pass gay marriage. The Republicans are willing to put it to a vote. Yes, LBJ signed the Civil Rights act after congress voted on it, not 6 judges. Congress then had to stand for re-election. If you think the Civil Rights act was good, remember to thank the Republican party ;]

Posted by: fluffy the spamhound! at May 24, 2006 01:50 PM (UxguT)

22 Earlier I asked: "Ever wonder what America would be like today if we held the rights of blacks up to state referendums?" An answer, please?

Posted by: Theo at May 24, 2006 01:53 PM (7AEHv)

23 No, I haven't wondered, but I'll give it some thought today.

Posted by: fluffy the spamhound! at May 24, 2006 01:59 PM (UxguT)

24 How soon they forget the souther Democrats were the racists

Posted by: Howie at May 24, 2006 02:03 PM (D3+20)

25 Thanks, fluffy. That's all I ask. And Howie, after LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act, all those "Democrats" became Republicans, didn't they? There's a reason red states and old slave states correspond, and it ain't because of fiscal policy.

Posted by: Theo at May 24, 2006 02:09 PM (7AEHv)

26 I only know of one and I think later in life he regretted a lot of stuff he did. LBJ caught hell for signing it too. But he did anyway Becuase LJB was a Real Man Democrat like they used to make. Not a semi communist moonbat.

Posted by: Howie at May 24, 2006 02:14 PM (D3+20)

27 Hey, prompted by a poster on a well known blog, I was wondering what America would be like today had the civil rights of black citizens been left to state referendums. I think that the majority of states would have passed these referendums and that a lot of blacks would have moved from states voting against. It's an interesting question with a wide scope. It could probably be the subject of a very thick book.

Posted by: fluffy the spamhound! at May 24, 2006 02:16 PM (UxguT)

28 "LJB was a Real Man Democrat like they used to make. Not a semi communist moonbat." Awesome McCarthy imitation. I'm sure he called Gen. Eisenhower something similar. Eisenhower, that communist hippie!

Posted by: Theo at May 24, 2006 02:18 PM (7AEHv)

29 Hey Theo: You seem to be mixing apples and oranges when you mix the gays rights issues up with the Civil Rights movement, holding blacks up to referendums etc. Maybe you don't realize this but being Gay/Lesbian/Transgender is not a race issue. It's sexual. Sexual. Being gay means you like to have sex with people of your own gender. It is not a race issue. It is not in any way a Civil Rights issue. It's about sexual preference. Regarding your puzzlement over why the Girl Scouts don't have a lesbian issue. Girls are very different from boys. Have you no common sense? or do you just have no regard for the well-being of young men? Sexual issues have no place in Boy Scouts.

Posted by: Heroic Dreamer at May 24, 2006 03:31 PM (aH6Zf)

30 So blacks have the same rights now, but they forfeit them again if they fall in love with someone of their own gender? I agree sexual issues have no place in the Boy Scouts, but the Boy Scouts are making it one, aren't they? You also cannot profess to be an atheist and join the Boy Scouts. Since the Boy Scouts are a public, government-funded arm of the government (not a private club), how is that legal? Being an American and being a Christian don't always line up, I'm sorry. But that's the way the founders, in their wisdom, designed it. Suck it up.

Posted by: Theo at May 24, 2006 04:05 PM (7AEHv)

31 Theo,you say: "Being an American and being a Christian don't always line up, I'm sorry. But that's the way the founders, in their wisdom, designed it." I say: What is your point? You also say: "So blacks have the same rights now, but they forfeit them again if they fall in love with someone of their own gender? I say: Huh? You really like to mix up your issues. Sorry, but this is a waste of time.

Posted by: Heroic Dreamer at May 24, 2006 04:39 PM (aH6Zf)

32 Theo, The Boy Scouts have been consistent about sexual issues from the start. They said no girls - thus no sex. Of course Sir Badden-Powell likely didn't think it was necessary to say "and no buggery, too, lads". The problem IS a liberal issue, as that is the force that started the "if it feels good, do it" way of life. The Boy Scouts want to have no sexual content, period. Gender doesn't matter, but NOW they have to explicitly state WHAT kind of sexual content is unwelcome, and no longer rely on a prevailing social standard as a point of reference. BTW, the Boy Scouts have never had any government affiliation. AND they were started in England first, only later came to US. You are just too sloppy with your facts & history. Your implied statement that the founders did not want Christianity to have any place in America is blatantly false. But of course, you are a product of California's educational system, aren't you? You never learned the truth, and were too ??uninspired?? to do some personal research. Go Pound Sand.

Posted by: Chris at May 24, 2006 04:40 PM (o+3dL)

33 Theo, The Boy Scouts have been consistent about sexual issues from the start. They said no girls - thus no sex. Of course Sir Badden-Powell likely didn't think it was necessary to say "and no buggery, too, lads". The problem IS a liberal issue, as that is the force that started the "if it feels good, do it" way of life. The Boy Scouts want to have no sexual content, period. Gender doesn't matter, but NOW they have to explicitly state WHAT kind of sexual content is unwelcome, and no longer rely on a prevailing social standard as a point of reference. BTW, the Boy Scouts have never had any government affiliation. AND they were started in England first, only later came to US. You are just too sloppy with your facts & history. Your implied statement that the founders did not want Christianity to have any place in America is blatantly false. But of course, you are a product of California's educational system, aren't you? You never learned the truth, and were too ??uninspired?? to do some personal research. Go Pound Sand.

Posted by: Chris at May 24, 2006 04:40 PM (o+3dL)

34 And Howie, after LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act, all those "Democrats" became Republicans, didn't they? No. Since the Boy Scouts are a public, government-funded arm of the government (not a private club), how is that legal? Um, no, it's not. It's privately-funded. The hook the loons have on it is that it often makes use of public facilities, like many other private clubs.

Posted by: Robert Crawford at May 24, 2006 04:58 PM (Gn9tM)

35 Any of you guys work for a living? Just an observation but look at the times of postings today. Government workers??

Posted by: greyrooster at May 24, 2006 08:02 PM (8MCDk)

36 Government worker?????? ha, ha. I mean government employee.

Posted by: greyrooster at May 24, 2006 08:07 PM (8MCDk)

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Weber grills has been sponsoring a contest amongst the Marines for the best steak grilling Marine in the nation. The top 100 recipes will be in a new cook book on sale for 10 bucks each. The winners will be grilling this week in NYC. Hear that Filthy? Now get down there and get you a steak and few new recipes.

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I'll be on Hoist the Black Flag Radio today some time after 4:30 P.M. (EST) to discuss the left-leaning tendencies of academia.

Ace tells me I'm in the second slot. In David Letterman terms, that puts me right after the musical act and right before stupid animal tricks. The first slot--the one I call the Angelina Jolie slot--is being filled by Greyhawk. It will be worth tuning in just to see if Greyhawk reacts the same way to me as Angelina Jolie reacts to having to sit on the couch while Carrot Top yammers on about his latest cameo on a straight to video film.

While I can't promise you I'll say anything intelligent or funny, I can promise that I will be more intelligent and funny than Carrot Top.

Which isn't really saying much, but, hey, we all can't be as funny and sophisticated as Margaret Cho or Janeane Garofalo.

UPDATE: It wasn't my two minutes of fame, but at least I got to meet Greyhawk and Smash.

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1 So Ace what is the dogs name?

Posted by: Howie at May 23, 2006 02:08 PM (D3+20)

2 Oh the anticipation is killing me.

Posted by: Howie at May 23, 2006 02:23 PM (D3+20)

3 Hoist the black sausage?

Posted by: Howie at May 23, 2006 02:46 PM (5ZSfM)

4 No bad gay puns.

Posted by: Rusty at May 23, 2006 03:03 PM (JQjhA)

5 You are so lucky, bub, that you wuz robbed. 3 stinkin' minutes at the end? I couldn't call in and harass you with THAT. Good thing I decided NOT to live-blog it.

Posted by: Vinnie at May 23, 2006 03:05 PM (/qy9A)

6 He didn't even get to say Hi Howie.

Posted by: Howie at May 23, 2006 03:13 PM (D3+20)

7 At least I got to meet smash and greyhawk, how cool is that? Anyway, looks like I'll be on again next week.

Posted by: Rusty at May 23, 2006 03:40 PM (JQjhA)

8 Pretty darned cool.

Posted by: Howie at May 23, 2006 03:46 PM (D3+20)

9 Great, and I have to work. But, that's why cell phones were invented.

Posted by: Vinnie at May 23, 2006 04:05 PM (/qy9A)

10 If you call and ask me about my third nipple, Vinnie, I so swear I will issue a fatwa against you!

Posted by: Rusty at May 23, 2006 04:12 PM (JQjhA)

11 Thanks for the ammo.

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Howie's PC says, "You have 125 emails." This may take a bit. Meanwhile, you people behave. I don't have time for this BS, so my tolerance may be in short supply. No calls for Genocide, killing all of anything, nuking everybody, anybody preemtively and other stuff like that. Argue all you want though. Insults too. more...

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