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Ward and June al Cleaver and their two sons, Walli and Beav al Cleaver shown here in their Baghdad home.
The photo above is said to depict the President's vision of "the typical Iraqi family in the "post Saddam era,
by that I mean the era that is after Saddam," the President is reported to have said. The photo was leaked exclusively
to Worldwide Sawdust by an anonymous but highly placed source who told this reporter that "this will be the

Fatwa (Făt΄-wă) noun. 1.) Osama'’s ravings. 2.) The opinion of an Islamic leader. 3.) A rational for killing innocent people. 4.) An order for warrantless wiretaps. 5.) An excuse to subvert The Constitition of the United States of America 6.) Republican, for the ravings of Godless hordes of non-Christians. 7.) Pat Robertson calling for the assassination of a democratically elected foreign leader while he has a mass murdering dictator as a business partner.

(Crossposted at Pushing Rope)

America is addicted to oil, which is often imported from unstable parts of the world.

George W. Bush

Perhaps this is what the President means.

Perhaps the Vice-President will now have to go cold turkey since the Washington Post obtained documents confirming meetings with Exxon Mobil Corp, Conoco, Shell Oil Co and BP America Inc. Cheney was so intent on keeping his addiction secret that he used executive privilege.

This site has some useful tips on how to spot signs of addiction.

To be sure, the Abramoff affair tears at the very fabric of our republic, but I want to bring to your attention an even bigger scandal: A Couture of Corruption.

Let's face it, our founding fathers were snappy dressers. George Washington? Alexander Hamilton? Veritable fashion plates. But in comparison, Abramoff's corrupt conspirators are schlubs; red-staters unfit for the red-carpet.

Read all the lurid details at Blognonymous.

It had been an unusually mild winter, and as he walked down the street, he noticed the vendors were out in full force, as were the jiggling breasts, and the excessive skin displays were everywhere one looked. It might as well be summer in New York City. He had only to look at them, and he could feel the disgust welling up inside of him. There seemed to be no respect for the sacred vessel anywhere he looked. Everyone seemed to have forgotten his or her proper place in the world.

To make matters worse, the sheer excess of their rampant materialism surround him as well, the images created by highly skilled marketing firms, bombarded and overwhelmed his cerebral cortex. Even he was feeling the pressure of the ethic “you must make more, you must buy more,” and he was worried that he may somehow be corrupted by it all.

First posted on Two for Tea

Google is setting up a new site - Google.cn - which it will censor itself to satisfy the authorities in Beijing. This has been done in order to gain greater access to China's fast-growing market see here

In a statement the company insists the move is entirely high minded “While removing search results is inconsistent with Google's mission,
providing no information... is more inconsistent with our mission

Google refuses to comment on the claims that Beijing is insisting that it replace it’s present motto of “Do no Evil” with the more appropriate “See no evil, hear no evil and speak no evil”

I am sure this one is doing the rounds, but it arrived in my email today and I thought it was funny.

DUBAI SYSTEM:

You have two cows. You create a website for them and advertise them in all magazines. You create a Cow City or Milk Town for them. You sell off their milk before the cows have even been milked to both legit and shady investors who hope to resale the non-existent milk for a 100% profit in two years time. You bring Tiger Woods to milk the cow first to attract attention.

QATAR SYSTEM:

You have two cows. They've been sitting there for decades and no one realizes that cows can produce milk. You see what Dubai is doing, you go crazy and start milking the heck out of the cows’ boobs in the shortest Time possible. Then you realize no one wanted the milk in the first place.

Republicans and Democrats seem to have adjusted well to the results of the last few presidential elections. Liberals and Conservatives, on the other hand, seem determined to convince one another that the other side attempted, one side successfully, to steal the election. Consequently, I don’t think it would be too far out of line to review the last few races for President from a slightly different perspective. It’s not who wins or loses; it’s how you run the race. It’s having fun when you run.

http://weirdwally.blogspot.com

Watch Out for New STD!

New STD: Gonorrhea LectimThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a warning about a new virulent strain of SexuallyTransmitted Disease.The disease is contracted through dangerous and high-risk behavior.The disease is called Gonorrhea Lectim and pronounced"gonna re-elect him."Many victims contracted it in 2004, after having been screwed for the past four years.Cognitive characteristics of individuals infected include: anti-social personality disorders, delusions of grandeur with messianic overtones, extreme cognitive dissonance, inability to incorporate new information, pronounced xenophobia and paranoia, inability to accept responsibility for own actions, cowardice masked by misplaced bravado, uncontrolled facial smirking, ignorance of geography and history, tendencies towards evangelical theocracy, categorical all-or-nothing behavior.

The case against 24 hour news

Fire crews move to quell infernoFlames reaching into the sky were seen from miles awayFirefighters are mounting a massive operation to smother the ferocious fire still raging at a Hertfordshire oil depot after more than 24 hours.http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4520430.stmREPORTS OF LOUD BANG: SOMETHING TO DO WITH A FIRE...!Anchorman: Let's go over, live, to the scene where Michael Dashingreporter is reporting... live!Michael Dashingreporter: Thanks, Anchorman. And, I can exclusively reveal the depot is still on fire, yes still on fire.

Post Katrina New Orleans to become Salsa and Latin Music Capital of the World

http://weirdwally.blogspot.comWhile gazing into his crystal ball the other night, Weird Wally saw New Orleans as the “New Salsa and Latin Music Capital of the World.”Although parts of New Orleans are buzzing with activity and commerce, in the poor and black sections of town, there is only silence and despair.In the French Quarter and other upscale sections of the city, construction and remodeling moves along at a brisk pace and most of the workers are undocumented workers from Latin America who plan on remaining in the area long after their work is done. Meanwhile, the blues, blacks and jazz people who brought us New Orleans culture are scattered in hundreds of cities throughout the country and left with nothing to return to.

Starting your first conservative blog? Well good for you! We need all the conservatives we can get here in the blogsphere because, let's face it, you can't drown out the liberals unless you make a BIG NOISE! So to help you out, we here at Blognonymous have compiled some helpful hints to make your blogging as pleasant as possible.

Yes indeed. Just follow these simple rules, and were sure that you'll be on your way to becoming a "Large, taloned, red-blooded, meat-eating predator," in the Truth Laid Bear Ecosystem in no time.

Click to check out Blognonymous' helpful hints for conservative bloggers.

French Stuff... Yeah.

The recent French riots should be seen both as an inspiration and a warning.They can only be seen in the context of the general social unrest that is accelerating across Europe, and in particular France. It’s a conflict best described as the struggle between social and neo-liberal Europe.When you think anti-capitalism and Europe you think France. This is a country where revolution is part tradition and living memory. This is the country of ATTAC, the sans papiers and Jose Bove. This is the country of numerous social explosions; the general strike in 1995, which toppled the Tory government of the time; the 2003 summer strike wave that threatened to do the same.

I don't know if this is happening where you live, but I've noticed a new low in bad cell phone behavior: Calls from the crapper-what might be referred to as the Potty Call.

It happens like this, some idiot who can't stand to be off his cell, not even for one minute, enters the men's, whips out his pecker, and takes a piss, all the while continuing to blab on his phone. Can you believe this!? A call that is sooooo important that you can't even put the callee on hold while you do your business!

Check out the rest of this post at Blognonymous.

Gaia, Oneness and Fox News

There is truly a lot to be thankful for should we choose to listen to the wind blowing amongst treesBut even as leaves whisper of Her Love and Oneness in my earsAnd how if we decrease the one we decrease the AllSometimes I watch Fox NewsAnd get very confused.HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Grand Jury testimony of longtime Washington Post editor Bob Woodward leaked by Rove-ing reporter (humor).

It is posted at: http://woodwardtellsgrandjurywholeakedfirst.blogspot.com

Bobbing and weaving, a tangled web we do. Book him, Danno.

I think Mr. Fitzpatrick's motto should be: <b>"If you do a white collar crime then you will serve blue collar time."</b> Look where he lodged Judith Miller. A few months in a blue collar jail and she was ready to sing. Unfortunately, she says she forgot the words.

Please keep my identity a secret. Double super Secret.

Middle-aged, Middle-of-the-road, Mid-Westerner

We can only hope that Fitz doesn't fizzle.

Now posted at: Karl Rove Says Who Leaked First

I would like to see this type of Press Release ASAP as a temporary solution pending the passage of an effective journalistic shield law:

Judith Miller’s Lament:

"On July 6, I chose to go to jail to defend my right as a journalist to protect a confidential source, the same right that enables lawyers to grant confidentiality to their clients, clergy to their parishioners, and physicians and psychotherapists to their patients."

Inspired by the eloquent words and cogent ideas expressed by Judith Miller in her resignation letter, the New York Times announced today that they have entered into secret negotiations with a yet to be named national counseling service. Through a well-established network of neighborhood treatment centers and other outpatient facilities, the service has established an effective national presence in the behavioral health care marketplace. Volunteers at each facility will receive 8-week courses in journalism. Once trained, this dual duty cadre will be available to see whistle blowers and other unnamed sources who wish to leak important facts to the press. The conversations will be protected by the psychotherapist/patient relationship and will avoid any First Amendment conflicts. Besides saving the paper millions in insurance and legal expenses, this project will provide free counseling to those leaking as they deal with the anxiety of testifying before future grand juries. Individuals close to the talks say NYT will conduct a campaign asking their readers to suggest names for this new entity. Got any ideas?

Don't I Make the Red States Blue?

Don't know where I get the nerve
Betting 'gainst their learning curve
But it's just what I do
And don't I make the red states blue?

I never had it too hard
Just killed time in the Guard
But these boys now they're screwed
And don't I make the red states blue?

I yell jump
They ask how high
When I sling whoppers
Man I supersize
Word from the homeland
Is Orange Alert
Just stick with me
Nobody gets hurt

Maybe someday they'll catch on
But with their trust I'll be long gone
With their 401Ks too
And won't I make the red states blue?

A simple shepherd
A humble guy
God it’s hard
Lord knows I try
To keep my flock
By my side
While I pull the wool
Right over their eyes

Don't know where I get the nerve
Betting 'gainst their learning curve

Yellow Ribbon

C Em
I'm coming home none too pleased
Gm A7 Dm
After two extended tours overseas
Fm C Am
Thinking ‘bout those chicken hawks who sent me over there
D7 Fm6 G7
And you folks who wave the flags and slap those stickers everywhere
Fm6 G7
Just to show you care

C Em
Oh stuff that yellow ribbon where the sun don't shine
Gm A7 Dm
I'd lend a hand but I lost mine
Fm C E Am
Hanging 'round Fallujah for too long a time
C E
Looking for a trace of atomic waste
Am A
That we would never find
Dm7 Fm6 D7 G7 C Am Dm G7
So stuff that yellow ribbon where the sun don't shine

John Cleese didn't write The Revocation of Independence nor has he ever read it to an audiencet.  SA much shorter, 4-item version was written by Alan Baxter of Rochester, NY in November 2000 and posted to an internal newsgroup hosted by his employer.  There are many versions (I think the latest has 15 items), each funnier than the one before it.  I recommend you go to the Urban Legends website - www.snopes.com and have a look.