Happy Juneteenth

"But, if this part of our history could be told in such a way that those chains of the past, those shackles that physically bound us together against our wills could, in the telling, become spiritual links that willingly bind us together now and into the future - then that painful Middle Passage could become, ironically, a positive connecting line to all of us whether living inside or outside the continent of Africa..."

Tom Feelings

Tommy Chong Would Give Paris “Such A Lickin.”

“Tommy Chong…how dare you fluster Contessa Brewer? Don’t you understand how this works? When you are asked on a news show to give your opinion, you give your opinion, and therefore validate what they’re reporting as news, and then they, in turn, treat your opinion as if it’s worth having. That’s how it work. What don’t you get about that?” Stephen Colbert

Tim Russert will be green with envy.

Nurses Come To The Aid Of Their Country Again- Corroborate "Sicko."

"The California Nurses Association and National Nurses Organizing Committee are planning a 'Scrubs for Sicko" campaign to place a handful of caregivers in every cineplex showing the film.

The nurses, who will be in their uniforms, want to greet filmgoers after the film to answer questions, offer corroboration for the movie's stories and hand out guides for contacting lawmakers about supporting universal medical care."

Bye Bye Birdies.

Click on the pictures to hear them sing. You won’t hear them in the wild any more in most places.
Bobwhite, & Meadowlark, you were two of my favorites during my youth. I haven’t seen either of you in years. We couldn’t wipe you out by hunting, but are getting you with our lifestyles.
"The results of a study by the Audubon Society reveal that the population of common birds like the Northern Bobwhite, the Eastern meadowlark, the loggerhead shrike and the field sparrow is on the decline. Twenty species of birds in the U.S have been reduced to half their populations in the past forty years. Horizontal spreading of suburbs, increase in farming and climatic changes have been held responsible for the reduction." From Common birds on the decline by Keerat

Fred Thompson-All Hat No Cattle II.

". . .Fred Thompson . . . spent 18 years working as a highly paid lobbyist, wore well-tailored suits and drove a black Lincoln Continental. When he ran for the Senate, however, his campaign reinvented him as a good old boy: it leased a used red pickup truck for him to drive, dressed up in jeans and a work shirt, with a can of Red Man chewing tobacco on the front seat. But Mr. Thompson’s strength, says Lanny Davis in The Hill, is that he’s 'authentic.' Oh, and as a candidate George W. Bush was praised as being more authentic than Al Gore." from Authenticity By Paul Krugman

Speaking of W., at least one person understands.

Huckabee: Guantanamo Not As Bad As It Seems. Virgil: Huckabee Is As Bad As He Seems.

“Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, . . . who was Arkansas governor until January, says . . . the U.S. prison at the Naval base in Cuba is better than many prisons in the United States & says American prisoners most likely would prefer Guantanamo to incarceration in Arkansas.” That’s like saying Huckabee is not as bad as Jerry Falwell, James Dobson, or Pat Robertson. Maybe not, but who is? The Arkansas prison system was murdering prisoners and torturing them with beatings, electric shock to genitals, etc. before Gitmo was a gleam in Bush’s eye. There was “the daily use of ‘the Strap’ that took the skin from human flesh in frighteningly large strips, and . . the ‘Tucker Telephone’ that was wired to prisoners' testicles and was then cranked to generate electricity ‘to make the call.’ . . the endless other abuses and murders . . .” See, MURDERED BY ARKANSAS. For a movie version, see this clip from Brubaker. The entire Arkansas prison system was declared unconstitutional, but with folks like Mike, George W., and his appointees to the federal courts, maybe we can recreate the good old days. “Former Secretary of State Colin Powell has said Guantanamo should be closed and others have criticized the federal government for holding suspects indefinitely and apparently without evidence. Huckabee says he understands these concerns, but the prison should remain open and the detainees remain in custody.”

Lieberman's Demands for War in Iran are Cowardly

This Bush lapdog is still in the Senate thanks in part to “Democratic” Senators Mark Pryor, Ken Salazar, Tom Carper, Barack Obama, and Ben Nelson who supported Lieberman against the Democrat who beat him in the primary.
For more info on the looming Iran fiasco & to make your voice heard see http://www.stopiranwar.com/

Should Injured People Have Access To Our Courts? Depends On Whose Ox Is Being Borked.

Judge Robert Bork, a leading advocate of restricting plaintiffs' ability to recover through tort law, is seeking $1,000,000 in compensatory damages, plus punitive damages, after he slipped and fell at the Yale Club of New York City. He injured his head and left leg. He alleges that the Yale Club is liable for the $1m plus punitive damages because they "wantonly, willfully, and recklessly" failed to provide staging which he could climb safely. See, Leading Conservative Activist Seeks Punitive Damages

Too Much Ice Cold Bush Can Make You Sick To Your Stomach

Does it matter if George is drinking again? Virgil has seen no evidence that there's any judgment to impair. Cheers.

The Bush Administration's Foreign Policy

On June 6, 1944 We Had A Real President And Were Fighting A War That Was Really In Our National Interest.

Laura Bush Opens Up a Can of Whupass

GOP head: We need more 'attacks on American soil' so people would appreciate Bush

Only if the attacks would kill the 3/4 of the population who aren't blindly loyal and know that Bush is an arrogant, ignorant, buffoon who has killed a bunch of folks for nothing and made us less safe.

Bush's War

Some people have to die horrible deaths-sometimes in defense of their country and sometimes for no reason at all. It's always a tragedy, but when the deaths spring from a misguided policy that makes our country weaker and allows terrorists free reign in other parts of the world, the tragedy is compounded. Thanks to Patti for the tip. result

The God Squad-God Was Hillary Clinton's Other Man-& John Edwards's & Barack Obama's Main Man.

"I'm not sure I would have gotten through it without my faith,". . .I'm very grateful that I had a grounding in faith that gave me the courage and the strength to do what I thought was right." Hillary Clinton

"When Elizabeth and I lost our son, we were nonfunctional for some period of time and it was the Lord that got me through that," John Edwards

"There is a biblical injunction that I see to make sure that, those young men and women [ prison inmates] have an opportunity to right their lives. . . I also would like to see executives recognize that when they're getting as much in one day as their average worker is getting in an entire year that there is a moral element to that." Barack Obama

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The Third Of June, Another Sleepy Dusty Delta Day.

Happy Birthday Dale. You may not be an old big boy any more, but you still play loud, though it's a different tune. The members & fans of Fifth Avenue Pharmacy, River City, and later bands with which you have been associated salute you. You've done good.

Also on this day, Billy Joe MacAllister jumped off the Tallahatchie Bridge. Click here to hear Bobbie sing about it.

Profanity-It's Not Just For Republicans Anymore.

"If President Bush and Vice President Cheney can use vulgar language, then the government cannot punish others for doing the same thing on television.
That, in essence, was the decision on Monday, when a federal appeals court struck down the government policy of fining stations and networks that broadcast shows containing profanities." If Bush and Cheney Can Curse …By Kate Phillips

Pigs for Peace

Virgil has always believed in the downright goodness and purity of hogs. He has been concerned that some Muslims, Jews, & Texans have been unable to know God because of their ignorance about this noble being. See, "How Bout Them Hogs?"
A great cultural leap has been taken. The largest hog in the world is now in Iraq thanks to our boys in Det 1 Co -C 1-111th Air Ambulance (Razorback Medevac) in Tamil, Iraq. If this catches on, and we can get respect for the hog in Mecca, Tel Aviv, & Crawford we’ll be on our way to world peace.

Welcome Back Jack

Dr. Kervorkian served over 8 years in prison for relieving suffering. He helped those who couldn’t help themselves die with dignity. He did break the law and was willing to accept the consequences. He is unrepentant. Though Virgil thinks he’s a hero, he also believes in the rule of law. If it is going to be the government’s decision instead of the individual’s as to whether that individual may die, maybe we should have the death penalty for any who attempts or assists in an attempt to commit suicide. Maybe we should have the death penalty for everything. It would prevent a lot of suicides and abortions. Hang a few speeders from the yard arm, and we’ll have safer highways, and save a bunch on prisons.