I was just flipping channels and came upon an episode of Law and Order with Fred Thompson on it. I had thought that episodes featuring the Republican candidate would have to go off the air if announced he was running. Anyone know what the deal is? It would be great if TNT fucked up and was forced to give equal time to all presidential candidates great and small.

Bart, John Kerry proved the Swift Boaters correct again.  He is a coward!!! Just let that kid get tasered in Florida and did nothing to stop it when he clearly could have. Just as in 04 when he let is Skull and Bones butt buddy steal the election without any fight! Skull and Bones for life Baby!! The police in this country are way out of control. You can't even talk or they are ready to tackle you and taser your ass for non-conformity. Why does one need to be tased when six punk ass cops are on top of the kid? I'd like to take one of them one on one and after I whip that ass I would taser that pig. The boys in Iraq are fighting for our free speech while Punk Ass cops run around here in the US preventing it without ramification?  Seems the cops have the Blackwater immunity in this country and nobody gives a shit, Kerry just stood there and said nothing. Keep Hammerin!!!!  California Dave Bart says: That's so creepy. It sounds like he got tasered with no air in his lungs, and before he could scream, first he had to inhale and it must've been the longest second of that man's life. I remember watching an old U2 bootleg, way back, maybe from the 1992 US tour. Mid-song, Bono saw some security guards wailing on some dude with their sticks, probably in Philly if I remember correctly.. He stopped the song cold dead and screamed into the mic for those cops to quit beating the man. Bono said,  "That's not going to happen at a U2 concert." One thing's for sure, John Kerry ain't no Bono.

Link  Excerpt: "Palast said you won the 2004 election - isn't that amazing? There were multiple reports of disenfranchising of Black voters on the day of the election in 2004 in Florida and Ohio. ... How could you concede the election on the day?" We warned you: 'Armed Madhouse' is a dangerous book. Andrew Meyers was attacked by cops, zapped with tasers and arrested after demanding that John Kerry answer the question. Meyers said, "In this book, it says there were 5 million votes and you won the election. ... How could you concede the election on the day?" Meyers asked related questions including a query as to why Kerry refused to vote for impeachment.  When he passed his alloted one minute mic time, five cops jumped him, threw him to the ground, shot him with taser shockers. Kerry, true to character, stood immobile. Bart says: Is this it for John Kerry's career in politics? Can he survive another screw-up of this mega? What was that kid's crime, illegal speaking? And they tasered him for non-silence? Hey John, maybe it's time to hang up the old track shoes and call it a career

In Today's Tequila Treehouse...

	Bush-Osama Symbiosis
	Republicans hate Blacks?
	Nebraska senator sues God
	GOP Child Sex Sting
	Dateline's Predator
	Young, Stevens - Guilty
	Catholics vs Kathy Griffin
	Today's Westmoreland
	Vanessa Hudgens - what?

AP story  TRENTON, N.J. - It's a fashion that started in prison, and now the saggy pants craze has come full circle — low-slung street strutting in some cities may soon mean run-ins with the law, including a stint in jail. Okay, I'm no fan of the "baggy pants".  I think it looks completely idiotic.  But I have to think back to the Sixties, when long hair on men was outlawed in some places.   Isn't this the same kind of thing?  Young people trying to fit in with whatever they think their peer group is.  Kids trying to look cool (or whatever euphemism passes for "cool" these days).   In other words, I recognize that I am a complete curmudgeon when I see a kid with his pants around his knees and it just looks so silly.  But making it illegal?  What comes next, the fashion police?  Wear white shoes after Labor Day, do hard time?    What happened to that nation of rugged individualists?  What happened to freedom of expression?  What happened to freedom, period?  I would no sooner tell you how to wear your clothes, than I would tell you how to wear your hair.  It neither picks my pocket, nor breaks my leg.  It just makes me giggle.  Which, when you think of it, is not very manly, but still is not a crime. I leave you with the words of Kris Kristofferson:

Billy Dalton staggered on the sidewalk Someone said he stumbled and he fell Six squad cars came screaming to the rescue Hauled old Billy Dalton off to jail 'Cause the law is for protection of the people Rules are rules and any fool can see We don't need no drunks like Billy Dalton Scarin' decent folks like you and me, no siree Charlie Watson wandered like a stranger Showing he had no means of support Police man took one look at his pants cuffs Hustled Charlie Watson off to court.'Cause the law is for protection of the people Rules are rules and any fool can see We don't need no bums like Charlie Watson Scarin' decent folks like you and me, no siree.Homer Lee Hunnicut was nothing but a hippy Walking thru this world without a care Then one day, six strapping brave policeman Held down Homer Lee and cut his hair'Cause the law is for protection of the people Rules are rules and any foola can see We don't need no hairy headed hippies Scarin' decent folks like you and me, no siree So thank your lucky stars you've got protection Walk the line, and never mind the cost And don't wonder who them lawmen was protecting When they nailed the Savior to the cross. 'Cause the law is for protection of the people Rules are rules and any fool can see We don't need no riddle speaking prophets Scarin' decent folks like you and me, no siree.

SATELLITE images of the elusive North-West Passage between the Atlantic and Pacific oceans have ignited a diplomatic battle between Canada and the US.

The discovery that the entire passage is now ice-free, for the first time since records began, has started a scramble for control of one of the world's most potentially lucrative shipping lanes. Images released at the weekend by the European Space Agency reveal a dramatic increase in the melting of sea ice. US scientists said it suggested the whole of the Arctic could be ice-free by 2030, far sooner than previously predicted. The steady melting of the north polar icesheet has already provoked international tensions over the possibility of gaining access to the vast reserves of oil and gas believed to lie beneath the seabed....... ........Russia, Norway, Denmark, Canada and the US are among countries in a race to secure rights to the Arctic that heated up last month when Russia sent two small submarines to plant its national flag under the North Pole. A US study suggests as much as 25 per cent of the world's undiscovered oil and gas could be in the area.

No Virginia, you can't make this shit up.

A friend of mine commented recently that there seemed to be a lot of stories about animal cruelty in the news lately. This reminded me of the animal cruelty bill that was proposed, but didn't pass, in Arkansas. The bill would have made some acts of animal cruelty felony offenses. It did provide protection for hunters and farmers so that they would not be charged with animal cruelty for killing dinner, but the prevailing fear of all things animal rights defeated the bill. Animal cruelty bills are important because they take people who enjoy causing pain to a living being off of the streets before they turn these impulses to human beings. Animal cruelty is horrible in and of itself, but it is also often a harbinger of worse things to come.

Did anyone else watch Alan Greenspan on 60 Minutes last night? The guy can't resist a blonde. Leslie Stahl exposed an interesting fact: that Greenspan's star rose when Clinton was president and we had 8 years of unprecedented peace and prosperity. Coincidence? Greenspan himself admitted that of all the presidents with whom he has served, Clinton was the most intelligent. Does anybody really believe that Greenspan was responsible for the economic success of the Clinton years? If that were the case, why were those years bracketed by such lackluster performance? I think the Clinton team's brains made Greenspan look good, not the other way around. Greenspan was publicly humiliated by GHWBush, which may account for him letting junior go ahead and wreck the economy. Mabe he even egged him on a little bit. There was a lot Greenspan could have said and done to discourage the abusive lending practices that are now crashing the housing markets and dragging us toward a deep recession. He also encouraged Bush's tax cut manias and kept interest rates so low that there was no incentive to save, only to borrow. Greenspan is a schmuck. He got all shirty with Leslie when she asked him if he shouldn't keep his mouth shut now that he's out of government - like he did when he was in government. Oh, no, he declaimed! That would be preventing him from engaging in his profession! Hey, Alan, when you were working for me and my fellow citizens the last few years, you weren't telling me what I needed to know. How come your wealthy clients are willing to trust your advice now? If I were them, I'd go look for some of Bill Clinton's old financial advisors and ask them for advice. He won't tell the American public what he invests his own money in, but he'll go on the record as saying we're going to have a recession and some very difficult times ahead. Gee, thanks Alan. And for sheer chutzpah, it would be hard to beat his chortling over how he would obfuscate the facts whenever he was called before the Congress to testify. Meshugenah bastard.

Everyone has been sounding off concerning the illegal issue, much to the chagrin of Congress. Senators from both parties wanted to slip the immigration bill through in the dark of night, but thanks to talk radio and the internet, it has dawned on both republicans and democrats that our interests aren’t being served, and people are mad. Me among them. It reminds me that term limits would be a good thing. But what has not been discussed is the root cause of illegal immigration. Why are Mexicans risking money, life, and limb to come here? Why aren’t there enough jobs and a good enough economy in Mexico to attract these people so they can make a better life for themselves there? Why can’t the 12 – 18 million illegals here be upwardly mobile in Mexico? Why do they feel the need to leave their homes and travel hundreds of miles to work for less than minimum wage, even suffering abuse from employers and having no recourse, because they are illegal? It’s exasperating. Take tourism, for example. If worked out properly by the people in charge, Mexico could easily compete head on with Hawaii! Suppose a large area was declared by the Mexican government to now be a huge tourist haven developed to have: filtered drinking water; clean, safe streets; absolutely no bribery, drugs, or porn; and honest, well-paid police. Further, suppose this tourist mecca had: safe on-site personally-inspected food served in clean, excellent restaurants; tons of family attractions such as movie theatres, games and rides; cheap, yet excellent, hotels; and a crew that came through nightly and kept the whole huge campus spotless? This tourist playground, and others scattered across Mexico, could employ many of those who would otherwise come to America. So why hasn’t this happened? Why haven’t rivals to Busch Gardens, Six Flags, Universal Studios, Marine World, and Disneyland sprung up in Mexico? And more importantly, why isn’t this a topic of discussion here? Shouldn’t we have been asking Bill Clinton and now George Bush to go south and strongly encourage Mexico to engage enthusiastically in the entrepreneurial spirit, rule of law, and put an end to bribery and law enforcement corruption? Obviously, the result would be an explosion in business start-ups not just in amusement parks, of course, but in all kinds of enterprises, this then resulting in a reasonable standard of living for its citizens. Not only that, Mexico has oil. Some experts estimate reserves as large as Saudi Arabia (unproven, but possible). In light of the foregoing, do you agree with me that it’s absurd that 12 – 18 million people should have to travel north to find a better life, when, if the thinking and attitude were adjusted, they could fulfill that dream in their own country? Grimgold

CBS News, September 18, 2007 Saying that God has caused "fearsome floods ... horrendous hurricanes, terrifying tornadoes," Nebraska's longest-serving state senator says he is suing the Almighty to make a legal point. State Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha filed a lawsuit against God in Douglas County District Court last week, saying that God has made terroristic threats against the senator and his constituents, inspired fear and caused "widespread death, destruction and terrorization of millions upon millions of the Earth's inhabitants." He's seeking a permanent injunction against God. Chambers, a self-proclaimed agnostic who skips morning prayers during the legislative session and often criticizes Christians, said he filed the lawsuit to show that anybody can file a legal action against anybody for any reason. That, he said, was recently illustrated by a federal lawsuit he said triggered his lawsuit against God. Tory Bowen, 24, sued a state judge who barred the words "rape" and "victim," among other terms, in the trial of Pamir Safi, who Bowen says sexually assaulted her. Bowen said Lancaster District Judge Jeffre Cheuvront violated her free speech rights. Chambers said Bowen's lawsuit is inappropriate because the Nebraska Supreme Court has already considered the case and federal courts follow the decisions of state supreme courts on state matters. Read More Here

Paul Krugman, The New York Times, September 17, 2007 When President Bush first took office, it seemed unlikely that he would succeed in getting his proposed tax cuts enacted. The questionable nature of his installation in the White House seemed to leave him in a weak political position, while the Senate was evenly balanced between the parties. It was hard to see how a huge, controversial tax cut, which delivered most of its benefits to a wealthy elite, could get through Congress. Then Alan Greenspan, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, testified before the Senate Budget Committee. Until then Mr. Greenspan had presented himself as the voice of fiscal responsibility, warning the Clinton administration not to endanger its hard-won budget surpluses. But now Republicans held the White House, and the Greenspan who appeared before the Budget Committee was a very different man. Suddenly, his greatest concern — the “emerging key fiscal policy need,” he told Congress — was to avert the threat that the federal government might actually pay off all its debt. To avoid this awful outcome, he advocated tax cuts. And the floodgates were opened. As it turns out, Mr. Greenspan’s fears that the federal government would quickly pay off its debt were, shall we say, exaggerated. And Mr. Greenspan has just published a book in which he castigates the Bush administration for its fiscal irresponsibility. Well, I’m sorry, but that criticism comes six years late and a trillion dollars short. Read More Here