Things You’d Love to Say at Work, but Can’t

Ok, I lifted this straight from QandO, but it was just too good to pass up!!! Let's see, I like numbers 6, 10, 11, 14, 21, 22, 23, 28 and 37. Almost like a Chinese dinner! ! !

1. I can see your point, but I still think you’re full of sh*t.
2. I don’t know what your problem is, but I’ll bet it’s hard to pronounce.
3. How about never? Is never good for you?
4. I see you’ve set aside this special time to humiliate yourself in public.
5. I’m really easy to get along with once you people learn to see it my way.
6. I’ll try being nicer if you’ll try being smarter.
7. I’m out of my mind, but feel free to leave a message....
8. I don’t work here. I’m a consultant.
9. It sounds like English, but I can’t understand a word you’re saying.
10. Ahhh... I see the screw-up fairy has visited us again....
11. I like you. You remind me of when I was young and stupid.
12. You are validating my inherent mistrust in strangers.
13. I have plenty of talent and vision. I just don’t give a damn.
14. I’m already visualizing a duct tape over your mouth.
15. I will always cherish the initial misconceptions I had about you.
16. Thank you. We’re all refreshed and challenged by your unique point of view.
17. The fact that no one understands you doesn’t mean you’re an artist.
18. Any connection between your reality and mine is purely coincidental.
19. What am I? Flypaper for freaks!?
20. I’m not being rude. You’re just insignificant.
21. It’s a thankless job, but I’ve got a lot of Karma to burn off.
22. Yes. I’m an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial.
23. An your crybaby whiny-butt opinion would be...?
24. Do I look like a people person?
25. This isn’t an office. It’s Hell with florescent lighting.
26. I started out with nothing & still have most of it left.
27. Sarcasm is just one more service we offer.
28. If I throw a stick, will you leave?
29. Errors have been made. Others will be blamed.
30. Whatever kind of look you were going for, you missed.
31. I’m trying to imagine you with a personality.
32. A cubicle is just a padded cell without a door.
33. Can I trade this mob for what’s behind door #1?
34. Too many freaks, not enough circuses.
35. Nice perfume. Must you marinate in it?
36. Chaos, panic and disorder - my work here is done.
37. How do I set a laser printer to stun?
38. I thought I wanted a career, turns out I just wanted paychecks

The Man on the Street - Saudi Arabia Style

It's nice to see such tolerance in practice amongst the 'common' folk in Saudi Arabia. My favorite is this:

Interviewer: "Would you refuse to shake hands with a Jew?"
Respondent 4: "Of course, so I wouldn't have to consider amputating my hand afterwards."

I also like this one.

They are the filthiest people on the face of this earth because they care only about themselves - not the Christians, not the Muslims, nor any other religion.

Although for the life of me, I can't seem remember an example of the type of compassion implied, oh wait here it is and here, too. So much for compassion for pagans, eh?

(hat tip: Allah)

Setting up for a Fall

Seems like the Dems are already playing down the Pres debates!!! Josh Marshall is quoting the shrill Krugman on how the 90 min debate will not be the true measure of opionion but the post-debate debate!!

If 2000 was any indication -- and there's every reason to think it is -- the winner of the debate won't be determined during the 90 minute encounter itself but during the spin war that will follow it. And with the advantage the Republicans have on the cable nets, talk radio and chat TV shows, the odds are stacked in their favor.
(As Krugman alludes to, the initial public reactions to the first Bush/Gore debate had the then-veep coming out on top, if narrowly. It was only after several days of pundit churn that Bush became the winner. The Bush team won the post-debate debate.)

Nothing like lowering the expectations, eh? I thought the Rad Dems thought Bush was an idiot! It'll be tough to explain how their candiate got beat . . .

Iraqi Optimism

We continually hear of the 'doom and gloom' and 'downward spiral' that is Iraq from the MSM. It's refreshing to read that the people who are benefiting are grateful and encouraged:

"When I come here and watch TV, I think this is the end of Iraq. It's over," al-Suwaij said. In Iraq, however, she sees a country "taking baby steps" toward democracy. She says the economy is booming. Schools are improving. Women fill 25 percent of elected positions, a milestone not seen even in the United States.

"Yes, security is a problem and sometimes there is no electricity and no water," al-Suwaij said, "but at the end of the day when we put our head on the pillow, Saddam is gone and that alone brings us great satisfaction. That allows us hope."

I know the MSM spin this war for ratings, but there comes a time when an IED exploding loses it weight when it's never offset by schools and hospitals opening. How about telling us of the elections in 85% of Iraq where locals tasted freedom. Sunni and foreign fighters are driving the media and when we respond it's always how many women and children we killed in 'indiscriminate' violence.

UN Oil for Food Problems

Did any one else think it was odd for Kofi to come out in the BBC yesterday to say he felt the Iraq War is 'illegal'? There's a timing thing here. First, Bush is scheduled to speak before the UN on Tuesday. Nothing like seeding the water, eh? Second, a report has come out on the possible links btwn Al-Qaeda and the UN's Oil-for-Food program. There have always been known issues with this skimmin' machine. Kofi's son was set in place to help placate the French, Russians and Chinese. Let's see what transpires.

Five Years Wasted

Are we really to believe Mary Mapes spent five years working on the Bush National Guard issue? Once receiving the 'memos', she never thought to check with the one person who's name appeared IN the 'memo'???

What hacks . . .

What Does He Mean? ? ?

Right Thinking Girl has an excellent title to an entry which I would have loved to rip off, but just couldn't convince myself to do. Kerry invents the Flip Flop Flip is wonderful. Read this from Imus and see if you can tell what he really means with all this blather:

IMUS: Do you think there are any circumstances we should have gone to war in Iraq, any?
KERRY: “Not under the current circumstances, no. There are none that I see. I voted based on weapons of mass destruction. The President distorted that, and I’ve said that. I mean, look, I can't be clearer. But I think it was the right vote based on what Saddam Hussein had done, and I think it was the right thing to do to hold him accountable. I've said a hundred times, there was a right way to do it and a wrong way to do it. The president chose the wrong way. Can't be more direct than that.

Does this man stand for anything? I think not.

But Wait There's More . . .

Ok, so I lied. . .

One more thing, where in the Hell does Rather get his logic? I mean, the documents are acknowledged as false, yet Rather has the audacity to say it's the 'content' that's most important!

Mr Rather, you are a murderer. Oh, wait that's not true, but please tell us where's the body?

There was no story without the documents since this has been rehashed for 10 years and several elections.

Rather-gate

I'd love to contribute to the whirlwind surrounding the sinking of Rather and CBS, but I'd be guilty of 'jumping the shark'. I've followed it closely, but have been unable to blog real time. Therefore, I'd just be regurgiating the wonderful work that has been done to reveal how far Rather would go to discredit Bush.

I did watch 60 Minutes last night and just shook my head at how he led the secretary down the path. They never once mentioned the son and wife who vehemently disagreed.

Everyone has the right to make mistakes, but they are abusing that right.

Slow Play

Sorry for not contributing lately, but I've been the family man. We did the Western Washington Fair yesterday, all day.

I've tried to keep up with Rathergate and am still aghast at the blatant partisanship on both sides. I'm more amazed at Rather's 'prove me wrong' journalism. This is such arrogance.

CBS's FUBAR - part deux

Ok, so I lied . . .

This has taken on such a tsunami, I just can't help myself:m Q and O

but wait, after I began this blog, Q and O had yet another piece: More discrepancies noted in CBS Story

I think I'll just sit back and observe this wacky-ness unfold.

CBS's FUBAR

Man, can you believe the fall out from Dan Rather's 60 Mins II biz on Bush's Texas Air National Guard (TANG). Talk about the blogsphere taking control and driving the topic. Powerline and LGF have taken this and ran with it. I've not permalinked their articles since they both have numerous entries. But they are convincing.

I've checked out both liberal and conservative sites and this has become such a major issue. The Left is saying "'nevermind the man behind the screen', trust us when we say he was AOL" while the Right is saying 'this issue has been vetted since 1992'.

I just don't care what either boy did 30 yrs ago. Although I do have an issue with Kerry playing the War Hero card when he thoroughly dissed ALL vets upon his return. My father-in-law (RIP) would have had a stroke after hearing Kerry's DNC speech. He did two tours and was in his third when he 'had' to return. He did 10 yrs as a Marine and then signed up for 10 yrs in the Army.

I enjoyed his company while he was alive. . . Hard living and bad genetics could not offset a keen mind.

Anyway, I digress. . .

Dan is screwed. . . All credibility is lost for CBS.

Muslim Reaction

I took a while and some hunting, but there are finally some responses from the Arab community found in MEMRI:

An editorial in the Egyptian government daily Al-Ahram said: "The events in the city of Beslan are an ugly crime against humanity. It is impossible that those who carried out the operation had a [legitimate] problem or that they [acted out of] religious belief. This is a group of criminal murderers, and everyone responsible for this crime must be hunted down and brought to trial in an international court. The time has come for everyone to accept as a first principle the sanctity of life and [the obligation] to avoid harming civilians…"

This is pretty good:

Bater Wardam, a columnist for the Jordanian daily Al-Dustour, wrote: "It is always easy to flee to illusions and to place responsibility for the crimes of Arabic and Muslim terrorist organizations on the Mossad, the Zionists, and on American intelligence, but we all know that this is not the case and that those who murder innocent civilians in Iraq after having kidnapped them, those who turned civilian airplanes into destructive bombs, those who exploded trains crowded with innocent civilians and those who fired on children in a school in Ossetia – they came from our midst. They are Arabs and Muslims who pray, fast, grow beards, demand the wearing of veils, and call for the defense of Islamic causes. Therefore we all must raise our voices, disown them and oppose all of these crimes… Whoever remains silent when faced with the murder of children, he is an accomplice to the crime. Even worse, we are employing the same moral double standard regarding people's lives that the West uses."

But then let's blame the Russians:

Columnist Fawwaz Al-Ajami wrote in the Qatari daily Al-Sharq: "It is impossible to correct a mistake with another mistake and it is impossible to treat terrorism with terrorism. There are many ways and methods with which it would have been possible to save these innocent children's lives. The barbaric Russian storming of this school was no less ugly and no less terrorist than the terrorism of these child-abductors. In this way state terrorism becomes the equivalent of individual terrorism with the victim being innocent civilians…"

Oh, let's not forget the Jews:

In the Jordanian government daily Al-Dustour, columnist George Haddad wrote: "More than one Russian commentator and a number of journalists on the satellite channels pointed out that Russian intelligence had information concerning 'contributions' that some of the Chechen factions received from Jewish oligarchs from the fields of finance, communications, and oil… [These are] the owners of the corporations and billions which were stolen from the Russian people, that after Putin's rise to power and the establishment of his rule became wanted on charges of deceit, fraud, and tax evasion … "

The most important goal of the wanted Jewish gang was to distort Putin's [public] image and to present him as someone who is not in charge of the situation, [and who is incapable] of reining in the anarchy, and who is leading the country and its residents back to the days of repression, dictatorship, and state control."

I was tempted to just link this, but I can't. It's just too powerful. These people are just plain evil.

Quote of the Day

Ok, here's a blatant form of plagiarism which is all too common in the `sphere, but it's worth it. So, a shout out to Michael Totten, who is a reasoned voice in the blog world, for this Quote of the Day by Natalie Solent:

The Jews are the canary, as always. Once it became acceptable to a broad section of Islam (and to Western apologists for terrorism) to select Jewish children as targets it was only a matter of time before non-Jewish children would also be selected. Children are the most convenient terrorist target as they are physically easy to control or kill, and because people will concede more to save them. The only thing that stops a Beslan happening every week is the shreds of morality that remain even in the minds of terrorists. Once the taboo was breached for Israeli victims it was breached for everyone.

I couldn't agree more. Once again, the human nature of bullying the weak raises it ugly head. I've read the history of Israel from it formation to its current plight. And while Israel has not always maintained the utmost in civility, i.e. the Irgun, there is no moral equivalence in what is played upon them.

Good and Evil

I've been waiting for the outrage from the Islamic world over the massacre of children in Beslan, Russia. How naive can I be?

I checked the Al-Jazeera site, but they quickly removed any reference to the atrocity. They've linked the pictures for the curious, but otherwise there's only an article on Putin vowing reforms.

Silence on Al Bawaba, while Ummah News has something on Chechnya, it's about a bus blowing up.

I even checked the propaganda site, Jihad Unspun. They say nothing . . . Are you surprised?

I was already pretty unsympathetic to the Palestinian plight since the true oppressors are their leaders. But the actions in Beslan has washed away, in blood, any remaining sympathy with anything concerning Islam. They have turned the corner.

I don't want to hear any bullshit about how a religion of Peace was hijacked by a few nut-jobs. "Mainstream" Muslims have had several years to rise up and take back their religion. They have chosen to remain silent. This universal silence implies agreement. What else can one infer? The American Muslims are even holding their national meeting this week-end and while they talk about gaining political influence in America, they are silent in their condemnation of the Islamofascists. There's even this little nugget which I read as 'poor, poor us':

"We are proud that in this society, in spite of the fact there were tremendous provocations ... the dominant spirit has been the spirit of understanding," said Syeed.

As I said, what is one to infer?

If they are scared, then their faith is false. How can they remotely believe their g_d would allow this to happen in the name of Islam?

I know the West apologists say Christians have an example of such evil with the Northern Ireland 'troubles'. I also know that all clergy, except those participating in such evil, loudly condemned the actions of BOTH sides.

What other Christian ethnic violence has been instigated by Christians. I know of the Serbian outrages, but what else? The violence in Nigeria, Sudan, Indonesia and the Philippines have all been started by Islamists. Am I wrong?

Ralph Peters of the NY Post has an excellent article on what has recently happened.

THE mass murder of children revolts the human psyche. Herod sending his henchmen to massacre the infants of Bethlehem haunts the Gospels. Nothing in our time was crueler than what the Germans did to children during the Holocaust. Slaughtering the innocents violates a universal human taboo.

Or a nearly universal one. Those Muslims who preach Jihad against the West decided years ago that killing Jewish or Christian children is not only acceptable, but pleasing to their god when done by "martyrs."

And this:

If Muslim religious leaders around the world will not publicly condemn the taking of children as hostages and their subsequent slaughter, if those "men of faith" will not issue a condemnation without reservations or caveats, then no one need pretend any longer that all religions are equally sound and moral.

I was once a man of tolerance and moral equivalence. After all, who was I to judge others? Well, that's all changed. These folks are just plain evil and deserve no quarter and no pity.

Guilty by Association

Well, like Michael King, I ,too, (too many commas ? ? ? Never can tell) had never heard of The London News Review before their article on Zell Miller. Looks like it is a satirical site akin to The Onion.

So, I'm guilty by association of being duped. It would have been more obvious if it was not so close to what the Left has been saying about Zell's speech. Such is life.

Sorry but I had to delete this awful photo since the title was Russian Girls... and it was picked up by the spiders for sex...

Russian Tragedy

I just can't express the outrage I've felt over this tragedy. This was an absolutely no win situation. The Islamofacists were not going to settle for their 'terms'. It was a ruse.

The amazing site of Logic & Sanity has kept a finger on entire event. Stan and Olka have kept a running translation of the Russian media. Stan translated a hostage's encounter.

It seems to be agreed by most that the Russian Special Forces did not storm the school until the bastards began shooting some of the children in the back. Apparently there was an agreement for an ambulance to drive up and pick up about 20 corpses already victims of this slaughter. Once the ambulance drove up, several bombs were detonated. This caused a chaotic scene in which hundreds of hostages ran from the school.

But wait. . . Once this began, the Islamofacists began gunning down the fleeing captives, shooting the children in the back.

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Here are quotes from the Islamic world:

Lebanese President Emile Lahud in a cable to Russian President Vladimir Putin condemned the "tragic events".

"Lebanon denounces all forms of terror, especially that which threatens the lives of children and innocents," Lahud
said.

And this:

Kuwait's Prime Minister Sabah al-Ahmad Al Sabah expressed his "great regret for the victims of this terrorist operation," which he said "goes against all human values and threatens the lives of innocent civilians".

And:

In Amman, government spokeswoman Asma Khader said Jordan "condemns such acts, especially the kidnapping of civilians and to scare them in such a heinous way, even more, when most are children".

"Any cause cannot be achieved by such criminal means."

But the best is the last:

Joining the chorus of condemnation was Iran, which described the siege as "grossly inhuman".

The hypocrisy is stunning . . . Hezbollah, Hamas and the Islamofacists in Iraq must be going through a crisis of conscious right now.

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Above are some photos from the Russian Media.

Zell to 'Burn in Hell'

A huge shout out to Michael King for his entry on the London News Review's bash of Zell Miller's speeh.

If there is a hell, and most likely Zell Miller believes in such a thing, then Democratic Senator Zell Miller is going to burn in it. Spin hotly on a giant griddle. For something close to eternity.

Oh yes, siree. He is going to burn in hell.

And the chances of hell existing have just skyrocketed, because if God exists then he's no kind of God unless he quickly fashions a hell for Democrat Senator Zell Miller to burn in. And even if the universe exists without a God, as many would contend, it is far from beyond the inarticulate power of this vast mass of galaxies, nebulae and planets to create - within itself - a dark and steaming corner where Mr. Zell Miller can dwell, for eternity, in unspeakable pain. We can call it hell or we can call it Georgia. Just so long as Senator Zell Miller suffers in it.

So - yes - Senator Zell Miller is a very bad person.

What crap!

If George Bush Jnr
wins this election it will be because the great American public applauds him for
being staunch and unthinking - and if that's the case, well, we might as well
all take off our clothes and wade out into the ocean and start gulping down the
brine.

Well, hope the water's warm. . .

Russia's Hell

If the Islamofacists follow through with their abomination, they will reap the hell they deserve. As a student of Russia from years past, I can guarantee you the wrath the Chechen's felt before will be nothing like what will fall upon them if they follow through with the slaughter . . .

Does anyone really think they are going to surrender if their demands are met? There will be no good end to this sad situation. . .

Zell Bitch-Slaps Chris Matthews

Wow!!! Zell Miller just Bitch-Slapped the HELL out of Chris Matthews! ! ! He refused to be brow beaten by the loud mouth, even to the point of wishing he could challenge Matthews to a duel.

Update: here's the MSNBC's site, go down the right side and check it out