Memnison Journal

..of the Bush administration, a casualty of the war on terror, troubled and victimized soul that he is.

Guy in Florida decides to take out a billboard, showing the Twin Towers on fire and promoting his song “Please Don’t Vote for a Democrat” on it.  Photo of the billboard, some lyrics after the cut.
I’d take the stupid song apart with a cleaver, but after having to deal with that New Yorker cover, I [...]

Of course, I’m Mr. Provincial; I’ve only visited three countries in my life; the USA, Canada and China (when we went to get Meredith). And this hit other people far worse; my friend Adam, who lives in a suburb of Amsterdam, has been telling us for a long time about the crushing problem of [...]

liz_marcs: I Remember Townsend…
Read this. Powerful.

I simply can’t think about 9/11 without thinking about everything that’s happened since. I remember how horrified I was that day; it allowed me to support an awful lot of what’s happened since. That ‘fool me once’ went so far, and it’s done.
See Bruce Schneier’s thoughts on how to prevent another, and [...]

Yes, these are bad guys. Why can’t you say in public what you’re doing to them?
Yes, there’s a lot of need for recovery money for the effects of 9-11. Where did the loan money go, and how is Bill Clinton responsible for that one?
Yes, there’s been no accountability from the press and Congress [...]

There are now 2.5 billion cellularly connected phones, and all of them seem to be in the hands of Chicago commuters.
Charges that the EPA and city of New York soft-pedaled air quality readings in lower Manhattan after 9/11. Toxics? What toxics?
When in doubt, get those women out of Mecca.
“if you’re Paris Hilton , [...]

Maybe he didn’t jump at all, because no one can jump into the arms of God.