( quizzes like wow b/c my addiction to tetris/pool is getting out of hand...alex feng's fault )

Grace: "It says that not only has (insert some f word that I didn't catch here) emerged victorious over substance, it has salted its fields, slaved its children, and sold its car for parts. My fault for expecting anything else from your decidedly  misguided generation.

Tom: "Oh don't you're better than that!"

Grace: "Better than what?"

Tom: "The ( Read more... )

I guess our nation really wants a war of civilizations to ferment into our history. Down with the Republic?

Cheers.

-C

"One of the penalties for refusing to participate in politics is that you end up being governed by your inferiors."

-Plato

GO Kerry Edwards! Stronger at home Respected abroad!!!

Jon Stewart Bitchslaps CNN's 'Crossfire' Show

In what could well be the strangest and most refreshing media moment of the election season, "The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart turned up on a live broadcast of CNN's "Crossfire" Friday and accused the mainstream media - and his hosts in particular - of being soft and failing to do their duty as ( Read more... )

"I could not help it; the restlessness was in my nature; it agitated me to pain sometimes. Then my sole relief was to walk along the corridor of the third story, backwards and forwards, safe in the silence and solitude of the spot, and allow my mind's eye to dwell on whatever bright visions rose before it-and, certinaly, they were many and glowing ( Read more... )

The vice presidential debate tonight was awesome. However I was surprised at the fact that both candidates were repeating false statistics and information that has been proven to be innaccurate since the presidential debate. I have got to say that I have respect for Cheney and that he did a fantastic job tonight.

Watching the debates further ( Read more... )

"Though nothing can bring back the hour
Of splendour in the grass, of glory in the flower;
We will grieve not, rather find
Strength in what remains behind;"
-Wordsworth (Intimations of Immortality)

"I hated every minute of training, but I said, 'Don't quit. Suffer now and live the rest of your life as a champion." -- Muhammad Ali

AFGHAN VOTER REGISTRATIONBush hailed the Oct. 9 presidential election in Afghanistan, saying that the fact that 10 million people had registered to vote was a "phenomenal statistic." But Human Rights Watch this week said that figure was inaccurate because of the multiple registrations of many voters. In a lengthy report, the respected organization ( Read more... )