Throngs Neck Bridge Gets Four New Little New Yorkers

These four little female Falcons are the first to be born on the Throngs Neck Bridge in over twenty years. They're cute now, but those pigeons and other smaller birds better watch out when they get bigger.

UMass Gives It To Andy Card

The University of Massachusetts at Amherst may have given former White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card an honorary degree, but students and faculty had other ideas. As he was awarded the degree, the crowd booed him, along with some faculty on the stage, managing to drown out the Chancellor's presentation.

From The Huffington Post:

AMHERST, Mass. — President Bush's former chief of staff Andrew Card was loudly booed by hundreds of students and faculty members as he rose to accept an honorary degree at the University of Massachusetts on Friday.

The boos and catcalls _ including those from faculty members who stood onstage with Card _ drowned out Provost Charlena Seymour's remarks as she awarded the honorary doctorate in public service. Protesters claim Card lied to the American people in the early days of the Iraq war and should not have been honored at the graduate student commencement.

Card smiled slightly while Seymour spoke and raised his hand in thanks, then sat down without speaking.

What the &%@# was he smiling at? He knew he didn't deserve the degree. He has no honor and does not deserve a graduate degree in anything other than destroying the Constitution. He recently made the news again when James Comey testified that Card went to John Ashcroft's hospital bedside to manipulate him into approving illegal wiretapping. Andrew Card is a sinister human being that should be in jail for his crimes, not given a bullshit degree from any University.

Terrorism With A Camera

New York City officials want to put a new law in place that restricts photographers and filmmakers from being possible terrorists. This ridiculous proposition will require a permit to film for more than thirty minutes or ten minutes if you use a tripod. If they think they are going to make us safer by forcing people to go to the city with filming requests, the city has another thing coming.

There is going to be a hearing on the matter in the near future, so if you like to photograph all the interesting sights and people of New York, stay tuned for when this is going to happen. The last thing city rule makers need to be doing is cracking down on artists armed with 35mm cameras. They should pay attention to other things than this type of Big Brother crap.

Ferrets Against Giuliani

He banned those little furry creatures from NYC back in 1999 to the dismay of all ferret lovers. Now that he is running for President, ferrets are attacking Giuliani for what they perceive will happen to the country.

Bush's Bible Believing Base

If you aren't in tune with the American political scene, one may ask why George Bush still has 28% support in the United States. I certainly try to comprehend it on a daily basis. The man does nothing but erode and destroy the tenets of the Constitution whenever he gets the chance. Like he said, it would be easier if this were a dictatorship, just as long as he was the dictator. Do people out there agree with his statements? You bet they do, and they believe a hell of a lot more as well. Including the literal translation of the bible.

From Editor and Publisher:

NEW YORK About one-third of the American adult population believes the Bible is the actual word of God and is to be taken literally word for word, a new Gallup poll reveals. This percentage is only slightly lower than several decades ago.

Gallup reports that the majority of those "who don't believe that the Bible is literally true believe that it is the inspired word of God but that not everything it in should be taken literally." Finally, about one in five Americans believe the Bible is merely an ancient book of "fables, legends, history, and moral precepts recorded by man."

There is also a strong relationship between education and belief in a literal Bible, Gallup explains, with such belief becoming much less prevalent as schooling continues.

So for those of you out there that are having children, please educate your young ones. I have had enough education to be included in that one in five that believe the book is recorded by man to teach morals and tell fables. I do not mean to sound elitist or anything like that, its just religious history shows that this what happened in human history over the past few thousand years. Cultures throughout the world wrote down what their ancestors told them around the fire late at night and taught the good word.

The number of literal believers has gone down, but there is no reason for that decline to stop. There is nothing wrong with learning your morals from religion of course. Just do not use it to attack other societies that you deem 'non-believers' (that goes for all religions). Come on, can't we all just get along?

Reagan Speaks From The Grave On Giuliani

Giuliani has plenty of critics on the left and also from the social conservative right, but who would have thought Ronald Reagan would weigh in on the race for presidency in 2008? Apparently the gipper thinks Rudy is crazy. Plain frickin nuts as I see him. Reagan didn't actually appear in anyone's visions recently, he said it many years ago when Rudy was just a prosecutor.

From The American Spectator:

Jim Kelly NSC came in to report Philippine legis. is giving us trouble on renewing our mil. bases there. And Giuliani (U.S. Attorney) is talking of drawing up an indictment against Marcos. I think he's crazy.

The quote comes from a June 14, 1988 entry in the diary of our 40th President. If thats what he thought of him then, imagine what he would say after seeing him as a Mayor of New York. Prosecuting someone in the Philippines is nuts when your jurisdiction is in the Northeast is a little out there and the conservative deity's judgment cannot be questioned (at least by the current crop on Neo-Cons and other wing-nuts).

How will the Republican community take this news? It certainly has the possibility of coming up in the next Republican debate, or at least from his new enemy Ron Paul. If the American Spectator can print it, the movement can use it as well.

Fighting Republican Memory Loss

There is a new thing on the market if you keep forgetting things like crimes committed while in the Bush Administration. Do you have some of the problems below? Democratic Committee Chairs might have an answer for you.

Fred Thompson: Idiocy From The Sidelines

Last night the actor turned Senator turned actor headlined the Prescott Bush awards (apparently it is an honor to receive an award in the name of a Nazi financier) up in Connecticut. He made his little joke about running for office, pretending to make an announcement only to say that Law & Order is about to go on for it's 18th season. Ha frickin ha.

From The Greenwich Times:

"We're living in a nation beset by suicidal maniacs," Thompson said, launching into criticism of the immigration bill.

A strong supporter of the Iraq war, Thompson criticized Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for publicly stating the war has been lost -- "fine, fine message to those people giving their lives for us" -- and the Democrats for debating a timetable for "surrender.

"Al-Qaida have a 100-year plan," Thompson said. "We have a plan until the next election."

Thompson also reiterated his support for President Bush's tax cuts, which have particularly benefited many of the lower Fairfield County residents who sat in the audience last night.

Wow, "beset by suicidal maniacs," those are some tough words about America out of his mouth. Apparently I should fear for my life every time I leave my apartment because those suicidal terrorists are everywhere. Actually Fred, they are more likely to be found in Iraq, spawned by the chaos that President Bush has brought to the war torn country. The war that you support.

Then the non-candidate switched to the benefits of tax cuts??? Well yeah, of course they benefit the people of Greenwich, it is only the richest town in the country. If you were running for President of Greenwich, CT then those tax cuts would be fantastic. Unfortunately for the crowd, the race is for a nation of 300 million people, who are mostly not as wealthy as the residents of Fairfield County. Those tax cuts are only helping to fuel the gap between rich and poor, turning our democracy into an aristocratic society with some haves and a lot of have-nots.

Perhaps you should stick to Hollywood Mr. Thompson.

The Intolerant, Gay-Hating Mitt Romney

When you ask Mitt Romney if he is against gay rights, he'll tell you he is all for them. He even had gay people in his cabinet back when he was Governor of Massachusetts. Prior to that, in 1994 he claimed he was more of a friend to the gay community than Sen. Ted Kennedy. It sure sounds like Mitt would help to advance the causes of this mistreated minority...until you look at the other half of what he does and says. Mitt is a terminal flip-flopper and there is no reason to believe anything that comes out of his mouth.

From The Huffington Post:

"What you look for in a leader is someone who will welcome and treat with respect people who made different choices and have different beliefs in their lives and have differences. I have nothing but respect and feelings of tolerance for people with differences from myself and feel that way with regards to those who are gay," he said.

He noted that one of his Cabinet members was gay and that he appointed gays to positions of responsibility in his administration.

"I oppose discrimination against gay people," Romney said. "I am not anti-gay. I know there are some Republicans, or some people in the country who are looking for someone who is anti-gay and that's not me."

He said he is opposed to gay marriage because it's not in the best interest of children.

Oh I see, it is for the young ones' sake. Give me a break, the sexual orientation of a parent has nothing, I repeat nothing to do with how well they will do their job in raising a child. That right-wing talking point is as old and tired as counting how many times Mitt flips his position on any given issue. Why not just come out and say what you believe in that lovely little Republican heart of yours? Or do you have any principles at all besides winning over the audience that is in front of you at any given time?

Leaving Baghdad

Saif is a lucky one, he's leaving his country for Jordan. As a dentist that was denied his credentials to practice, he is fed up with being there and after holding out for some time, finally leaving.

Ron Paul Gives Rudy Homework

Ron Paul made it all over the news with his fight against Rudy Giuliani not too long ago and he intends to stay there. Paul could tell by Rudy's 'caveman' response to his assertion that our foreign policy drives world hatred towards us. Apparently Mr. Mayor cannot accept the truth and his only possible option is to refer to the sound, logical reasoning of George Bush (*cough*). So Paul wanted to help out Rudy by giving him a reading list.

From WCBS-TV:

Among the books Texas Rep. Ron Paul said Giuliani should read, believe it or not, the "9-11 Commission Report."

"I'm giving Mr. Giuliani a reading assignment," he said Thursday at the National Press Club. "This is what I expect him to read before the next debate."

He's calling for Giuliani to read a total of four books, including "Dying To Win," "Blowback" and "Imperial Hubris." In addition, Paul said his campaign chairman said he would be happy to send Giuliani "Cliff's Notes," in case he is "too busy giving hundred-thousand-dollar speeches on national security."

Very nice hit at the end about the speeches. Paul certainly knows how to dig under someone's skin. Giuliani showed his pain by lashing out with a statement that had nothing to do with what Paul was talking about.

"Mayor Giuliani said it best," said a spokesman. "It is extraordinary and reckless to claim that the United States invited the attacks on Sept. 11. And to further declare Rudy Giuliani needs to be educated on Sept. 11 when millions of people around the world saw him dealing with the terrorist attacks firsthand is just absurd."

This isn't an education on 9/11. It is a course on how the world works with us in it. Actions have consequences both on a playground and the world stage. It seems Rudy was probably the schoolyard bully that just didn't care about who he hurt or what he wrecked.

Ron Paul knows what he is talking about when it comes to Osama. And he has friends with serious records to back up those statements. Michael Scheuer used to lead the CIA force that hunted Bin Laden. Michael said "This war has to do with our foreign policy and its impact in the Islamic world." It would be nice if Rudy actually read those books but I'm not holding my breath, the man is on track to be as thick-headed and stubborn as our current failure-in-chief.

Bird Delivers Karma For The President

George Bush was busy telling a lie about Alberto Gonzales at a White House Press Conference outside the confines of the building. Karma took that opportunity to hit George with a bomb, of sorts. The weapon wasn't a B-2 Bomber or even a B-17, instead it took the form of a cute little sparrow. The bird was chirping in the trees above when Bush talked about his Attorney General.

From ABC's Political Radar:

As President Bush took a question Thursday in the White House Rose Garden about scandals involving his Attorney General, he remarked, "I've got confidence in Al Gonzales doin' the job."

Simultaneously, a sparrow flew overhead and left a splash on the President's sleeve, which Bush tried several times to wipe off.

Deputy White House Press Secretary Dana Perino promptly put the incident through the proper spin cycle, telling ABC News, "It was his lucky day...everyone knows that's a sign of good luck."

To watch the video, CLICK HERE.

Perino tried to spin the event, but the bird shat on Bush for a reason. It was symbolic of how Bush bombs other countries, leaving the stain of an imperialist foreign policy that bullies the world with abandon. So as our footprint is creating chaos in the world, so did the little sparrow for George Bush and one of his expensive suits.