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Who knew?

Apparently on Monday in Boston at Faneuil Hall there was a sizeable rally, protesting the vote. My mother hears about this on Stephanie Miller cause no one in the Boston press was talking about it ("I hadn't heard a thing!" she said). And obviously no OTHER press talked out it either. And last I saw, no on talked about the rally in Columbus as well, save for Stephanie Miller and her listeners. This is not good people. I am beginning to worry that there are reporters out there who feel that if they report on stuff that is anti-government, they risk losing their invitations to the Inauguration. (in the words of Gollum: "prrrrrecious!")

IN THE MEANTIME...

Alberto Gonzalez is up for confirmation and luckily there ARE people talking about this. Suddenly, folks are beginning to notice that George has a thing for rewarding his yes men with really good gigs: from Medals of Freedom to the job of Attorney General. Alberto Gonzalez is known for saying to George "sure you can hold these people indefinitely...and torture? No that's not torture, that's just 'extreme interrogation practices'...wait, let me talk to the Justice Department guys. We can work this out over a couple of beers..." You can see more at:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/politics/05gonzales.html?th=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1104940898-AJuiXucUhwrrExXNZvy2fQ

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/opinion/05wed1.html?th

Speaking people of getting gifts they don't quite deserve...or at least this falls into the "boggles my mind category", according to Page Six of the New York Post "Karl Rove, the political guru behind President Bush's re-election, will be honored by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Jan. 17 at the Hilton."

WHAT?!?!!? Oh wait, when dividing the nation in order to keep his boss in office (ie keep HIS job), it wasn't necessarily by race, just by approving fliers reading that liberals were going to ban the Bible. Still not sure how this man who looks like a cartoon villain (and acts like one) is getting an award from CORE...then again, this whole administration got back into office so there is just SOMETHING in the cosmos, man.

Speaking of things that boggle my mind...I heard a blip on the news last night that, due to Vince Neil of Motley Crue "dropping the F-bomb" on Jay Leno's New Years' special (he basically turned to Tommy Lee and said "Happy F***in' New Year!"), the FCC is "launching an investigation". Yes you read correctly, LAUNCHING AN INVESTIGATION, cause they want to find out if that moment was planned...have these people not heard Vince Neil, let alone a good number of rock musicians TALK?!? Have they not heard people on the street?!?! Yep, this is our government at work...

Speaking of our government at work...George may have been a little leery of giving funds to East Asia, but if anyone was doubtful about the gravity of the situation, that got cleared up real fast as Colin Powell remains "shocked" by the devastation: “I’ve been in war and I’ve been a diplomat ... but I’ve never seen anything like this,” he said after a 30-minute helicopter tour. See more at:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/6769602/

In the "About Damn Time" category, the New York Times has a story on how the Pentagon is toughening sexual assault policy:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/politics/05harass.html?th

And in the "Cause George thinks it's okay...even though it's really not" category, there are TWO op-ed pieces on the horrendous Social Security plan:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/opinion/05schwartz.html?th
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/05/opinion/05sperling.html?th

Okay...after all these we really could use a chuckle and luckily, CNN.com once again can provide it, and twice even..

So you just got that new photo iPod for ChristmaKwanzaaKah, and you're about to put in family photos, pics from that weekend in Vegas with your buddies and, of course, some porn. Yep, Playboy is offering "iBod":

http://money.cnn.com/2005/01/05/technology/personaltech/playboy_ipod/index.htm?cnn=yes

AND, after all that gets you all revved up, you and your partner may want to indulge in some playtime, but which condoms really can "take the most abuse"?:

http://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/01/04/best.condoms.reut/index.html

Now THEY say they test with air (please see balloon quote in article), but there's something that tells me that there's something more than a balloon pump at work here...

SO after you've put down your "iBod", KEEP E-MAILING!! E-mail, call, fax, write your friends, family, the press, and your Congressfolk and let them know that you are paying attention! Let your voice be heard! And, as always, pass it on, pass it on, pass it on!

Peace --Alex

posted by funkweee @ 7:55 AM