TGIF/Weekend edition - September 15-17,  2006

Naughty Bush Photos

Random thought -- I'd recommend that Bush's prison cell be padded.

President Bush went to Congress Thursday to rally the Republican members and pump them up for November. He really wants to get the feel for Capitol Hill. If the Republicans don't win he's going to spend the next two years testifying up there.-- Argus Hamilton, comedian

The-World-Is-A-Safer-Place-Without-Saddam News

• US deaths in Iraq Cleveland Plain Dealer

• Iraq Body Count

• 4 US soldiers die as sectarian violence surges in Iraq Boston Globe

• US Marine killed in Anbar province San Jose Mercury News

• Bodies of 29 People Found in Baghdad ABC News

• Blast kills 8 at Iraq soccer game CNN International

• Bullet hits Japanese envoy's car in Iraq AP

• Iraq war's signature wound: Brain injury AP

• Australia to send 20 more soldiers to Iraq Reuters AlertNet

• Yemen foils attacks on oil, gas facilities Financial Times

• Polish coalition party slams Afghan troop offer Reuters AlertNet

• Judge says Saddam ’not a dictator’ Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

• Algerian group 'joins' al-Qaeda Aljazeera.net 

• Chaplain guilty for wearing uniform at protest MSNBC

• Muslims deplore Pope speech Reuters.uk, UK
   

Clooney Spotlights Dafur

Actor-director George Clooney wants the United Nations Security Council to act more forcefully in the beleaguered Darfur region of Sudan.

"The only reason I'm there is to shine a spotlight on those people who are making those decisions, so that they have to do them under a white hot glare," Clooney said in a speech to the Security Council Thursday.
 

Disturbing News

• E. coli cases traced to bagged spinach AP

• Police says boys planned school attack Seattle Post Intelligencer

• CNN Host Under Fire For Interview With Missing Toddler's Mother WFtv.com, FL 

Katherine Harris - Non-voter

Republican Rep. Katherine Harris missed 13 of the 14 votes cast in the House of Representatives between her victory in Florida's Sept. 5 primary and Wednesday evening.

Her opponent in the November general election, Sen. Bill Nelson, hasn't missed a single vote in that chamber, including votes cast the day of the primary.

 

www.buckfush.com

Republican Shenanigans

• McCain 'will risk presidency' over CIA jails MSNBC

• Senators seek vote soon on China tariff bill Reuters

• Ohio congressman pleads guilty Houston Chronicle

• Ohio Republicans pick replacement for Rep. Ney Washington Post

• 2 Republicans in Senate Vow to Block FDA Pick New York Times

• Ohio Republicans tease Bush about Texas' loss ESPN

• Suspended Muslim safety expert sues DHS AP

In his speech to the nation, President Bush called for unity among all Americans -- unless, of course, you're gay, a Democrat or you live in a blue state.-- Jay Leno
 

http://notsofunnypages.com/rednecks.htm

Rock-The-Voter News

• An inspiration for the next generation Houston Chronicle

• Laura Bush aiding Clinton conference AP

• Republican Voters Dismayed by Biggest Spending Rise Since 1990 Bloomberg

• Southern Republican Women May Go Democrat ABC News

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Bill Maher's Childhood

My father was a newsman. He worked in radio news, that was what put food on our table when I was a kid. Unlike most American households, which watch TV over dinner, we talked about what was going on in the world.

It's much more of a European way to do things. In the rest of the world, people sit in cafes, and they talk, and the kids are not idiots. They know what's going on because they hear their parents talk.

Email

Subject: Ann Richards

Miz Casey,

I note with sadness that your site's namesake passed yesterday. Ann Richards died, and we are all poorer for her loss.

"All hat, no cattle"
"He can't help it. He was born with a silver foot in his mouth"
"This is what a REAL Texas accent sounds like"

May she continue to kick up a fuss in wherever her personal heaven might be.

Skippy
Redondo Beach, CA
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Today we lost one true Texas treasure, Ann Richards. She was right in calling the fake Texan a jerk during their campaign here in Texas. We should be lucky to see
another lady like her in our lifetime! As a native Texan I am really sorry about what our
state did to the rest of the country by helping to send the moron to Washington. I sent
a very small contribution to your site reason it was so small is that I am suffering from the great economic times and super tax cut put forth by the W. Hope you will check out Google and do a search for the word failure, the first entry will amuse you!

James in Texas

Try typing idiot in Google!

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 Lisa,

Ann Richards left a wonderful legacy in Texas. I miss her already.

Alice in Austin, TX

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Who will ever be able to replace her politics and humor?

Jesse, NYC

Biz/Tech News

• Oil steadies after falling near 6-month lows on easing supply ... Forbes

• Ford slashes 10,000 more jobs, 2 plants AP

• Natural Gas Falls to 2-Year Low Forbes

• ConAgra to close plants, cut jobs MarketWatch

• Wal-Mart Ends Layaway Service Washington Post

• Actress behind Lonelygirl vids fesses up AP

"Something else I've learned about Secretary Rice is she loves the cool Atlantic breezes here in Nova Scotia, and she left the window open last night." --Canadian Foreign Minister Peter MacKay, fueling speculation that the two are having a love affair
 

RIGHT-WINGERS RIP OFF LENNON’S ‘IMAGINE’

Bush-Prison-Torture News

• Bush wants 'clarity' on interrogations AP

• Two Kuwaiti detainees transferred from Guantanamo Bay JURIST

• Oregon lawyers representing 11 Guantanamo detainees OregonLive.com, OR

• Falconer condemns 'shocking' Guantánamo Guardian Unlimited

The President is said to be "tortured" over his failure to be able to mistreat detainees. --  Grant Gerver

If I were running for President, you can bet that I'd want Bill Clinton as my spouse -- even if it meant a change in sexual orientation! He's good at everything. -- Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-NE)

Go-F***-Yourself News

• Cheney to raise money for embattled Pa. Republican Don Sherwood Centre Daily Times, PA

Women can't get mad at men for not noticing their new handbag. Yes, I'm sure it matches your shoes. I just don't care, because I'm not gay. You want to buy an accessory that we'll really notice? Try fake tits.-- Bill Maher

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