Why isn't she in jail?
CNN.com - Poison Justice Stevens, Coulter jokes - Jan 27, 2006:
Coulter had told the Philander Smith College audience Thursday that more conservative justices were needed on the Supreme Court to change the current law on abortion.
Stevens is one of the court's most liberal members.
“We need somebody to put rat poisoning in Justice Stevens' creme brulee,” Coulter said. “That's just a joke, for you in the media.”
It is illegal to even joke about killing the President. Isn't it illegal to threaten a supreme court justice?
What the hell is wrong with this crazy right winger?
She needs to be held accountable for these types of statements.
Sorting Tags: Government, Justice, Law, RightWingWackos, Rant
Tonight's Round of Sleeplessness is Brought to You by the Letter G
As in Gina.
My aunt. Now, she didn't put a gun to my head and say, “Drink this coffee.” She did say “You have to drink it.” I didn't need to drink the equivalent of three cups, nor did I need to try and get to sleep by doing some lame ass IQ test. It would be wholly inaccurate of me to shift the blame off of myself and onto my dear aunt's shoulders. Even the root cause of this sleeplessness isn't really her fault either--I had to drink the coffee, she didn't say how much.
So, only part of the blame is Gina's. Thankfully, given my last name, I can share in the blame.
I thought that getting a post out of my head would stop the sleeplessness. So far, it hasn't. Instead, my brain is racing at a mile a minute.
But...I guess I did fall asleep while typing this.
A quick trip to my Neighborhood
A quick trip to my Neighborhood:
I posted this on Metroblogger. Enjoy!Sorting Tags: Chicago, Justice, Juvenile Justice, Opinion, Probation
This is what I am talking about
From:
Boing Boing: Blogger: Merc spies infiltrating UN ops in in Haiti:
Thursday, January 19, 2006
Blogger: Merc spies infiltrating UN ops in in Haiti
An investigative blogger has turned up damning facts about a US-expat-owned mercenary army operating in Haiti, and has published an account that includes spying and the undermining of democratic elections on the island.
My friend Kathryn Cramer has written extensively on mercenary forces around the world and recently began to research and publish on Consultants Advisory Group (CAG), a US-expat-owned mercenary army operating in Haiti.
this is what I am talking about in
this post. Investigative Bloggers. New Media Journalist. Fan-fucking-tastic.
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Content
Blogs, Vlogs, Podcasts and Vodcasts all require a certain level of creative content. To be fair, certain types of “new” media can get away with different levels of creativity. I'd say that blogs can get away with being “simple” journals. Not that there is really anything wrong with that; I'd be way to hypocritical to suggest that there was something wrong with the idea of blog as journal. Some people's lives, or the spin the put on their lives, can be extremely interesting.
Most of us, however, are boring. Boring does not make for a good video blog or podcast.
Apple's new iLife suite makes all of this new media really easy. That's not just my devotion to Apple talking; I've read it on a few other sites too... Which means more boring content...
I do not find myself as creative as any of my friends. I do not think that my experiences are “worthy” of pod cast, let alone vod cast. Also, I'm not a fan of my voice...let's not even talk about me in a video cast. However I do have that same creative itch that prompts others to put their ideas, thoughts and feelings for everyone to see....
So I am trying to figure out how to deal with this “itch.” I see two areas that I need to bring up to an “Average” level. Content and Serving said Content. For Content, I am talking to friends about creative endeavors. As for Sever stuff, I am still reading up on how to turn a mac into a server and making an effort to understand the new standards (RSS, CSS) so I am not completely lost when I publish this new stuff.
So, once again, I will put out a call for help. If you have any sites for learning the standards, Server stuff or how to polish content, send them this way.
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Reflection: Why My Dad Was Great, and My Mom Greater Still
I am sitting in my lobby, thinking about a why I have the day off today. Lots of people complain that public servants have too many holidays, that we don't appropriately recognize the sacrifices great men and women made to improve our nation....
I have spent most of the day thinking, and reflecting, about Martin Luther King Jr, my parents and the communities I work with. I'm not sure that that is the best way to go about it, but it works for me.
First of all, my dad believed in all of King's ideals. He marched with him. He was threatened by his neighbors because of this. My father was eventually booted from his frat for sticking to those ideals. When cleaning out his drawers at 26th and California, I read thank you letters saying, “Mr. Gleason, thank you for treating me, a man of color, with a dignity and respect not found in our judicial system.”
It goes without saying that I've tried to live up to those principles, simply because I want to be more like my dad.
My mom, on the other hand, challenged my dad to do more. And she put up with his moods, his job and with his devotion to the dog-ass Chicago Bears. Anyone that could do that must have a heart of gold. Which, I am proud to say, my mom had.
Anyway, I think about these things today because a day off is the only time I have to wrap my brain around these thoughts. Typically, I am swamped with trying to figure out how to help this kid, this family, at this moment. Sometimes the day goes by slowly, but I am still swamped trying to get everything into place. I don't think that being I am as effective as I can be for my families, especially when all i am doing is playing clean up in the community.
Catch up. After 40 years of Civil rights legislation, we are still playing catch up. Now, given Alito and the Supreme Court, the divide will only grow.
Anyway, this is beginning to lose steam. I have other posts to work on, so I'll leave this reflection as is, and work on something else....
Sorting Tags: Family, grief, mourning, Opinion
Truffle Shuffle
Back in grade school, one of my favorite movies was
“The Goonies”. We'd watch it at sleep overs, sometimes during school hours--if we were good--and we quoted it. Lots.
The meanest thing we did was make the fat kids who weren't as popular do the truffle shuffle. If they did it, they were “popular” for a while..like an hour.
I feel that I should point out that while I wasn't super popular in grade school, I was always more popular than the fat kids.
Fate has a way of getting even; now I am one of the fat kids. Not super fat, but I think I'm fat enough to do the truffle shuffle. This should worry me somewhat, but it doesn't. I think I figure I can always get a boost in popularity by doing the shuffle if I need to.
Just felt like sharing that.
Sorting Tags: Comedy, Opinion, Rant
Bring the Noise or Hello Fillibuster
Step one: Find your Representatives:
Contacting the CongressStep two: Contact them and inform them of your opposition to Alito
Step three: Tell them you want them to Filibuster. Be articulate. Be Vocal.
Step four: Contact your representative in another medium (ie: email, fax, and call!)
Step five: Stay informed and don't give up.
The Last Word
So, this site:
Letters Never Sent - Scathing Truths Never Shared with the Recipient is having a
Valentine's Day Promotion! From their website:
Win a LNS T-Shirt! Write a letter to an ex lover or other past romance horror story!For a second, one honest second, I thought about writing someone a letter. If you've been here more than once, you probably figured out who that person is. Now, I've written letters I never intended to send; I've received letters that people probably never meant to send either. I have never written her a letter, nor does she deserve to have all our dirty laundry aired. I would like to be smarmy about it too--something like, “and she doesn't even deserve the energy I would have expend to type that letter,” but that won't do anything for anyone either.
I understand the desire to write a letter, to get the last word in. That's the purpose of these letters: catharsis. Getting rid of those feelings for that ex. One last shout out to bad situation, which frees you to “move on.” If it were only that easy...
Fact is, catharsis typically does not work. Getting the last word in is hard, especially if you stew over finding the right “last words” to say to someone. You can always, always think of something funnier, wittier, or more likely, meaner to say. Just because you announce your feelings “one last time” in a way designed to purge those feelings doesn't mean you've done squat in actually dealing with those feelings. The point is to get over the feelings, not announce them.
One doesn't get over hurt by inflicting it on others. Or through internet contests. Getting over something is work, pure and simple.
I'm pretty upset that I almost posted something to that site. My momentary lapse in judgement was probably caused by lack of sleep and a reexamination of my social life. Or something like that. Fact is, I almost did it. And I would have regretted posting it.
I'm sure that some of the LNS stories will be funny, especially in a mean spirited way. I don't think it'll actually help people to get over their hurt by making it pubic. Even a free t-shirt can only heal so much relationship based “trauma.” I've slogged through a lot of this garbage, and I'm pretty sure the t-shirt wouldn't make things any better.
I am so tired, I can't see straight. At the same time, I can't sleep. Some of what I just wrote is worth salvaging. Maybe a rewrite to polish it up. Too bad I won't do that. I originally called this post, “For the love of christ, get over it” and I even started to rant about how people should spend more energy on dealing with their problems than writing them up as letters for internet people to read. But, my hypocrisy detector went off in my ear, and I figured that even I couldn't get away with such a blatantly stupid comment.
For Allison, Seth, my Family and me...
During negotiations, I am working on my next draft of my SSA personal statement.
I want to get everything on my end finished before the Jan. deadline, and get the Beloit stuff in by the April deadline.
I will finish this before my 30th birthday.
I Agree
Daily Kos: On Saving This Government:
On Saving This Government
by georgia10
Sun Jan 08, 2006 at 06:45:34 PM PDT
I must save this government if possible. What I cannot do, of course I will not do; but it may as well be understood, once for all, that I shall not surrender this game leaving any available card unplayed. - Abraham Lincoln
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Read the post.
25 Years Crappy Lungs
In the 25 years of dealing with my asthma, I have learned a few things. First and foremost is this: I know when not to push myself. I woke up to the feeling of a snake wrapped around my chest, preventing me from taking a full breath. That, my friends, is bad. Considering that the breath i can take literally squeaks through my system screams “Stay Home. Take Predisone.” The albuterol isn't working.
Insomina, stress and diet play a huge role in all of this. To borrow a phrase from a friend, my body is trying to tell me to stop. As of this morning, I have no idea what I am supposed to stop.
No technorati tags for this level of crap....
Can't sleep
Once again I am up far too late because i cannot sleep. I am not doing anything to intellectually stimulating. Believe me, I don't have that much intellect left to stimulate. I simply cannot sleep.
I have no idea how to get to sleep. I do have milk, but, my fridge is far away and my floor is cold. Screw that. I don't have any boring books nearby either. I don't have anything on too loud, nor are there any lights on.
I believe that the problem is regret. 2005 didn't turn out to be the stellar year that i had hoped it would. I regret that. I'm not entirely sure what I could have done to make it better; but I'm sure i could have done something.
I am so worried about the new year, I think I'm having a hard time sleeping
