of KINGS & carnies

There's something sad the local abortion protestors. I do appreciate their effort though. 4 hrs ago

Nonsequitors for 2008-10-03

In Nonsequitors on 3 October 2008 with no comments

25 years later, turns out I like high school football. #

Nonsequitors for 2008-09-29

In Nonsequitors on 29 September 2008 with no comments

Fail-out. The problem is the government hasn’t gone far enough to explain to the rest of us exactly who is being bailed out and why. #
The way things are shaking out in the last couple of weeks, do you think either of these guys really want to be president anymore? #
@whistlingfish Last time the House said “yes” to Bush in a big way, 4,000 Americans died. He used up a lot of his “follow me” capital. #
@whistlingfish I didn’t call you that because you were against the war-hell I was against it too-I called you that because you’re a commie. #
(To the rest of the Twitter Empire: I didn’t call whistlingfish a “commie.” I’m just messing with him. But don’t tell him I told you.) #
@whistlingfish Do you mean “Better red than bailing out a bunch of greedy, soulless loan sharks?” #
@whistlingfish Better red than being a Nazi? #

Nonsequitors for 2008-09-28

In Nonsequitors on 28 September 2008 with no comments

My 4-year-old’s soccer coach’s t-shirt read: “I love hot moms.” I guess he’s saying he’s not going to touch your kid. But watch your wife! #
The 4-year-old says to the NFL cheerleaders: “Give me an A, give my a Y — football girls!” #
@noahgrey Cave. A bigger world should have access to your imagination. #

Nonsequitors for 2008-09-27

In Nonsequitors on 27 September 2008 with no comments

1975 sucked for popular music: http://favtape.com/top/1975 #
“You’re built like a car. You got a hub cap diamond star halo. You’re built like a truck.” I never thought of writing anything like that. #
@whistlingfish Never dropped acid. They said you could have a flashback 25 years later. Scared the crap out of me. #
1987. I forgot that Bruce Willis had a musical career. What were you people thinking? #
@whistlingfish That’s the best explanation I’ve heard yet. Perhaps you should email the RNC. #
Whoever was in charge of pop music in 1990 should be hoisted on his own petard. #

Nonsequitors for 2008-09-26

In Nonsequitors on 26 September 2008 with no comments

Smart Car is to automobile as scooter is to motorcycle. #

Occupying Time

In Blog on 25 September 2008 with 2 comments

“He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures*.”

That’s a little tidbit from this United States’ Declaration of Independence. You see, the British citizens of the American colonies didn’t like the idea that their government kept an Army “among us, in times of peace.” They found it offensive and a bit threatening.

It’s one of the straws that broke the camel’s back that led to the revolution that formed these United States.

In grade school, f*cking grade school, I learned that the United States doesn’t use its Army against its citizens. If something goes amok we have the States’ Militias (aka the National Guard) to jump in. It’s our system — the States protect themselves in times of crisis. The State, in the form of the National Guard, are citizen soldiers (doctors, sanitation workers, car salesmen, and the lot) called to duty in a time of need.

Got it? Are we all in agreement? The Army protects the country against hostile threats; the National Guard is called up in times of internal crisis. Agreed? Okay, let’s move on.

Earlier this month the Army Times proudly announced a new mission:

“This new mission marks the first time an active unit has been given a dedicated assignment to NorthCom (North American Command aka North America aka the United States) … (the force) will learn new skills, use some of the ones they acquired in the war zone … They may be called upon to help with civil unrest and crowd control or to deal with potentially horrific scenarios such as massive poisoning and chaos in response to a chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear or high-yield explosive, or CBRNE, attack.”

Welcome to the new American Occupation.

Where are John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and George Washington when you need them? Oh. I know where. Rolling over in their graves.

:::

*Considering that there was no federal legislature, the intent of this final clause can only mean local legislatures. I interpret this as State Legislatures. If the your state wants to be occupied by the Federal Army, the state should give consent.

Well. Fuck