Jesus' General

On Tueday, while posting on Sen. Hillary Clinton's support for the Rev. Moon, I noted that she had helped her husband murder 572 people in Mena, Arkansas by poking them with a pointed stick. A number of the Senator's supporters have written me since then, criticizing me for spreading false rumors. As one supporter noted, "You called Hillary a serial killer. That is despicable."

The Clinton supporters are correct. It was reckless of me to spread such rumors. I apologize for any anguish I may have caused them.

I will now state categorically and without reservation that I do not believe Sen. Clinton is a serial murderer. As far as I know, she's killed only one man, and that act that wast most likely unintentional. As I understand it, she meant only to cut him superficially on the cheek with a broken beer bottle, but due to an alcohol-induced deterioration of her sensorimotor integration abilities, she missed her intended target and regrettably severed the carotid artery in his neck. Claims made by some that he might have been saved by other bar patrons had the Senator stopped beating his limp, bleeding body with a pool cue and allowed ...   more »

The Rude Pundit

The Rude Pundit at EschaCon '08:
The Rude Pundit will attend his first gathering celebrating the joys of leftist bloggery and other full-contact sports when he shows up at EschaCon '08 in Philadelphia at the lamb side of March.

On March 29, the Rude Pundit will participate on the humor panel with other fine and funny bloggers and writers, and he will be performing that night as part of the evening's concert and party. One or two of the blow-up dolls may make an appearance, too. All at the intensely convenient location of the Courtyard Philadelphia Downtown, where blossoming young bloggers may ask the Rude Pundit to return to their rooms to "show you my laptop."

And, sure, he'll enjoy the Americana wonders of Philly, demanding that he be allowed to drink ale out of Ben Franklin's skull.

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Jesus' General

LIMA, Ohio — The air of Southside is foul-smelling and thick, filled with fumes from an oil refinery and diesel smoke from a train yard, with talk of riot and recrimination, and with angry questions: Why is Tarika Wilson dead? Why did the police shoot her baby?

“This thing just stinks to high heaven, and the police know it,” said Jason Upthegrove, president of the Lima chapter of the N.A.A.C.P. “We’re not asking for answers anymore. We’re demanding them.”

Some facts are known. A SWAT team arrived at Ms. Wilson’s rented house in the Southside neighborhood early in the evening of Jan. 4 to arrest her companion, Anthony Terry, on suspicion of drug dealing, said Greg Garlock, Lima’s police chief. Officers bashed in the front door and entered with guns drawn, said neighbors who saw the raid.

Moments later, the police opened fire, killing Ms. Wilson, 26, and wounding her 14-month-old son, Sincere, Chief Garlock said. One officer involved in the raid, Sgt. Joseph Chavalia, a 31-year veteran, has been placed on paid administrative leave.

Beyond these scant certainties, there is mostly rumor and rage. The police refuse to give any account of the raid, pending an investigation ...   more »

The Rude Pundit

In Brief: Things That the Rude Pundit Learned From the Attorney General Yesterday:
1. Just because it's torture for you, doesn't mean it's torture for everyone. See, waterboarding is like tickling in that, for some, tickling is absolute torture. For others, it's pleasurable to the point of sexual excitement. So the measure of what is and is not torture ought not be some objective standard of behavior. Nope - it should be the boner test. If you are getting drowned during an interrogation and you get a hard-on (if you are male), then it's not torture. How would this be determined? Well, that would take some kind of electrodes attached to the genitals of the prisoner.

2. America retains its moral authority in the world because its highest law enforcement officer says that it's wrong to rape prisoners during an interrogation. It's not unakin to saying, "Well, I fucked that corpse, but at least I didn't eat it." We should have bumper stickers that read: "America: We're Not Egypt." After Michael Mukasey said that the law prohibits rape of prisoners, Alabama Republican Jeff Sessions jumped in to say that, if some terrorist had planted a ...   more »

Daily New Yorker cartoon

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The Liberal Avenger

Our ridiculous security procedures are worse than useless

From the Wall Street Journal:

Jason Steele, a technology contractor in Colorado, discovered his name was on the watch list about four years ago and fought to get a letter from Transportation Security Administration (TSA) clearing his name. The letter didn’t stop him from getting tagged as a “selectee” when he flew, so he applied again through Traveler Redress Inquiry Program (TRIP) and received notice that he had already been cleared. “I don’t think that clearance does a darn thing for you,” he says.

He has gotten some relief from UAL Corp.’s United Airlines, which has identified Mr. Steele as cleared through his frequent-flier number, allowing him to check in online, use United’s kiosks and avoid extra screening. On other airlines, Mr. Steele has learned that if he flies under his middle name, he doesn’t get stopped.

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The article also cites other absurdities associated with the TSA’s terrorist watch lists:

The lists now contain more than 700,000 records and include many names as common as John Thompson and James Wilson. Multitudes of travelers inexplicably turned up on terrorism watch lists and were regularly subjected to Transportation ...   more »