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Saturday, Nov 06, 2004
Republican Family Values
I've seen pro-bush blogs that speak of horrific things. Democrats should be castrated like so many farm animals so that they are suitable company for republicans. Rep. Stephanie Herseth (D-SD) is suited to be a "comfort woman" for republicans. Republicans should push the faces of democrats against curbstones and stomp on the backs of their heads.
Now, boys will be boys. I'm sure this is all just a little light hearted ribbing about their totally bitchin' 1% man-date. Like the preznit in his firstest press conference of the new reich telling the reporters that there ain't gonna be no back talk (bitch). The "bitch" part was silent, but you could see it in his eyes.
Now, I know I's all mean sometimes. And I might be talking trash about reptile-brained fag haters. But I figure calling people after the names of animals with whom they share characteristics, and calling out their stated beliefs is in the neighborhood of polite discourse.
I draw the line at making jokes about murder, dismemberment, mutilation, and sexual degradation of the people who voted for the wrong candidate. I guess I'll never be suited to being a republican.
The Red States Don't Value Brains
This portion of a Knight-Ridder article was not present in the Houston Chronicle's version. This was an unfortunate editing decision. Texans need to understand what they voted for.
HOSPITAL NEAR INSURGENT-HELD CITY PREPARING TO HANDLE MANY VICTIMS
In the six weeks Noyes has worked at the Al-Fallujah camp, his team has operated on Marines with eyes gouged by shrapnel and limbs torn by explosion. A rocket strike outside the hospital killed two staff members and left deep pockmarks across the white concrete walls.
Noyes said some bodies have been so badly mangled that they had to be shipped home for DNA identification.
As Noyes was speaking Thursday, two Marines and a female American photojournalist were rushed into the hospital. A roadside bomb had damaged their vehicle. The Marines had shrapnel cuts and burns, and the photographer's teeth had been pushed back into her mouth. The bomb was attached to a tank of gasoline, meant to create a fireball that didn't ignite.
Capt. Melissa Kaime, another Navy surgeon at the hospital, said that seeing trauma wounds in medical school is one thing; seeing them come off the battlefield is something altogether different.
``To treat a patient when (his) brain is coming out . . .,'' she said, before her voice trailed off. ``There are things that I will never understand. It's beyond my comprehension; a higher power will have to explain why these things have happened.''
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