Bikes against Bush
I so want the cycle mounted spray can dot matrix printer.
via BoingBoing
American Idiots
The Queen is Dead
Morrissey was detained at LA airport when flying out for his current tour. It looks like he’ll get an even worse reception when he returns.
Prepare for another dead President
Bush senior is set to celebrate his 80th birthday with a parachute jump.
God's Will
Is George Bush going insane?
Aides say the President gets �hung up on minor details,� micromanaging to the extreme while ignoring the bigger picture. He will spend hours personally reviewing and approving every attack ad against his Democratic opponent and then kiss off a meeting on economic issues.
It was Moore What Won It
Could Fahrenheit 9/11 help defeat Bush.
Adjusting Spinneyhead's Sex/Politics ratio.
You can judge the political opinions in Casa Spinneyhead by how much we’re looking forward to blowing Bush up (when Ian gets round to it).
However, as the blog is just a leetle bit sex-obsessed these days, I will break away from my customary smut/sex/weirdness posts for a bit of politics from Moby.
today on cnn the jack cafferty question of the day was ‘what would you like to see Bush say in his address to the nation tonight?’
the #1 answer from viewers was ‘i resign’, and out of 600 responses only 12 were favorable to Bush.
apparently jack cafferty was very freaked out by just how much dislike there is for the job that Bush is doing.
moby
Bush is a Genius
Yes, I know it’s hard to believe, but there is a grain of truth in the statement. It’s the sort of genius a salesman has. Thankfully I’ve worked with salesmen, so it’s easier for me to see through the gloss to the scum beneath.
Because if they think too much their brains overheat
US Government websites are deleting or diluting information about women’s issues. The subjects buried range from health to wealth and almost certainly satisfy some political agenda.
via diepunyhumans
The War President
Michael Moore has one of those composite images on its index page today- Wubble U made up of faces of soldiers killed in Iraq (hi-res version here), and an attack on yesterday’s press conference.
The Dubya picture comes on the heels of the mosaic of John Ashcroft made entirely of porn images (the image has been taken down as I write this, but consider the link potentially very un-worksafe in case it ever comes back).
……And Statistics
You’ve got to love polls. Pick a thousand random people and catalogue their answers, then release the results to influence other people and future polls.
Still, it’s good to see Dubya’s figures dropping across the board.
Cheating Chimp
It’s just sleazy rumour mongering, but I like to cause trouble every so often. George W Bush had an affair that ended just prior to the start of his presidential campaign. (Allegedly.)
Talking terror
The Guardian has an interview with Richard Clarke, the former top terrorism adviser to Bush who has been detailing the Chimp’s many failings prior to 11/9.
Outsourcing
SAtire is dead. The Bush/ Cheney campaign store is selling clothes that are not only not made in the USA, but are made in Burma (Myanmar), a country from which imports are banned because of its dictatorship.
Eco-Flick
The Day After Tomorrow claims to be a carbon neutral blockbuster. Could it also mobilise votes against Bush.
Bad Science
The Bush administration undermines and ignores scientific research, say leading scientists.
Abort, Retry, Fail?
My opinion on whether I want to go to the USA sways back and forth several times a day. If someone wants to give me twenty grand (real money, currently $1.904 to the pound, not dollars) I’d love to spend October, November and the start of December in the States, blogging daily reports on the mood of the country before during and after the election. I reckon I could write a one or two thousand word essay, sometimes with photos, every day. Which would make a great book pitch when it’s all over. Not quite Gonzo journalism, more Fozzy Bear (with bursts of Animal).
Anyway, US Election news- Larry Flynt has tracked down evidence that Wubble U arranged an abortion for his girlfriend. And Howard Dean looks set to drop out of the Democrat race.
Pick and Choose
Which Presidential candidate is closest to your ideal?
My best bet is Kucinich (who?) at 100%, with Al Sharpton at 92%, Kerry at 83%, Dean 82% and Edwards (again, who?) 75%. Bush got 1%. But that was probably just for spelling his name right.
via susan’s journal
an intern issue
Allegedly, Senator Kerry is getting the whole Monica thing out of the way early. The more he gets like Clinton the more Wubble U must be shitting his pants.
Choices
Theworldvotes Newsletter, February 2004
John Kerry is taking the lead among the Democrats; George Bush is still the main Republican contender. But what about the other candidates?
In our second global poll, we invite you to judge the US Presidential candidates on their foreign policy. You will be asked to select two statements from the running candidates.
Afterwards, we will let you know which statements were most popular – and who of the candidates made them.
Please take some time to visit the link below and answer the questions.
Theworldvotes Poll – February 2004
http://vote.theworldvotes.org/fillsurvey.php?sid=5
It looks like a guy I’ve never even mentioned is going to be the Democrat candidate. In a desperate attempt to redress the balance, here’s his official site– and some personal commentary.
Unlike the Great Leader, Kerry actually served in Vietnam. After seeing action and receiving a number of decorations he used a rule allowing servicemen wounded three times to be removed from active duty. Even if (even by his own admission), at least two of those wounds were minor, you have to be in the fight to catch the flak. He returned to the States and, with many others, joined in the campaign against the war before going into politics. His experience in Vietnam may have flavoured his attitude to the country afterwards. I say may, as I got all this information from an anti-Kerry page. It being my only source of info so far I have to say that it’s taken the man up in my estimation rather than having the desired effect. I sure as hell don’t think that his bones should be hung out to dry like children’s underwear.
I’m still going to miss Howard Dean though.