more cool points for bush... i think

turns out "trans-shipment" (also spelled "transshipment"), a word bush used in the first debate, is a real word. i actually made fun of him for using it... i thought it was the next "strategery". turns out i was wrong. however, it might have been cooler if he actually had made it up on the spot, which is why i'm not sure if he should actually get more cool points. i'll let you guys, whomever you may be, decide this one.

just who is this john kerry?

i'm not entirely sure, but apparently he and edwards are close relatives of jesus. i quote: "We will stop juvenile diabetes, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's and other debilitating diseases." either that, or they've got some connections to the antichrist... i hear he'll be able to do some pretty cool stuff too. on that note, according to several catholic bishops, voting for john kerry is a sin. i was going to just go with "stupid," but after looking at their reasoning, i can see the whole "sinful" thing working too.

and a quote, since i haven't put one up for awhile. it's a long one, but a good one:
"A young woman was about to finish her first year of college. She considered herself to be a very liberal Democrat, but her father was a staunch Republican. One day she was challenging her father on his beliefs and his opposition to high taxes and welfare programs. He stopped her and asked how she was doing in school. She answered that she had a 4.0 GPA, but it was really tough. She had to study all the time and never had time to go out and party. She didn't have time for a boyfriend and didn't really have many college friends because of spending all her time studying. On top of that, the part-time job her father insisted she keep left absolutely no time for anything else. He asked, 'How is your friend Mary?' She replied that Mary was barely getting by. She had a 2.0 GPA, never studied, but was very popular on campus, didn't have a job, and went to all the parties. She was always complaining about not having any money, but didn't want to work. Why, she often didn't show up for classes because she was hung over. Dad then asked his daughter why she didn't go to the Dean's office and request that 1.0 be taken off her 4.0 and given it to her friend who only had a 2.0. That way they would both have a respectable 3.0 GPA. Then, she could also give her friend half the money she'd earned from her job so that her friend would no longer be broke. The daughter angrily fired back, 'That wouldn't be fair. I worked really hard for my grades and money, and Mary just loafs. Why should her laziness and irresponsibility be rewarded with half of what I've worked for?' The father slowly smiled and said, 'Welcome to the Republican Party'." --Unattributed

terrorism: just a nuisance?

that's what john kerry wants it to be. he wants to get back to the good old days of terrorism, before 9/11, before the US and other nations of the world effectively stood up to terrorism. once again though, i'm just going to link over to powerline's write up, because: a) i'm too lazy and don't have the time to do my own; and b) they're much better and more professional writers than i am. check it out, and see one more reason that john kerry is unfit for command.

quotes of the week

both of them happened yesterday, actually. and i found both of them incredibly hilarious. so here they are. on our way to dinner last night, we saw some girls attempting to skip a frisbee off the cement, and not having much luck. nate's response? "that's like petting a kitten with a 2x4."
the other one actually happened while watching the presidential debate. when asked a question about the environment, bush responded fairly well. except for the part where he said he was going to increase wetlands by 3,000,000; 3 million what george? anyways, kerry failed miserably, barely mentioning the environment at all. and instead of saying what he would do, he attacked bush and made some obscure reference to the red sox. it got so bad that alison, a kerry supporter, yelled at the tv (we all do it at times) "talk about the environment, you bastard!" looks like she's starting to get a few more clues. now if only kerry would figure it out.

but the best quote of the night came from bush himself. kerry, for some reason, is under the impression that president bush recieved $84--that's right ladies and gentlemen, a whopping $84--from a timber company that he owns. bush, the only candidate with an actual sense of humor, was quick to respond: "i own a timber company? that's news to me. need some wood?" kerry needs a lot more than wood, mr. president.

my new favorite band

is definitely lacuna coil. i would describe the way they sound as similar to evanescence, but still unique. i would recommend checking them out. on top of sounding really good, the lead singer looks really good, which is always a plus.

and now a reader quote; i think i've linked to him a few times, if not, check him out here.

"Señor Danner, tu tiene huevos grandes." -Red/Brian

--note--
if you don't understand the quote, don't try a literal translation... it won't make any sense. look for the closest spanish speaking person, and ask them what it means.

so yeah, i've been talking with aliens. and they think we're wrong.

this is very interesting. very interesting indeed. either mr. kerry knows something about the universe that the rest of us don't, or he's not nearly as intelligent as people give him credit for. or maybe some combination thereof. in a recent interview with CNN, kerry said the following: "I can do a better job of protecting America's security because the test that I was talking about was a test of legitimacy, not just in the globe, but elsewhere" (emphasis added). i always knew there was something strange about kerry, but alien? who knew? thanks to powerline for the heads up.

eat it forrest

though for now, i would recommend doing so with a grain of salt. but the hits just keep coming, and it doesn't look good for kerry-edwards or the UN. anyways, if the documents mentioned here turn out to be real, then bush is vindicated, and the rest of the world is wrong. how cool would that be?

"We are in Iraq to: A. Find and destroy weapons of mass destruction; B. Combat terrorism; C. Force regime change; D. Protect the free world's oil supply; E. Annoy the French; F. All of the above." --Cartoonist Bob Gorrell

more problems in the UN

here's an interesting piece i found today. more evidence that the UN needs to just give up and go away. i'll leave it at that... sounds more mysterious, or something.

sucks to be them

most of you, hopefully, have heard of the oil-for-food program/scandal. a recent report drawn up by the iraqi government was leaked, and the london times has the story. if these implications turn out to be true, then france and especially russia are screwed, as is the UN, who was supposed to be running the program. i've even heard rumors floating around that kofi anan's son is being implicated in the scandal, but until i get some more info on that, it will have to stay classified as a rumor.

i'm really excited to see where this is going. i really hope it ends in a major revamp of the UN, or possibly even the end of it, though that is unlikely.

the other complaint

i remembered it right after i clicked publish, of course. since my complaint was "my internet connection is hella slow right now, so it takes forever to publish", i was going to let it wait till morning. but then i decided i'd probably forget, and couldn't resist the opportunity to complain again. i should probably get out of that habit, though... i'm starting to sound like a democrat, or, heaven forbid, a frog.

jimmy carter officially loses

now i see why the federalist refers to him as our best ex-president. in a recent interview (if the link doesn't show it, go to msn video, and do a search for "carter") with nbc's katie couric, carter said that bush misled the american people, and that iraq was a "quagmire, very similar to what we experienced in vietnam." newsflash jimmy... iraq is nothing like vietnam--a war which we were winning, by the way, until pinko leftists (it would be an insult to communists everywhere to group you along with them) like yourself started whining about how horrible america was. Also, apparently a large part of the violence in iraq is due to the fact that american troops are there. ya think, jimmy? true, our soldiers over there provide a pretty convenient target; but unlike our citizens who died on september 11, our troops can shoot back. and personally, i'd rather have trained professionals being shot at and blown up over in iraq (though it would be nice if we could avoid that too) than civilians facing the same threat here in america. on kerry's flip-flopping, he said that "circumstances change", and when "you learn more information" (pretty hard for kerry to do, since he never shows up for his job), it's natural to change your mind.

i really wish that i could blame these views on senility--he did just turn 80--but he's had problems for awhile now. maybe kerry can be the next jimmy carter for us... a democrat president who basically sucks, and leads the country to elect the next reagan to fix things. as much as i'd like to see bush get re-elected, if kerry winning gives us a shot at another reagan, i'm willing to suffer through the next 4 years.

i was going to complain about something else, but it's late (or early, depending on how you look at it) and i'm tired. time for bed.

$8 trenchcoats and presidential debates

for the sake of convenience, we'll do these in order. first, i definitely bought a green trenchcoat for $8 today. which is pretty sweet. for those of you who live in the spokane area, i would recommend checking out "the classy rack", my new favorite store. its somewhere near the spokane arena... sorry i can't give you better directions. i also got a pimp plaid jacket, which will be fun to wear around, if for no other reason than how rediculous it looks. that one cost me $5.

i was supposed to have some sort of a running commentary going on the debate, but i couldn't figure out the scripting for it. oh well. here's my quick summary:

Bush: my opponent is a flip-flopper, this is hard work but we're progressing, the world is safer, i forgot what i was going to say, he has no consistent point of view, yay america! oh yeah, and transshipment.

Kerry: what he said, only i'll do more of it, and better, and faster, and for less money. and i do have a consistent point of view, which is that you're wrong. yay america! oh yeah, and i was in vietnam.

i was actually fairly impressed with kerry... he only mentioned vietnam 3 times (that i noticed, though it couldn't have been many more than that), which is a big improvement from the dnc. i still think bush came out on top, though he didn't kick nearly as much ass as he should have. he gave kerry too much slack; and as much as i dislike kerry, he's smart enough that giving him slack is a bad idea. it will be interesting to see the next few debates... hopefully they'll be a little less boring. bush's sense of humor wasn't really in play, and kerry's attempts at it were almost painful to watch.

i think that's about it, really. have a good night all.

another cool blog

i meant to include this in my last post, but totally forgot. anyways, i just started reading powerline a few weeks back, and i think it's a keeper. you should check it out.

since i'm on a library computer and don't have access to my quotes file, i'm just going to pull one off the top of my head:

"Good luck everyone, and may the first man to finish win." --Josiah Pickett

john kerry, a man of... well... something, i think

actually, this post is only indirectly about kerry. it's more about bush, and how he continues to lead in the polls. i don't put a whole lot of stock in polls, but when they all say the same thing--or at least the usa today/cnn/gallup poll and the washington post/abc poll do--it becomes a little more worthwhile to watch what they're saying.

off to work... check out the polls, and enjoy the quote.

"The London Guardian found documents showing Paris fed intelligence to Baghdad before the war. Iraq got diplomatic secrets and military guidance from France. Who else could have taught the Iraqis how to lose their entire country in two weeks?" --Argus Hamilton

still alive

for anybody who reads this on a regular basis, i just wanted to let you know i'm still alive. nothing really exciting going on. maybe i'll just start putting up a quote every day or something.

"In the long run, the greatest weapon of mass destruction is stupidity. In an age of artificial intelligence, too many of our schools are producing artificial stupidity, in the sense of ideas and attitudes far more foolish than young people would have arrived at on their own. ...Weapons of mass destruction in the hands of an avowed enemy can destroy many Americans, but they cannot destroy America, because we are too strong and too capable of counterattack. Only Americans can destroy America. But too many of our schools have for years been quietly undermining the values and abilities that are needed to preserve any society -- and especially a free society."
--Thomas Sowell

some random stuff

seems like random stuff pops up quite a bit these days. oh well... sometimes it's the most entertainting.

first off, being sick really sucks. if i'm complaining a lot in the near future, blame it on the sickness and ignore it. if i'm still complaining a few weeks from now, tell me to suck it up and deal with it.

anyways... yeah, i'm falling behind on homework already. i meant to get a lot done this weekend, but lack of sleep, a pretty nasty cold, and The Political Machine (cool game... i'll add a link later) all conspired against me.

also, it seems that kerry has flipped--or was it flopped? i can never keep up with all his "nuances"--again on the issue of iraq. i'm too lazy to type up all the info, and i'm about to head to lunch, so head over to the lunatic left for a pretty good summary of the situation.

i'm sure there was more i wanted to talk/complain about, but it seems to have slipped my memory. so now it's off, and a quote. or maybe the other way around.

"Don't expect to build up the weak by pulling down the strong." --Calvin Coolidge

revenge will be had

just ponder this question for a minute... what's better than a fire alarm going off in your dorm at 3:30 in the morning? no, the answer isn't "nothing." the answer is "another fire alarm going off in your dorm 15 minutes later." seems the boys over in macmillan (mac) hall thought it would be fun to start up the prank war again. somebody snuck into the dorm, threw a bunch of bread into the oven in the kitchen and turned it up on high, then proceeded to steal several of the shirts hanging in the halls before running off. the first fire alarm was their fault; the second one was due to the ineptitude of the security guy who came buy to check it out. he found the bread (now fairly burnt toast) in the oven, and shut the oven off. but he didn't take it out of the oven, or even open the door. this oven, like most ovens, was designed to keep things inside of it hot; in this case, it kept right on burning the bread, and 15 minutes later enough smoke had accumulated to set the alarm off again. needless to say, everyone was a little pissed at that point. and this time, we will not sit back and turn the other cheek; the men of baldwin-jenkins will have their revenge.

a job of sorts

it's not much, but it's better than nothing. i now work for the Whitworth Phonathon. which means i get to call up alumni and ask them to donate money to the school's scholarship fund, which enables poor students like me (well... relatively poor, considering the school costs about $28,000/year for tuition, room and board) can keep coming to whitworth. it'll be somewhere between 10 and 12 hours a week; enough time to make it worth working, but not enough that i get overloaded.

that's it, really. i just wanted to have a decently sized post so i could justify sticking another random quote in.

"Government does best when it helps people help themselves. Human dignity is found not in a handout but in being able to do for one's self." --Trent Lott

did i mention how much the school network sucks?

probably. but if not, here goes: the school network really(e14) sucks. we had everybody hooked back up to the internet for a day or so; but somebody wasn't doing their job, and there was still a virus floating around. so we didn't have it all day today. i was actually surprised to see it up again when i went to check my school email a few minutes ago.

originally, i think i had something important to blog about. if it was, it should come back to me; if not, it probably wasn't worth putting up anyways, so no big deal. one fun note, though; the feinstein-schumer (names may be misspelled, as may the word mispelled... i'm not sure about that one) gun control law expired today, meaning that average, law-abiding citizens are once more able to defend themselves against criminals with ak-47s. while i understand what they were going for with the laws, i think they're pointless; the people committing all the gun crimes are obviously criminals already... they're not gonna care if their gun is illegal, as long as it makes it easier to get what they want (money, death, etc.). that's like telling al-qaeda "you know, blowing people up is kind of illegal... you really shouldn't do it."

and a random quote... i'm just going to start going through my collection, and hopefully remember to put one on each post.

"The real threat to world stability is not too much American power. It is too little American power." --Michael Mandelbaum, Johns Hopkins University

having a computer, on the other hand...

is very nice. except for the part where it distracts me from my homework. oh well... that was to be expected. anyways, now that i've got both my compy and the intorweb back, i thought i'd put up another pic. no real update tonight.