The Bad and the Good
I saw Cars Friday night.

Herewith is my review:

The bad: No Chevy Biscaynes in any leading or supporting roles.

The good: Absolutely everything else. If this movie doesn't sweeep all Oscar categories (save the foreign language, documentary and short subject ones) then there is no justice.

Richard Pombo Beats a LaRouchie and Nazi Propagandist
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CA 11: Pombo’s Numbers May Give Hope to Democrats

By Jesse Stanchak | 6:03 AM; Jun. 07, 2006 | CQPolitics.com

Republican Rep. Richard W. Pombo of California’s 11th District will stand for an eighth term in the November election, having deflected a heated primary challenge from former GOP Rep. Paul N. “Pete” McCloskey Jr.

But his 62 percent vote share Tuesday, in a district where he faced no primary opposition two years ago, was less than overwhelming — and may not have been enough to dissuade Democratic strategists, who have been trying to impugn Pombo on ethics issues, from taking a stab at ousting him this fall.

Democrats argue that Pombo will be vulnerable because of past campaign contributions he received from now-convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff and his associates; what they deem as his failure to use his chairmanship of the House Resources Committee to investigate Abramoff’s lobbying activities related to American Indian casino gambling interests; and what they describe as a too-cozy relationship between Pombo and natural resource development interests.

The Democrats would, however, need a much stronger showing by Gerald M. “Jerry” McNerney, a wind turbine company CEO who is back for a rematch of his 2004 challenge to Pombo that he lost by 61 percent to 39 percent.

McNerney won Tuesday’s Democratic primary with 53 percent to 28 percent for Steve Filson, a pilot who had backing from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and 18 percent for electrician Steve Thomas.

There is no question that Pombo’s showing in this year’s primary was a comedown from previous years. The last time he faced intraparty opposition, he defeated businessman Thomas A. Benigno in 2002 with 87 percent. (Benigno ran again this year and took 6 percent on Tuesday.)

McCloskey, who took 33 percent of the Republican primary vote, was never regarded as a serious threat to upset Pombo. His House tenure was long ago (1967-83); he had been out of politics since losing a 1982 Republican Senate primary; and his past fame as a liberal Republican maverick was a dubious credential in a district, which stretches from East Bay exurbs near San Francisco to the rural Central Valley, where Republican voters lean to the right.

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A beastly day.
660
Approximate number of the Beast

DCLXVI
Roman numeral of the Beast

666.0000
Number of the High Precision Beast

0.666
Number of the Millibeast

0.00000000000000000000000000000000000666
Number of the Nanobeast

/ 666
Beast Common Denominator

(-666) ^ (1/2)
Imaginary number of the Beast

6.66 e3
Floating point Beast

1010011010
Binary of the Beast

6, uh... what was that number again?
Number of the Blonde Beast

1-666
Area code of the Beast

00666
Zip code of the Beast

666mph
The speed limit of the Beast

$665.95
Retail price of the Beast

$699.25
Price of the Beast plus 5% state sales tax

$769.95
Price of the Beast with all accessories and replacement soul

$656.66
Walmart price of the Beast

$646.66
Next week's Walmart price of the Beast

Phillips 666
Gasoline of the Beast

Route 666
Way of the Beast

666 F
Oven temperature for roast Beast

666k
Retirement plan of the Beast

666 mg
Recommended Minimum Daily Requirement of Beast

6.66 %
5 year CD interest rate at First Beast of Hell National Bank, $666 minimum deposit.

$666/hr
Beast's lawyer's billing rate

Lotus 6-6-6
Spreadsheet of the Beast

Word 6.66
Word Processor of the Beast

i66686
CPU of the Beast

665.9997856
The Number of the Beast on a Pentium

666i
BMW of the Beast

DSM-666 (revised)
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of the Beast

1232 Octal, Apt. 29A
Beast's hexed address

668
Next-door neighbor of the Beast

333
The semi-Christ

I wish I could say I made this up.

I Am An American
Check it out here.

It's even put up by a Republican.

Al Anacreon En El Cielo
La base de Nuestro Himno

Al Anacreon en el cielo, en donde ?l se sent? en glee completo, algunos hijos de la armon?a enviaron una petici?n; Que ?l su Inspirer y patr?n ser?a; Cuando esta respuesta lleg? del viejo grecian alegre; la "voz, el viol?n, y la flauta, sean no m?s de largo mudos, le prestar? mi nombre y le inspirar? a que patee, y adem?s de m? le mandar? tengo gusto de m?, al intwine, del Myrtle del Venus con la vid de Bacchus."

Las noticias a trav?s de Olympus volaron inmediatamente; Cuando es viejo el trueno fingido para darse ventila. Si sufren a estos mortals su esquema a perseguir, el diablo, diosa, permanecer? sobre las escaleras. "escuchan," gritan ya, "en transportes de la alegr?a, lejos a los hijos de Anacreon que volaremos. Y adem?s de m? le mandar? tengo gusto de m?, al intwine, del mirto de Venus con la vid de Bacchus. . "

El dios Amarillo-yellow-Haired y sus nueve criadas fuertes, de los bancos Helion quieren incontinent huyen, Idalia se jactar? pero de cortinas tenantless, y la colina BI-BIFURCADA un desierto mero ser?. Mi trueno ning?n miedo en ?l, pronto lo har? es diligencia, y maldito har? pivotar la autorizaci?n de los cabecillas I, yo ajustar? los perros j?venes, para as? atrevido a la guita, el mirto de Venus con la vid de Bacchus."

Apolo se levant? ascendente y dicho, "nunca ruegue la pelea del thee, buena cantan de los dioses con mi Voteries abajo: ?Su trueno es in?til "-- entonces demostrando su laurel, fulmen" evitable "Sic de Criedd que usted sabe! "entonces sobre cada cabeza mis laureles que me separar? as? que mis hijos de sus galletas ninguna travesura los temer?, mientras que c?modamente en su clubroom, jovialmente trenzan, el mirto de Venus con la vid de Bacchus.'

El momus siguiente se levant? con su Phiz risible y jur? con Apolo que ?l ensamblar?a alegre -- ' la marea completa de la armon?a todav?a ser? la suya, pero la canci?n, y el ret?n, y la risa, ser? la m?a. Entonces Jove no sea celoso de estos compa?eros honestos, "Jove gritado," nosotros se aplaca puesto que la verdad usted ahora nos dice; Y jure por Old Styx, de que que desean intwine, el mirto de Venus con la vid de Bacchus."

Los hijos de Ye de Anacreon entonces ensamblan tomados de la mano; ?Unanimidad, amistad, y amor del coto! Es el tuyo para apoyar qu? se planea tan feliz; Usted tiene la sanci?n de dioses, y la Autorizaci?n de Jove. Mientras que convenimos as?, nuestra tostada lo dej? ser: ?"mayo nuestro club prospera feliz, unido, y libera! Y desean pueden los hijos del intwine de Anacreon, el mirto de Venus con la vid de Bacchus."


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Look, I got this from
Alta Vista Babel Fish. Don't blame me.

1927-2006
From the LA Times:

Audrey I. Nelson

Audrey I. Nelson was born July 22, 1927 in Minneapolis, Minnesota and left us on April 9, 2006. She was a resident of Glendale for 47 years. She is survived by her husband of 55 years, two children and two grandchildren. She leaves a legacy of love that is never-ending. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 14, 2006, 1:30 p.m., Wee Kirk o' the Heather, Forest Lawn Glendale.

Published in the Los Angeles Times on 4/12/2006.

This was my mother-in-law. For the close to 17 years I knew her I can safely state she was the only member of the family who never pissed me off. Given all our cultural stereotypes concerning mother- and son-in-laws it is almost scary how much we got along. And how much her death truly sucks.

I remember back to October of 1991. We were all gathered for Melody's and my first anniversary party at our old condo. The Clarence Thomas/Anita Hill hearings were on. My Mom and Aunt Pat (Dad's sister) were arguing over who was telling the truth. Poor Audrey was in the middle. She was bravely handling the situation with her characteristic grace and dignity, not letting in on how deeply disappointed she was the baseball playoffs were being preempted for the spectacle.

When Jack first came home from the hospital he had a slight touch of jaundice, which was treated by a night under the lights of this quasi-incubator/tanning booth the HMO provided us. He had to lie under it all night long with patches stuck to his eyes. Which he wouldn't allow to be kept on for more than a few seconds at a stretch. Melody was too trashed, I had court first thing in the morning, everyone else was working. Audrey stayed up all night keeping Jack's hands away from those patches so his eyes would be protected.

Audrey also distinguished herself with all the Norwegian goodies she made (except of course lutefisk), stuff I never heard of until I married into her family. AND not only was the fruitcake she made edible, it was actually quite good. She really went heavy on the nuts, especially the Brazil ones.

I envision Audrey in the afterlife with my maternal grandmother Araxie collaborating on a lefsa-based souborag.

What the shouting is all about
This is the latest text of HR 4437.

According to some estimates there may be up to 11 million undocumented aliens in the US. The authors of this bill want to impose its terms on all eleven million.

OK, So Chef's Not Cool About it After All.
If you're wondering how Chef really felt about that Scientology episode.

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Oh, well.......

Isaac Hayes Quits 'South Park' By ERIN CARLSON, Associated Press Writer
Mon Mar 13, 6:13 PM ET



Isaac Hayes has quit "South Park," where he voices Chef, saying he can no longer stomach its take on religion.

Hayes, who has played the ladies' man/school cook in the animated Comedy Central satire since 1997, said in a statement Monday that he feels a line has been crossed.

"There is a place in this world for satire, but there is a time when satire ends and intolerance and bigotry towards religious beliefs of others begins," the 63-year-old soul singer and outspoken Scientologist said.

"Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honored," he continued. "As a civil rights activist of the past 40 years, I cannot support a show that disrespects those beliefs and practices."

"South Park" co-creator Matt Stone responded sharply in an interview with The Associated Press Monday, saying, "This is 100 percent having to do with his faith of Scientology... He has no problem — and he's cashed plenty of checks — with our show making fun of Christians."

The rest of it.......

OK, what happened since last January?

The LA Times Thinks a LaRouchie is the Best Thing That Could Happen for the U.S.
From Executive Intelligence Review

Volume 28, Number 39, October 12, 2001

Interviews

Andy Jacobs, Jr.

The former U.S. Representative talks about Pat Robertson's flopped libel suit against him and California Republican Pete McCloskey.


Volume 29, Number 36, September 20, 2002

The Iraq War Constitution and Moral Questions

A guest commentary by former U.S. Rep. Pete McCloskey.

The LA Times Thinks a Nazi Propagandist is the Best Thing That Could Happen for the U.S.
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Los Angeles Times Editorial
January 25, 2006

Grand Old Pete

PAUL N. "PETE" MCCLOSKEY, a 78-year-old former Bay Area congressman, long ago retired from politics and moved to a ranch in Yolo County. But he recently rented a studio apartment in Lodi in order to establish residency in the 11th Congressional District so he can run in the Republican primary against incumbent Rep. Richard W. Pombo. That's called carpetbagging, and it would be easier to deplore if McCloskey weren't the best thing that could happen for the district, the state, the nation and possibly the Republican Party.

McCloskey is an ex-Marine who opposed the Vietnam War and a strong environmentalist who helped write the Endangered Species Act; he has taken heat from his party for endorsing John Kerry for president. He's the kind of Republican who in other states might be called a Democrat, yet in eight terms in office, ending in 1983, he remained true to what at the time were core Republican values: fiscal conservatism and ethical behavior. Both are in short supply among today's Republican leaders. And as for environmentalism — well, it has been a long time since Teddy Roosevelt was in the White House.

Pombo's campaign consultant told The Times last week that Pombo wouldn't debate McCloskey and that the consultant didn't consider the former congressman to be a serious candidate, or even a serious Republican. "This guy was never close to the mainstream of the Republican Party, and he is even further away now," the consultant said. He may be right — but the same could be said for his client.

Pombo is in his seventh term in Congress, but he owes his recent dramatic rise in stature to former Majority Leader Tom DeLay, who put the ex-cattle rancher at the head of the House Resources Committee. DeLay's cozy attitude toward lobbyists seems to have rubbed off on Pombo, whose efforts to obtain federal recognition for a Massachusetts Indian tribe that happened to be a hefty campaign donor are under investigation by the FBI. Pombo was named among the 13 most corrupt members of Congress last fall by a watchdog group, in part because of payments made to his wife and brother from campaign funds and his efforts to suspend federal guidelines on wind turbines without revealing that wind farming is a key source of income on his parents' ranch.

Pombo's possible ethical lapses pale next to his assault on the nation's environmental protections. He or his committee have attempted to dismantle the Endangered Species Act, let states opt out of the federal moratorium on new coastal oil drilling and allow federal lands to be sold for mining. In a sophomoric attempt to show what the committee claimed it would take to make budget targets without opening the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil drilling, it even proposed selling off national park sites or selling advertising space in them.

The rest of the propaganda.....

The Newsbusters blog also does a great job of dissecting the MSM coverup of Mr. McCloskey's more eccentric political leanings. In addition to hanging out with Holocaust deniers and bashing Israel and the ADL, the new media darling also has also been chumming around with that legendary whackjob Lyndon LaRouche.

That the Times wants to do damage to Richard Pombo is besides the point. That they're willing to use a Jew-hating fringoid like McCloskey to do it is just plain wrong. My theory is this: The LA Times (and all the media out there pimping McCloskey) wants Pete to get the nomination. THEN they'll trot out his Nazi/LaRouchie tendencies, portray him as the next David Duke, and get whomever the Democrats nominated into office. And the above-editorial will be long since consigned to the left's Memory Hole.