What an Asshole!

“The resolution is clearly working. It is driving down the non-English-speaking portion of the schools and saving us millions of dollars. They’re going to other jurisdictions and costing them money.”

Quote from Corey A. Stewart, Chairman of the Prince William Board of County Supervisors in the Washington Post.

In context: Rules championed by him to (purportedly) combat illegal immigration are forcing Hispanics and/or Latinos to flee from PWCo.

Unfortunately for PWCo., many of those taking part in the exodus are legal Hispanics and/or Latinos.

Granted I have never spoken with the man, but I’m sure Stewart is myopically delighted at the efflux of brown people from his precious Prince William County, legal or not. Hell, his county has always been more red (in both the “state” and “neck” applications of the hue) than the rest of Northern Virginia.

I wonder how he’ll feel when his county draws lower revenues from sales, property, personal property, and proportion of Commonwealth income taxes (which is sure to factor into the state budget allocations).

I also wonder who mows his lawn.

Granted I have never spoken with the man, but I’m sure Stewart is a fucking racist hypocrite.

Subterfuge or Just an Unwelcome Endorsement?

After widespread rumors of the man’s death, Fidel Castro’s name is at least healthy enough to appear in an editorial opining that a Hillary-Barack ticket in 2008 would be “invincible”… or so CNN reports.

Hrm… the only remaining old-school Commie in the Western hemisphere ostensibly backs some Democratic candidates, and one unlikely pair in particular? What better way to put a bad taste in the collective mouth (not to mention hive mind) of Middle America? I mean… in lieu of some crazy gay-sex scandal perpetrated by someone who’s not in the Republican party.

Smart money says the “embattled” G.O.P. is already drawing up their talking points from this fodder.

Yes, I Voted for this Guy

Webb to Secretary Rice: Ahem

Is it the position of this administration that it possesses the authority to take unilateral action against Iran, in the absence of a direct threat, without congressional approval?

And her response was… oh yeah… she didn’t respond.

Fullwise Speedwise to Blackwhite

Back in May, I mournfully hinted at The Administration’s use of language as a tool of deception. Today (via reddit), I find that the Cato Institute has released a brief titled, “Doublespeak and the War on Terrorism” [direct PDF download] which abstracts:

… A conscientious discussion of our policy options must begin with a clear understanding of what our government is actually doing and what it is really proposing to do next. The aim here is to enhance the understanding of both policymakers and the interested lay public by exposing doublespeak.

Draw your own conclusions.

Double Plus Ungood

In starkly obvious (and redundant) reference to Orwell’s 1984 and its newspeak, this UPI blurb states:

U.S. President George Bush has waged a verbal “operation of deception” that shows an impressive use of language… [fark]

The Bossman at work has actually met the (w) and came back saying he was impressed with his intellect. The Bossman himself is no slouch—a Wile E.Coyote style Super-Genius, really—so I have to abstain from making my standard “the (w) is a bumbling idiot” dismissal.

So… fuck… that makes it even scarier.

Note to the NSA: I made zero phone calls in authoring this post… although I’m sure you knew that already. Have a nice day and thank you for the valuable service you provide to your country’s citizens. We’re not allowed to violate the Constitution… so thank your God that someone finally had the balls to jettison that Liberal piece of shit.

Our Insular Idiot Emperor

Bush Blames Hussein for Iraq Instability

President Bush today blamed the recent sectarian violence that has roiled Iraq on Saddam Hussein, rejecting criticism that the United States’ 2003 invasion and continued military presence is tearing the country apart.

It’s not even worth an acronym. What the fuck?! Y’know… it’s hard work—hard work—being this goddamned isolated from reality.

Rove to GOP: Resistance is Futile

Basically says, “Fuck with the admin. over the domestic spying shit, and kiss your ass goodbye in November”. Remember, this is Rove threatening Republican Congressmen here. Weeping baby jeebus is that side of the aisle the site of some dysfunctional shit.

Story at Insight via HuffPo via Kos.

Alito Confirmed

Hey, Ladies!

Keep one eye on your Bible, and the other on your uterus.

Secure Our Borders Now!

I am disgusted with the amount of people from North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Washington D.C. who are penetrating our borders every day to find work. It’s exactly this type of illegal immigration that’s ruining our society here in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Secure our borders now!

Exactly how do these retards think they’re going to effect change in federal government policy by holding up signs in front of a small municipality’s abandoned police station? They should pile their racist asses into an Econoline, brave the perils of I-66 and park their tighty-whiteys on the steps of the Capitol building, where they actually make the laws. But… that might take two hours in traffic—even though they qualify for HOV—and they might end up running into even more foreigners and—gasp!—black people in the District!

So, not only are they small-minded xenophobic racist fucks… they’re also pretty goddamned lazy to boot. Unlike those brown guys who are lining up to actually perform manual labor.

Image courtesy the Observer newspaper, credit Erin E. Fogg

Bush Caption Contest

This suit is ssooo fabulous!

Beat that, internet!

Final Score: You guys are trying way too hard.

I win.