US president expects Americans to know English

The Wit and wisdom of Dubya

“If the Iranians were to have a nuclear weapon they could proliferate.”

“Families is where our nation finds hope, where wings take dream.”

“Those who enter the country illegally violate the law.”

“I know how hard it is for you to put food on your family.”

“We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our job. That’s what I’m telling you.”

“Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning?”

I was going to add a sarcastic comment, but Sue says no need to, Bush’s words speak for themselves.

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Right here

Aforementioned rogue nation issued a fog machine of denials and evasions, but fooled no one.

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“Call connected thru the NSA. Complete transmission thru the NSA. Suspending your rights for the duration of the permanent war.”

—They Might Be Giants mp3

PS You can get it as a ringtone off their site for $1.50.

via Chris Pirillo

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CIA officials have corroborated reports that extraordinary renditions - transfers of prisoners from one country to another bypassing due judicial rule - have taken place on European soil with the blessing of EU governments.

We really need to cut through the doublespeak. “Extraordinary rendition” is kidnapping. The prisoners are being taken someplace else, like Uzbekistan, to be tortured. That’s the reality behind their sleazy, deceptive, carefully sanitized words.

That the CIA is ratting themselves out by implicating other governments just demonstrates their amorality. Don’t fall into the trap of thinking CIA is somehow fighting the good fight against the neocons. Look at their bloodstained history instead.

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Sue, who is usually as slug-like as I am in the morning, bounced into the bedroom yesterday A.M. waving the L.A. Times saying, “but wait, there’s more.”

Stories she read excerpts from included the following. After each story, she chirped, ‘but wait, there’s more!’

Two little old ladies. ‘They took out large insurance policies on two transients, then ran them over.’

(This is nearly as stupid as jailed Congressman Randy Cunningham whose enormous paper trail of fruadulent real estate transactions led to his imprisonment. Don’t play hide-the-money when the paper trail is obvious.)

Hayden. ‘Not only did he deny the spying was illegal, he invented it.’

(And Congress of course smiles and does nothing.)

English is our new national language. ‘What does this mean? We don’t know. They say it’s symbolic but…’

Huge law firm indicted for kickbacks to clients. ‘Is anyone honest out there any more?’

(The new Arthur Anderson, methinks. This law firm will cease to exist rather shortly as clients flee The firm itself was indicted, not just the partners, a highly unusual move.)

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