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"We might have to disrupt the democratic process because the terrorists want to disrupt the democratic process."

THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND Words and music by Woody Guthrie Chorus: This land is your land, this land is my land From California, to the New York Island From the redwood forest, to the gulf stream waters This land was made for you and me As I was walking a ribbon of highway I saw above me an endless skyway I saw below me a golden valley This land was made for you and me Chorus I've roamed and rambled and I've followed my footsteps To the sparkling sands of her diamond deserts And all around me a voice was sounding This land was made for you and me Chorus The sun comes shining as I was strolling The wheat fields waving and the dust clouds rolling The fog was lifting a voice come chanting This land was made for you and me Chorus As I was walkin' I saw a sign there And that sign said "No trespassing" But on the other side, it didn't say nothing! Now that side was made for you and me! Chorus In the squares of the city, in the shadow of the steeple Near the relief office I see my people And some are grumbling and some are wondering If this land's still made for you and me. Chorus (2x)

Who benefits from a weak Arab world? PLAN B

Rock, Paper, Saddam!

I didn't take this photo but thought it rated up there.

Yeah...pretty much sums up their whole attitude.

Implementation quirks in Voice over IP are making it easy for hackers to spoof Caller I.D., and to unmask blocked numbers. (http://www.securityfocus.com/news/9061)

How it works....

BTW, check the web page that's the source of the photo.

Atlanta Journal Constitution Dominant emotion in theater? Fear At a screening of "Fahrenheit 9/11," armed police officers took our ticket stubs. When I asked why they were there, they said they are present at every sold-out show -- but I have never seen them there. At the end, as the credits were beginning to roll, the film was stopped and replaced by advertisements. Also, the theater manager was infuriated that people were passing out voter registration forms and had the police stop them. To me, the atmosphere in the theater reeked of fear. Fear of a majority, fear of people expressing their opinions -- fears that we, as Americans, should not have to deal with. MAX MARTIN Decatur (Registration required to access. Use Mozilla Firefox extention BugMeNot to bypass registration. Once installed, right click to activate.)

No one has to take Moore's work at face value or lack thereof. I merely wanted to add more ingredients to stir into the pot. Isn't that the whole point of the movie? To do what all good Americans do? Argue, debate, discuss.

and here? Blind, Or A Coward?

and here... Fahrenheit 9/11: Why the Far Right is Trying to Keep Americans From Seeing It and the Lies, Frauds and Deceptions They're Using

and here... One Group That's Not Polarized: 9 Out of 10 Critics for Daily Papers Back 'Fahrenheit'

More here... Defending Truth: Slate's Chris Hitchens does a hatchet job on Michael Moore

Eyes And Ears Of The Nation--Time.com Thousands of truckers, bus drivers and rest-stop workers are being enlisted to spot terrorists. Is this comforting news? Excerpt from article below: So how exactly does one spot a terrorist on the highway? Members of Highway Watch are given a secret toll-free number to report any suspicious behavior — people taking pictures of bridges, for example, or passengers handling heavy backpacks with unusual care . "We want to hear from you when something just doesn't look right," Beatty said. "Say you're out at a truck stop and you see someone hanging out near your truck, wearing a jacket. Maybe it's too hot out for a jacket. Go back inside, alert someone and check him out through the window." http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1101040705-658321,00.html

I learned I'd rather listen to Hatebeak-- Beak of Putrefaction--God of Empty Nest.

If a work of art or other visual piece evokes only a viscersal response it falls under the category of pornography. A viscersal reaction could be disgust or desire. Now if it elicits comment such as thoughtful discussion, any engagement above the physical, then it is more than pornography. My reaction is that sometimes revulsion towards what some term 'bad' pop art or music or whatever, is that it seems we are in a cultural war. Wasn't there a similar movement underfoot in pre-war Germany, that movement rooted somewhat in the impulse to purge degenerate influences, a lot of which was considered to have been produced by communists? I find it interesting how that very action that seeks to elevate society is paradoxically that which serves to debase it also. I favor a liberitarian society but realize that that goal is unrealistic considering that requires a mature (whatever that really means) society. I am only reminded with current world events that a thin veneer of civilization covers the barbarism inherent in our being. One only needs to think of Nazi Germany. I do not believe in vularity for its own sake but rather I see humor especially as political satire serving a higher function. One has to wonder if the question arises again in light of the abuses at Abu Grahib prison and the reprisal beheadings in the Middle East. As far as media, I believe that violence is reflected as well as reinforced (glorified?). Kulturkampf--what would Frank Zappa say?

I don't believe it's so much the glorification of violence as it is a reflection of our violent society, i.e., explicit violence expressed in murders and assaults and sublimated violence in sports. A lot of controversy surrounded Sam Peckinpah's The Long Riders (1969) and yet why was there an outcry in a society exposed to real life violence through the TV screen witnessed as the Vietnam War, assassinations, riots and civil unrest, etc. Also, there was Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971), which graphically displayed the two impulses of testosterone--fuck it or kill it--or as Jane's Addiction would later sing in Nothing's Shocking, "Sex and Violence". David Croneberg offers a believable explanation in Videodrome (1983) when a character essentially states that America has gotten weak and soft, that graphic depiction of violence is needed to desensitize the population to be able to bear and commit violent acts to counter a hostile world. Does his thesis hold any water? Decades later, after school shootings and workplace murders, are we seeing the fruits of that 'social experiment' propagated through visual media, audio entertainment, and video games, i.e., the 'hardening of America'? Maybe you are right in a way, that this kind of joke makes it easier to perform acts that debase the sanctity of life, acts such as abortion. Yet the issue is not in contrasts of black and white but rather in shades of gray since it begs the question whose life is held in higher regard, the undeveloped fetus' or the mother's, who's already a functioning member (or existing burden)of society. Do two wrongs make a right? I believe humor is a form of expressing the truth, not necessarily truth itself, but rather points to it. Listen to comedian Bill Hicks who tells of trailer trash having 'litters' of babies and tell me again if everyone believes in sanctity.

Pope, It's the whole idea of making fun of sacred cows. That's the humor that underlies Monty Python, the original SNL, Mad magazine, and many comedians too numerous to count. Nobody in their right mind would actually take baby smashing seriously. Did you read the disclaimer on the website?

Ridiculous! That's the whole point. Babies are so f-ing holy. It's not the real threat of harm. It's the whole idea of making fun of the holiness, just like that song by Monty Python, you know, the one about all sperm being sacred. Pope, your sanctimonious geriatric reply speaks for itself. You and your American Taliban probably are the ones all up in arms about the Janet Jackson boob flop and who are pushing to throw Howard Stern off the air. You're gonna save us from ourselves, right? Restore a sense of decency to the airwaves and living rooms of America? Ooowwww...sport climbing and profane baby jokes--the twin evil scourge haunting America.

Merv, You washed-up piece of shit. Take your self righteous attitude and shove it where the sun dont shine. I suppose you think Eddie Murphy, George Carlin, Lenny Bruce and others are immature. Get real, ya old geezer...

http://babysmasher.com/

Film critic Ebert calls Moore's Fahrenheit 911 a documentary. http://www.suntimes.com/output/eb-feature/cst-ftr-moore18.html