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Last night, someone asked me what I want. I was listening to the CD player in my car this morning, and it occurred to me that this is pretty much what I want just right now, especially the "sitting abso-bloomin'-lutely still" and someone "warm and tender as 'e can be" parts. Heck, I'd even forgo the chocolate.
Well, no I wouldn't.
Well, no I wouldn't.
Just to show that people other than racists and neocons (the two terms not being synonymous) acting appallingly in the aftermath of Katrina, I give you the New Orleans Party House.
I suppose it would be un-Christian of me to hope they get dysentery and die, wouldn't it.
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I suppose it would be un-Christian of me to hope they get dysentery and die, wouldn't it.
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jmhm.Damn, I wish Kelo had not come down this summer, or that it had come down earlier and Congress had already gotten the corrective legislation they've been talking about passed.
Having a SCOTUS decision which says it's constitutional for governments to condemn property by eminent domain for the purpose of reselling to private developers does not bode well for many of the people of New Orleans.
Having a SCOTUS decision which says it's constitutional for governments to condemn property by eminent domain for the purpose of reselling to private developers does not bode well for many of the people of New Orleans.
I am having a discussion elsewhere with someone over hate crimes legislation. The individual I am debating with argues that hate crimes statutes ends up discriminating against people based on what they think and Hate is hateful and horrible, but in a free society, we can't legislate against it, and we shouldn't try.
This ignores the social fabric which hate crimes destroy. In some sense, a hate crime is a crime against a community -- a crime of terrorism. It says,"quit your job, baby-killer" to the colleagues of Bernard Slepian; it says "keep in the closet, fag" to the friends of Matthew Shepard; it says "keep your place, nigger" to the black men of Mississippi who look at Emmett Till's bloated body or hear about his lynching. In all cases the coda is "...or this is going to happen to you."
This ignores the social fabric which hate crimes destroy. In some sense, a hate crime is a crime against a community -- a crime of terrorism. It says,"quit your job, baby-killer" to the colleagues of Bernard Slepian; it says "keep in the closet, fag" to the friends of Matthew Shepard; it says "keep your place, nigger" to the black men of Mississippi who look at Emmett Till's bloated body or hear about his lynching. In all cases the coda is "...or this is going to happen to you."
Tonight I was talking to my friend Jen about someone else and she said "Nobody's going to die, nobody's going to jail -- he'll be fine."
I still want t-shirts.
I still want t-shirts.
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