"...an unrepentant bastard to friend and foe alike." - Brian Ford

Is a Viable Third Party Possible or is America @!$%#ed?

If we've learned anything about American politics in the 'Aughts it's this: choosing between the Democrats and the Republicans is like choosing between having ones scrotum mauled by a cougar or having ones scrotum mauled by a puma. There is a huge anti-incumbent movement brewing.

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11th? Funny day of Xmas, NY morality tale. [like Dickens only with penetration]

Vance Mc@!$%# was a busy man, you don't get to run a division of a wall street bank without a combination of wealth creation and a certain 'theater of busyness.' The financial implements he'd helped create sustained wealth and a lifestyle that to outsiders would appear almost ha …

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The 10th Funny Day of Christmas: Oh, what to do with those Newsvine earnings.

I've been a member of Newswine since February of 2006. Each month for nearly four years, I've earned money for participating in and contributing to the Newsvine community.

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9 Ladies Dancing: The 9th Funny Day of Christmas

On the 9th day of Christmas my true love gave to me 9 ladies dancing...

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WTF, Santa? (The Eighth Funny Day of Christmas)

Witticisms escape me and writer's block fully contains me, but I will muddle through in accordance with Drollhouse law! I toyed with the ideas of stories of cunnilinguists spreading joy all over the world one perfect orgasm at a time.

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A Traditional Christmas Tradition (The Seventh Funny Day Of Christmas)

So it used to be that every year I published a Christmas Booze Advisory and then the opportunity came up to write for the Funny Days of Christmas series and I thought I could knock out an article much in the same style as last year.

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Rudolph: the True Story Behind the Social Outcast of the Reindeer. (The Sixth Funny Day of Christmas)

In actuality, Rudolph was indeed ridiculed and persecuted for his red nose, and then he led the sleigh through the fog one night and saved Christmas, and then he was summarily assassinated by Blitzen, with the support of most of the other reindeer. Rudolph was not part of the  …

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Santa Thinks You're A Douche. (the Fifth Funny Day of Christmas)

Ho ho ho!Come here and sit on Santa's lap, little one. My, how big you have gotten! Ho ho! Tell Santa what you want for Christmas. Oh, ho ho! What's that? You want a _________? Ho ho ho!Well, little one, Santa can't do that. Don't be sad (ho.).

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Third funny day of Christmas; Have Faith. It's for the best. Give 'Fox' a chance.

Fox is the worlds most mischievous media outlet. Those that love it grin at those who don't for getting their little uptight noses bent. Those who hate it? Well sarcasm's all they have and sarcasm depends entirely on someone giving a @!$%#.

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Obama's War on Christmas Hits the Federal Budget: The Second Funny Day of Christmas

WASHINGTON - The "War on Christmas", has been brewing for a few years now, and it seems like President Obama has finally chosen sides and put our money where his mouth is. Some back-story:

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Drollhouse Avengers Assemble and Form Voltron! Find the 5th Beatle and Save Christmas!

Yep.It's time for a Drollhouse Christmas Redux! The following members will now step forward and assume the position:vasNoah BradleyAnsabrwarnerCashMykola BilokonskyM.

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Who Would Jesus Waterboard (besides Judas)?

Why is it that ultra-conservatives, most of whom claim to embrace Christian values, are the first to chuck their morality once it becomes inconvenient?How do they reconcile this with their Faith? Is it "do unto others and turn the other cheek" unless the others are "filthy Arab t …

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Grassroots Movement: Conservatives Host "Dirty Sanchez" Events on April 15th

"It's right under our noses!", says a trucker in Tennessee. "We want to expose the liberal taint", cries one Orange County suburban hausfrau.Across America, spurred on by right-wing luminaries like Glenn Beck and Sean Hannity, the air is filled with the sweet fragrance of politic …

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A Joyous Announcement: A Newsvine Birth

It is my privilege and honor to announce the birth of Sagan, our first official Newsvine baby. Sagan was born at 12:15 a.m. on January 12, 2009, weighing 6 pounds and 14 ounces, 20 inches long to proud parents and Newsviners WaltD and RWarner.

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Troy Anthony Davis - an inside look

Ledra Sullivan-Russell is a very close friend of Troy Anthony Davis, the man who two days ago was less than two hours away from execution, but was granted a temporary stay by the Supreme Court of the United States.

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Why We Fight...Conservatism: A META, Meta-article

*SEPTEMBER 8TH UPDATED DISCLAIMER & WARNING* "Why We Fight" in the title of this article refers to a series of propaganda films made by Frank Capra during the Second World War, which you can link to via my Recommendations.

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An open letter to Newsvine

This is not an intervention, it's a cry for help.

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Gonzo Agriculture 3: Wild Fruit and Strange Mysteries of the Woods

Every culture has its Apocalypse Myth. The Vikings had Ragnarok, the Christians have Armageddon. We in America have the possible Four to Eight More Years of Republican Idiocy....and don't forget ol' George W.

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Gonzo Agriculture 2: Show Me Your Teats!

The backstory:Our neighbor asked us to tend to her goats and chickens while she was out of town.

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Tom Waits Interviews Self (Full Text)

This just popped into my inbox from the publicist of Tom Waits. Apparently it's going to appear on tomwaits.com soon but it's not there now and I want to get it out as fast as I can, so I'm reprinting it.

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Rest in Peace, Guido Sohne

The following message was posted to NV in a comment thread by Guido's sister in law. She has agreed to me giving it wider notice here. FYI, Guido passed away in Nairobi last week. He was only 34 years old. Here is a 5/6/08 facebook post from his sister Sandra:

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Recent Votes

  • Is a Viable Third Party Possible or is America @!$%#ed?

    If we've learned anything about American politics in the 'Aughts it's this: choosing between the Democrats and the Republicans is like choosing between having ones scrotum mauled by a cougar or having ones scrotum mauled by a puma. There is a huge anti-incumbent movement brewing.

  • How has Newsvine impacted or changed your life for the better?

    After all the headache spinning dialogue about changes and suggestions for changes here etc., I wanted to do a positive article about NV. Granted the dialogue is good overall and needed for dynamic change and growth, but I feel it's time for something a bit more positive.

  • The Birds of Winter & Woodpeckers Galore

    Winter has really come to Ohio. It has been a long time since I lived through such a down pouring of the flaky white stuff and longer still since I saw such an accumulation of birds in Winter. These pictures were taken by Anna and I think they are some of the best.

  • Silly Feminism... What A Joke!

    Feminism is a joke, it may have been a good movement back in the 70, but the feminists today make it very hard for normal folks take them seriously.

  • NBC News Top Story: "WE GOT HIM!"

    The 11pm top story on New York's NBC News 4 was titled: "WE GOT HIM!" When I first saw the headline I assumed they meant Bin Laden, right? Who else would deserve a top story headline of such! Until the story continued and it was referring the 28 year old Asian grad student at Rut …

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Recommendations

Books

  • The Supreme Identity by Alan Watts
  • Cosmic Trigger by Robert Anton Wilson
  • Beneath the Wheel by Hermann Hesse
  • Valkyries by Paulo Coelho
  • Motivated Irrationality by David Pears
  • Dark Night of the Soul by St. John of the Cross

Movies

  • Jacob's Ladder
  • Sling Blade
  • O Brother Where Art Thou?
  • The Godfather
  • Saving Private Ryan
  • Memento
  • Anything by Monty Python
  • Being There
  • Unforgiven
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Airplane
  • This is Spinal Tap

Music

  • Axis: Bold as Love - Jimi Hendrix
  • All Things Must Pass - George Harrison
  • The Night Tripper - Dr John
  • Stranger Than Fiction - Bad Religion
  • Doolittle - The Pixies
  • Animals - Pink Floyd
  • Motor Booty Affair - P-Funk
  • New York - Lou Reed
  • Babylon by Bus - Bob Marley
  • Weld - Neil Young
  • Speakerbox - Outkast
  • Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
  • Remain in Light - Talking Heads
  • Sheik Yerbouti - Frank Zappa
  • Vulgar Display of Power - Pantera
  • Sabotage - Black Sabbath
  • Fear of a Black Planet - Public Enemy

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